An unusual perspective of SFO sent in by reader Monte Deignan who was inspired by our SFO secrets post this week!
TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):
1 Southwest’s interesting new PreCheck promotion
2 6 SFO secrets you should know
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5 The secret reason for new hotel loyalty discounts
6 Be the first to try American’s premium economy cabin
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8 New tech speeds up airport security screening
9 6 highly annoying habits of infrequent fliers (Don’t miss the reader comments on this one!)
10 Lyft’s posh new option, but how much does it cost?
Deep selection of bourbon & new nibblies at Virgin Clubhouse at SFO (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
We took a spin through the recently refurbished Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at SFO this week for a reveal of its new snack menu (from Whitechapel in SF) and a presentation by its talented mixologist Justin who’s been running the exquisite full service bar with his wife for 10 years. TIP: A Virgin spokesperson said that the club should have airside access by next fall (2017). Virgin Atlantic has two flights per day from SFO, the first one, which departs at 5:40 pm is still using the older Airbus A340; the 9:10 pm departure uses its new 787 Dreamliner. By October, both flights will be operated with a Dreamliner. Our advice: Book the 9:10 pm departure and arrive at the Clubhouse early for a few Manhattans or Old Fashioneds, then pour yourself onto the plane for a good night’s sleep! Don’t forget that the club is open to business class ticketholders and both Virgin and Delta Elites with same-day transatlantic nonstop flights to London.
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Although I know it appears that Southwest encouraging Pre-Chek membership is part and parcel with Delta’s incentives for CLEAR…I think it actually reveals something quite interesting.
thanks!
We will fix.
The link for “6 SFO Secrets…” is the same link as Southwest PreCheck