After my rather exciting flight thanks to the newly earned SSSS badge I enjoyed Seattle over the last weekend. Here are my favorite things to do. Things to do in Seattle – Understand Seattle is a city were corporate culture is ingrained in the city’s DNA. Super-charged employers like Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon and other successful […]
Top 27 Things to do in Hong Kong – Introduction Hong Kong is one of the world’s most crowded urban environments. The city is diverse, fast-paced and an incredible introduction to Asia and China. Be prepared Kowloon, Central and the Causeway Bay areas get really crowded. This is fun to see, but if you want […]
Before my flight with Singapore Airlines First Class A380 (Review) I had access to the ANA First Class Lounge at Tokyo Narita (NRT) airport. If you have been to the ANA Business Class Lounge (Review) and I bet you have – this lounge is quite similar in layout and service. Of course there must be […]
Book your flight on Asiana here. I had originally booked my flight with United miles as a one-way for 60,000 miles and was curious to try out Air China's 777. However, my flight to Seoul was cancelled that morning as the plane had electrical issues (but left without passengers 30 minutes after the scheduled departure […]
Direct link for airfare Newark to Guangzhou, China $916, get $9.16 in Orbucks Departure from: Newark (EWR) Destination: Guangzhou (CAN) Stops: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Houston Airline(s): United Airlines, Air China Sample dates: Mar 31 – Apr 7 Total miles flown: 16,607 miles Fare class: K, G Cost per mile flown (as lower the better): […]
SriLankan Airlines officially announced that it will join oneworld airline alliance on May 1st, becoming first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part of any global airline alliance. Why does this matter? SriLankan Airlines introduces several new options to get to the Maldives and has a number of flights from Colombo (capital of Sri […]
I have been wanting to fly Thai Airways First Class on their newly delivered A380 for some time now. I finally had the chance when I could find award pace from Osaka to Bangkok as a connection to my trip to Asia. Osaka is a good new airport though it's rather dark and grey this […]
No I did NOT go into the First Class lounge but it's next door Before my flight to San Jose, CA last week I also visited the extensive 'grounds' of the ANA lounge at Narita airport. The lounge is located near gate 52 – right on top of the Gate for the 787 flights to […]
Book your flight with ANA here. Since ANA introduced/ stopped and re-introduced the direct San Jose to Tokyo service I wanted to take that flight. Opportunity finally presented itself last week. The flight was 60 minutes late – while the Seattle flight on te next gate was 2 hours late. The winds in October are […]
Book your flight with EVA Airways here. EVAAirways has a number of Hello Kitty jets which carry the popular figure on its livery. I really wanted to try one of those and also was looking forward to the Laurel Business Class even though it would be just the regional configuration. After my visit to the […]
Book your flight on Thai Airways here. Introduction (Route, Equipment, Configuration) I booked the flight using United miles as part of my journey from Washington, D.C.. I was surprised to find Thai First Class availability on that Intra-Asia route but really happy about it. With Thai airlines the equipment and configuration is always a gamble […]
Just received an email that the 787 service out of my favorite small airport to Tokyo is coming back on June 1st (instead of September 1st). Award availability is wide open for this ANA flight in Business and Economy. Very tempting!
Book your flight on Lufthansa here. I booked the flight using United miles as part of my journey from Washington, D.C. to Asia. United does allow routing via Europe to Asia. Availability for First Class opened up 7 days out for the flight on the A380 to Tokyo, Japan (NRT). It is the most available […]
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