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Fly First. Lie-flat. AA’s 777-200 is the BEST way to fly to Hawaii
If you’re headed to Hawaii it’s probably because you’re looking for some much needed Rest and Relaxation. Maybe it’s your honeymoon, babymoon, OR you just won the lottery and you’re OVER THE MOON. Whatever the reason, you deserve to fly like your head’s been fitted for a crown, right? American Airlines is flying a 777-200 from Dallas to Honolulu and THAT is the plane you want to choose if you want THE BEST way to fly to Hawaii.
The 777-200 is an internationally configured plane, and has a very nice business class. I flew it from London to Chicago last year and FULLY ENJOYED IT.
Business class is marketed as First Class on this route and features reverse herringbone and private seats. If you’re flying with a partner I’d recommend the center seats. Alone…take the window.
8 hours is too long to sit in a recliner. Lie-flat is WAY better. Look at flights AA123 and AA5. 2nd choice would be the 767-300. Still Lie-flat…but not nearly as nice.
If you’re booking coach…I’d definitely go with the 777-200 as it has a much better economy cabin. One fitted with tvs, etc.
The 777-200 starts being widely available in July. I’d argue this is THE BEST WAY TO FLY TO HAWAII.
Yes, Hawaiian Airlines new Business/First class product looks VERY nice, but this product offers ALL AISLE access and lie-flat delight.
Want to use the ITA Matrix to search…here’s a helper.
You can tell the cabin is retrofit when the seating is 1-2-1. This means lie-flat baby!
Ready to book? You can book with Expedia or Travelocity OR if you used the ITA Matrix, bookwithmatrix will help
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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