Fly Me To The Moon, October 10th

“Fly me to the moon. Let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars.” Those are some of the lyrics to the famous hit, Fly Me To The Moon sung famously by none other than The Chairman Of The Board himself, Frank Sinatra. He also crooned the timeless classic Come Fly With Me. “Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away.” That song brings back memories of Frank Abagnale Jr. impersonating a pilot in the compelling Leonardo DiCaprio movie, Catch Me If You Can.

It’s no secret that I travel frequently for work. But lately it’s been a trip per week and I’m networking my tail off. And as I travel to cities like Vancouver, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, and Washington, D.C., I am seriously focused on three things– not being freaked out by turbulence, bringing new business opportunities to my firm, and gunning like crazy to make Diamond Medallion status on Delta Airlines. I was but a novice last year when I aspired only for Gold! (See my post from November of 2021, Going For Gold. https://jenslittleblackbook.com/2021/11/19/going-for-gold-november-19th/)

Last year in the eleventh hour of late December I actually achieved the Platinum Medallion level by a mere 38 miles! How crazy it that? And I’ll tell ya, it matters. Why you ask? Ah, good question, Grasshoppah. The answer is major perks in the form of upgrades.

After purchasing a standard non-refundable coach ticket earlier this year, I was fortunate to receive a complimentary upgrade in both directions to Las Vegas due only to my shiny new metal status. And those particular planes had the famous Delta One cabin. Can you say ritzy and fab?! Those seats are practically as big as my NYC apartment. (All that’s missing is a Viking range—also currently absent from my NYC abode but I swear they have just as much legroom.) Okay, okay. I know it’s not Singapore Airlines—I heard they offer a one-bedroom suite. But c’mon, who wouldn’t feeling special in that roomy flatbed domestic enclave.

Is it crazy to be wishing that Delta might expand its shuttle service that covers Boston and Washington, D.C. to include a longer haul flight… like maybe for instance let’s say, oh I don’t know… a Moon shuttle?? Cause that kind of distance would most certainly put me over the proverbial point earning edge and land me right at the always coveted but rarely achieved Diamond Medallion level. Yep, I know… probably not going to happen. (You’re saying not to pull the trigger on the six figure space suit probably featured in this year’s Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog, right? Gotcha.)