Winner Of The American Airlines Admirals Club Passes

Congratulations to commenter #21 Becca Bandit, who said she would love to go to Southeast Asia for the holidays! She was the winner of the two American Airlines Admirals Club One-Day Passes. Becca Bandit, I will be contacting you to get your mailing address, and I will have the passes sent out by Monday. Thanks to all who entered!

American Airlines Admirals Club One-Day Lounge Passes Giveaway!

With the end of the year fast approaching, I noticed I still had two extra American Airlines Admirals Club One-Day Passes that are expiring on December 31, 2013. They were included as extra perks from the approval of my Citibank AAdvantage Visa Signature card a year ago. Since I have no upcoming travel plans, I figure what better way to put these passes to good use than give them away on here.

To make this simple, all you have to do is leave a comment below by answering the question: If you could go anywhere this holiday season, where would it be? Use the pull-down menu and select Name/URL for the "Comment as" field. You can leave the URL field blank. Then send me an email at milesglu@gmail.com, specifying the unique name you used when commenting.

On Friday December 6, 2013 at 11:59 PM PST, I will choose a comment using a random number generator. The winner will be contacted by email and I will ask for your mailing address to send out the passes immediately. Good luck!

Australia September 2013 - American Airlines 2456 First Class (SFO → LAX)

***This post is part 2 of a full trip report. The index can be found here***

I arrived at Terminal 2 in SFO almost two hours before departure. There was a short line for first/business class passengers, but the wait was no more than five minutes. My large backpack was checked all the way through to MEL and I was given boarding passes for the American Airlines flight to LAX as well as the onward connection on Qantas. After a quick security check, I walked directly to the Admirals Club Lounge entrance, located on the left side of the main hall. A friendly agent checked my boarding passes and welcomed me inside.

SFO Terminal 2

American Airlines check-in

First/business class line

Admirals Club lounge

Cambodia April 2012 - Admirals Club LAX and OneWorld Business Class Lounge LAX

***This post is part 3 of a full trip report. The index can be found here*** 

After deplaning, it was already after 6:00 pm. However, with a nearly eight-hour layover at LAX, I decided to take a quick peek inside the Admirals Club Lounge before heading over to the International Terminal. Upon entering, I showed my onward boarding pass, to which the agent remarked, "you do know your flight is in another terminal right?" I explained that I just wanted to take a look around, and she happily directed me to the stairs going up to the main lounge area.

At the top of the stairs was an official entrance with several counters. I asked one of the agents where I should go, and she gave me a quick rundown of the general layout. This was definitely one of the larger lounges I've been to in the States, and very nicely designed I must say, with high vaulted ceilings, plenty of natural night, and large windows overlooking the tarmac. There were several areas in the lounge, and many more I didn't even really get to explore. The wonderful thing was that it never got too crowded, which I feel tends to happen a lot at lounges within the U.S.

Cambodia April 2012 - Admirals Club SFO And American Airlines 1023 First Class (SFO-LAX)

***This post is part 2 of a full trip report. The index can be found here***

I arrived at San Francisco International Airport approximately two hours prior to departure and was checked in fairly quickly via the priority line. Luggage was checked all the way through to Phnom Penh amazingly... although I was slightly skeptical that it would actually arrive there as promised. Early Wednesday afternoon security was a breeze, and I was soon airside in the beautiful new Terminal 2.