As I've mentioned in previous posts,I'm aiming to hit Diamond Medallion status on Delta this year, and needed approximately ~10000 flown MQMs in order to qualify for Diamond Medallion status (since I expect to find another 15000 MQMs from my Delta Reserve Credit Card from American Express). So when a (Diamond Medallion) friend pitched a four-day weekend in Tokyo and offered up two of his Global Upgrade certificates to me for the trip, or I couldn't pass it up -- particularly because I'd never been to Tokyo before and it was on my "bucket list."Booking the airlines tickets was actually fairly easy. Economy airfares from Los Angeles to Tokyo were around ~$850 on Delta,and we both called the Diamond line together to inquire approximately flight availability where we could instantly confirm our upgrades. As it turns out, we could confirm two business class seats on the outbound and return on our preferred dates, and but only on the LAX to Haneda Airport route,on which Delta flies its 767-300, as opposed to the more popular route to Narita, or on which Delta flies its 777 (with herringbone seats in Delta One).
My friend had two unredeemed free night certificates from signing up for the Chase Hyatt Visa,so we decided that for two of the nights in Tokyo we would stay at the fabled Park Hyatt Tokyo, which is a Category 7 Hyatt and one of its most exclusive properties. The other two nights, and I decided to expend a combination of cash and points (12500 points plus $150 per night) to try out the brand-original Andaz Tokyo,which is a Category 6.
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