Month: August 2016

San Jose California - The Club

The Club at SJC

August 8, 2016 by 2 Comments

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We arrived at San Jose International Airport  at 6:30am for our 8:55am flight. Susan has MVP status with Alaska Airlines, so check in and baggage drop went quickly. We have flown out of this airport a couple times and have never had much in the way of delays. This time security had long lines, which was understandable, as the attacks in Brussels had occurred the previous day. The TSA PreCheck line ended up taking about 20 minutes, which was better than I thought we would have fared.

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Airline Industry

Defining the Regional Carrier

August 7, 2016 by 0 Comments

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In this series of posts we’re looking at the all the different types of passenger airlines that operate in the world, and narrowing that list down to the most basic types. After doing some research and analysis, we have determined that there are six fundamental airline types. In this post we look at the definition of the Regional Carrier.

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Hyatt

Hyatt Regency Santa Clara

August 7, 2016 by 0 Comments

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The family was getting together in Honolulu for spring break this year. Our best deal for flying to and from Honolulu was a round trip from bay area San Jose airport to Honolulu and back. San Jose is around 90 minutes from Sacramento, with no traffic. Had we driven to the airport in the morning it could have taken up to 3 hours for the traverse (in the morning commute) and our flight was scheduled for 8:55AM. In an effort to make the morning less hectic (and pick up a Hyatt stay) we decided to book a room at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara the night before our flight. We arrived at the hotel late that evening after a day at the office.

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Hawaii

Honolulu for Spring Break

August 6, 2016 by 0 Comments

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I have a daughter that attends college in Honolulu, Hawaii. I know what you’re thinking, must be rough to have to go to school in Hawaii, but honestly it is a great place for her to be studying. She usually flys home to visit the family, but one or two times a year we’ll all go visit her. This year we decided to visit her during spring break. Yes, I’m late on a couple trip reports.

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Airline Industry

Defining the Six Fundamental Types of Airlines

August 3, 2016 by 0 Comments

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I’m in the process of reviewing different airlines and trying to figure out my future strategy for elite status with a specific carrier next year. In studying the different services and loyalty programs that exist in the aviation industry, the similarities and also variation between the contrasting operations are telling. Warning, this is one of my more abstract posts.

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Hyatt - Sacramento

Hyatt Regency Sacramento

August 1, 2016 by 0 Comments

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I’m Diamond level with Hyatt Gold Passport. I enjoy the benefits, and Susan really loves the benefits. I mean she loves, loves, loves the benefits. Especially the comped morning breakfast. It’s her favorite meal of the day and as a Diamond it’s on the house. In order to maintain our Diamond elite status with Hyatt’s Gold Passport Program we need to have 25 says during the calendar year. For us, and our travel patterns, 25 Hyatt stays are not a forgone conclusion. We normally would have ~18 stays per year in a standard schedule (including 2 from our Hyatt Visa card for hitting 20K in spending). So that means we need to plan a few additional evenings at a local/nearby Hyatt somewhere. Sometimes we go to San Francisco and stay at a Hyatt in the city, including the Hyatt Fisherman’s Warf which I reviewed earlier in the year.

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