2024 Gold List

With no more international travel planned for 2024, I am ready to sum up this year in travel even if it is only mid-November. Having flown a total of 46,585 miles (about 20k more than last year), I have visited two new countries, Argentina and Uruguay, which both were fascinating in their own right, and flown one new airline, Aerolíneas Argentinas. However, this being the Gold List, there is little doubt that the return flight from South America on the upper deck of the Queen of the Skies stands out as the most memorable experience. As for the rest of the list, here we go:

Best coffee, hands-down: Lot61, Amsterdam

Best views after take-off: Vancouver International Airport, BC  

Best speakeasy: Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires

Best revenue-ticket value: KLM economy light (which still gives you one free checked bag as a Skyteam Elite member)

Best award-ticket value: Gothenburg – Buenos Aires round-trip in business class with Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa for 80,000 points per person using one American Express 2-4-1 voucher