The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports, from Gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft, beginning October 18. What happened? Donald Trump’s administration is moving to impose 25 percent tariffs on a wide range of imports from the EU this month. This will including cheese, olives, business […]
This was just my second time on Swiss long-haul Business Class and I was excited about my flight. I had had two connections that day in the Austrian Business Class before my flight – so I was tired before I even got to Zurich. I was hoping the excitement would keep me awake. Terminal D […]
Non-stop flights from Sydney to New York could soon be a reality. Qantas just announced the testing of the ambitious 19-hour journey. The trial flights will begin later this year with the goal of having the flight up and running by 2020. Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce announced the test flights on Thursday, saying they […]
My Favorite 26 Things to do Colombo, Sri Lanka – Understand Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, can’t escape its comparisons with India. It constantly happens and you will do it, too – trust me. Colombo is the better India; everything is a little more organized, more friendly and more clean but it’s also more […]
The American Express Centurion Lounge in Miami is located near Gate D12. Miami Airport is very spread out and it is easy to underestimate distances. We walked through the D Gate security and it was still a solid 20-minute walk; if in doubt, take the Skytrain. The American Express Centurion Lounges are very good at […]
– Point Breaks is back and the list is huge this time (200 hotels) and there are a lot of Intercontinentals on this list I like the new ‘higher categories’ as this seemed to have enabled higher quality hotels to green light a participation. I just redeemed 100,000 IHG points for Pointbreaks – haven’t done […]
For my first United Basic Economy flight, I chose the San Francisco to Salt Lake City route. United operates the route with Embraer and Bombardier aircraft to connect their Denver and San Francisco hubs (with stops in Aspen). Booking United Basic Economy I booked my tickets via Orbitz, which simply mentioned the cabin item restriction […]
After deplaning from my prior Saudia flight from Kochi, I followed the rather flimsy signs towards transit. An overly sleepy single attendant manned the security checkpoint and mentioned that he expected just four (!) other transit passengers within the hour. Not a busy day then! Riyadh Airport has two terminals that are interconnected behind security with […]
For reasons I don’t fully understand, Saudia files very low fares from several South Indian cities to Addis Abeba (despite minimal competition). Saudia fares usually work one-way for half price and so I booked Kochi (COK) to Addis Abeba (ADD) for under $100 in economy for the 3,000-mile journey connecting via Riyadh (RUH). When booking […]
The Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong is a new addition to the glitzy neighborhood in Bangkok. It’s just a block from busy Siam Square and two BTS Skytrain lines converge right there as well. The InterContinental Bangkok and the Grand Hyatt Erawan are just next door. The Renaissance is a bit set back from the busy (and […]