<\/a><\/p>\n Earlier this summer I had a couple trips to San Diego. One for business, one personal. The business trip was for a meeting on Coronado island, and the hosting company put us up at the Hotel Del, which isn’t a bad place to have to stay for business. On the other trip I stayed with friends. For both trips I flew on Southwest Airlines Sacramento to San Diego. Say what you will about Southwest, but the airline really does the short haul well. Also, there are no less than 9 direct flights available per day from Sacramento to San Diego. No doubt about it, if you want to travel from Sacramento to San Diego it’s tough to beat Southwest Airlines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n All the Southwest Airline trips are very similar and so I’m going to review all four flights into one trip report. Between the four different segments, you get a pretty good idea what’s involved with a Southwest flight. My Hotel Del Coronado stay was on the business trip and I definitely wanted to review this hotel property. On the final return flight home I went to the San Diego airport with my friend Scott and we hung out at the Delta Sky Club that is located there. I will be giving this airport lounge a complete review.<\/p>\n The business trip\u00a0dates were set well in advance and several people from the office were traveling to this meeting. \u00a0We were\u00a0able to book internet sale priced fares of $59.00 per flight and which is a great deal for business travel. Southwest seems to always have\u00a0a promotion or sale going on, and their prices are very competitive. The companion pass promotion for California residents <\/a><\/span>is another example of one of Southwest’s amazing promotions. Southwest Airlines offers an\u00a0option called EarlyBird check-in for purchase when buying tickets –\u00a0and I always purchase it. For $15 your ticket is automatically checked-in at 24 hours before departure, and this usually gives you a higher number assignment on the boarding process. With my schedule I find real value in purchasing this option.<\/p>\nIntroduction: Southwest and San Diego<\/strong><\/a>
\nReview: Southwest Airlines Domestic Coach Sacramento to San Diego (and back)<\/strong><\/a>
\nReview: Hotel Del Coronado – Ocean Towers\u00a0Coastal\u00a0View Room<\/strong><\/a>
\nReview: Delta Sky Club San Diego International Airport – Terminal 2<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n