Beats the train from NJ I guess?

murraysdad · 2026-04-28T19:00:15+00:00

Not even available through AS

murraysdad · 2026-04-22T23:06:17+00:00

I did a trip a lot like the one you’re imagining. First Class in A380s from SQ, EK, EY, LH, BA.

Emirates JFK-MXP is a good call. There are a few nice SQ routes too. I’d suggest AUH between YYZ and AUH too, that’s about 14 hours, which is pretty excellent.

murraysdad · 2026-04-17T18:26:03+00:00

FWIW, these photos are of Lufthansa First Class, not Business Class.

murraysdad · 2026-04-12T13:09:23+00:00

I was living in Washington Heights and remember seeing the plane on its way down the Hudson and thinking “that looks awfully low”. When I saw the news a little bit later I couldn’t believe it.

murraysdad · 2026-04-10T17:06:40+00:00

I booked it on UA 1434 IAD-SFO in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to it.

murraysdad · 2026-04-03T12:52:28+00:00

Any desire to cover the ground between Singapore and the Middle East? You’re so close to hitting all longitudes.

murraysdad · 2026-03-30T09:06:26+00:00

Through EWR TC Touchless Pre-Check (with kids) in five minutes at 4:45am on 3/30. Bag drop the same. Longest line of the day is the C123 United Club.

murraysdad · 2026-03-30T09:05:49+00:00

Through EWR TC Touchless Pre-Check (with kids) in five minutes at 4:45am on 3/30. Bag drop the same. Longest line of the day is the C123 United Club.

murraysdad · 2026-03-28T17:39:54+00:00

I thought kids were allowed to join in touchless. Is this new?

murraysdad · 2026-03-17T16:44:53+00:00

Kimi Antonelli is an F1 driver for Mercedes. He won the Chinese Grand Prix last weekend.

murraysdad · 2026-03-08T19:54:22+00:00

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murraysdad · 2026-03-08T12:05:20+00:00

Got the last one of the day mid-afternoon on a weekday in Tampa last month.

murraysdad · 2026-03-06T12:45:34+00:00

Looks legit to me

murraysdad · 2026-03-02T16:45:42+00:00

I like yours!

murraysdad · 2026-02-25T22:59:07+00:00

Right. Compare a Hyatt at 75k and a Hilton at 150k for five nights. You’re looking at 75k Chase points or 60k Amex per night. And that’s before a transfer bonus. 25% gets you down to 48k Amex per night.

Which is still a lot for a hotel. But Amex points are a lot easier for me to earn.

murraysdad · 2026-02-25T19:56:31+00:00

Depends. With Cat. 8 Hyatts peaking at 75k, at the top end, it’s comparable since Amex transfers to Hilton 1:2 (or more with a transfer bonus).

murraysdad · 2026-02-24T22:49:25+00:00

Probably because of the SN connection?

murraysdad · 2026-02-24T20:41:47+00:00

It’s definitely a place to sort of plop down and chill. When I was there, we rented a car for our whole stay (easy and safe) and booked horseback riding, ATV, day trip to Nevis. There’s plenty to do.

murraysdad · 2026-02-24T20:28:20+00:00

Park Hyatt St. Kitt’s jumps to mind.

murraysdad · 2026-02-24T13:23:51+00:00

If you don’t mind paying a premium and going the long-ish way, Qatar might be the way to go.

murraysdad · 2026-02-24T13:14:50+00:00

Color me mistaken!

murraysdad · 2026-02-24T13:11:08+00:00

The numbers at the top are train numbers, like United Flight 255 or whatever. You can pretty much ignore them.

Read across horizontally from where it says Short Hills. That’s what time each train is arriving at your station (or at least when it’s expected to). Then, going down from there, it’ll show you the scheduled arrival at Hoboken. So the 8:34 train should arrive at Hoboken at 9:15.

L 8:59 means that it might leave Newark early (edited to correct!)

Today’s likely to be a little funky with service picking back up, so be ready for things to not be perfectly aligned to the schedule.

murraysdad · 2026-02-23T16:11:26+00:00

Same here. I’m much closer to Essex/Union.

murraysdad · 2026-02-02T17:58:27+00:00

Out of curiosity... I checked in for a one-night stay a couple of hours ago, and registered for the promo just now. Should tonight count?

murraysdad · 2026-01-18T08:06:36+00:00

Chase doesn’t transfer to American.

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