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Using Kyte for car rentals

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As I mentioned in my post about Turo , the huge fleet cuts rental car companies made during the pandemic have left people scrambling to find a rental car as the world quickly returns to its old travel patterns. We've had trouble finding any cars at our favorite location (Albany Amtrak) and when we do find cars elsewhere, they're always really expensive. I'd heard about a new car rental start-up called Kyte that completely does away with the concept of car rental lots and instead has an employee come to you on both ends of the trip to deliver and pick-up the car. We were planning a drive up the California coast through Big Sur and figured we'd give Kyte a shot.  Long story short : it was super convenient and really reasonably priced,  especially for a 1-way trip.  We booked our trip to start at 10am from the apartment where we were staying in West Hollywood. We got an alert that our delivery person (called a "Kyte Surfer" in their lingo) would be a little lat...

ANA 777 New York to Tokyo in "The Room" Business Class (JFK-HND)

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Unquestionably the best Business Class seat I've ever flown in. Pros New Kengo Kuma-designed seat with huge amounts of space and privacy Toto Washlet in the lavatory ANA's flight crew are incredibly helpful and attentive without being too doting Huge in-flight entertainment screen that pairs over bluetooth with the ANA mobile app on your phone Vastly cheaper Wi-Fi than they've ever offered before Food I'd actually eat on the ground Proper pajamas and slippers  Haneda lounge was nice: showers, chef-cooked meals, Wi-Fi Cons Haneda airport is still in full Covid shutdown mode. If you don't have lounge access your food and beverage options are severely limited The British Airways lounge at JFK is pretty dismal Tips There are 2 rows of Business Class ahead of the galley next to First, I love this little mini-cabin.  Be aware that in odd-numbered rows the seats face backward, but they're more private and closer to the window .  How I did it 105,000 Amex points transfe...