When I travel east, I'm not sure I do not get over jet lag naturally. I landed in Madrid Monday at 7 AM, and, in the days I've been here, I've moved toward even more of an American time zone schedule than Spanish.

Generous reader CaveMan is donating two United Club passes that expire September 30, 2016 to one lucky winner.

United has lounges all over the world. The clubs are a pleasant place to relax in a comfortable chair, use free wifi, and enjoy free snack and drinks. Here are the amenities. One-time entry goes for $50, so this giveaway could be worth up to $100.

There are two ways to enter this contest, and you can enter each way to double your chances of lounge access.

Comment on this post for a chance to win the passes.

Updated 5/14/15 with current prices and routing rules. Screen shots show old prices.

Delta SkyMiles get a bad rap--very deservedly so--for the lack of Saver (Level 1) award availability that Delta releases, the fuel surcharges Delta charges on awards, the inability to add stopovers on awards, and the fact that Delta deleted its chart from the internet.

But it does not follow that Delta miles are worthless.

Delta SkyMiles have access to the best award space to all of Argentina--not just Buenos Aires--year round in economy and Business Class.

The backbone of the award space is AeroMexico availability on its daily flights from Mexico City to Buenos Aires.

The offer has changed.

Cathay Pacific is considering offering more award space to its own club members than to partner airlines like American Airlines.
Cathay Pacific is to set aside more free seats for its seasoned frequent fliers, under the latest proposal to revamp the award-winning airline's loyalty scheme.
The plan is to slash the number of free air tickets available for partner airlines and to reallocate those to Cathay's own Marco Polo Club members, sources close to the ongoing review say.
Right now Cathay Pacific First Class and Business Class award space is wide open to American Airlines members if you know how

The Department of Transportation has a sweeping rule on the books that should require airlines to honor all mistake fares because canceling mistake fares constitutes “increas[ing] the price” of air transportation after purchase, which is forbidden.

I just spent a completely legal week in Cuba, split between Havana and Viñales. An American in Cuba in 2015 is a six part series on the trip. This post will focus on things I wish I'd known about internet, money, food, and nightlife in Cuba before going

Other Posts

Entry, Exit, and Legal Requirements
How to Book Flights or Ferries Into and Out of Cuba

Coming soon posts on lodging, transportation, Havana, and Viñales.
Money
There are two Cuban national currencies:

Convertible pesos: abbreviated CUC.

United is putting a 787-9 Dreamliner on its only route to Argentina, from Houston to Buenos Aires, starting October 25.

The United 787-9 Dreamliner has 48 beds in Business class in a 2-2-2 configuration. I always choose a middle seat, since both have direct aisle access.

United is putting a 787-9 Dreamliner on its only route to Argentina, from Houston to Buenos Aires, starting October 25.

The United 787-9 Dreamliner has 48 beds in Business class in a 2-2-2 configuration. I always choose a middle seat, since both have direct aisle access.