Author: chri5
Go for (Aegean) GOLD!
After I decided to turn my back on Lufthansa’s Miles and More program I joined the Miles+Bonus program from Aegean Airlines last year. While you need 100.000 miles to achieve the Lufthansa Senator status you only need 48.000 miles with Miles+Bonus and 4 flights with Aegean or Olympic Air. Or 72.00 miles without any Aegean […]
Continue Reading...Impressions of Avianca Business Class Boeing 787-8 LHR-BOG
In December I was traveling to South America and had the chance to review Avianca Business Class from London Heathrow to Bogota on a Boeing 787-8. Here are some of my impressions: The hard product is actually pretty good. Business Class consists of two cabins with flatbed seats laid out in a spacious 1x2x1 configuration. Especially […]
Continue Reading...A seat in the front row – Flamingo Air Nassau to Staniel Cay
During our stay in the Bahamas we had planned a day trip to Staniel Cay. That’s a small island 35 flight minutes southeast of Nassau. It is famous for its Pig Beach, home of the swimming pigs. Of course you can also get there by boat but that would have taken much longer so I decided to rather […]
Continue Reading...Atlantis the Cove Resort and Casino Bahamas
This October I visited the Atlantis Resort and Casino on Paradise Island, Bahamas. This place was one of the top resorts on my bucket list. The stay at Atlantis The Cove wasn’t initially planned due to the high room rates there, but after the first visit to the casino at Atlantis and some lucky […]
Continue Reading...LH Business Lounge MUC Satellite
Hello from Lufthansa business lounge at the Schengen area of the new satellite terminal at Munich airport. I’m just spending some time here waiting for my connecting flight to Frankfurt. Later I’ll hop over to the US on flight LH464 to Orlando.
Continue Reading...Why I like the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
In January 2012 I visited the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas or just “Cosmo” for the first time. The hotel opened in 2010, it is located at the heart of the strip next to the Bellagio. We had booked a regular room and were upgraded to a wraparound tarrace suite which was really fantastic as we […]
Continue Reading...Impressions of JFK-FRA in Singapore Airlines Suite Class
The last segment of my around the world birthday trip was the flight from New York JFK to Frankfurt in Singapore Airlines Suite Class. This was also the flight I was most excited about as it wasn’t easy to get the award ticket. I was waitlisted until 2 weeks before departure when the award space […]
Continue Reading...Conrad Macao, Cotai Central
After staying one night in Hong Kong I wanted to visit Macao and check out the differences between Las Vegas and it’s Chinese copy. I took a ferry from the China Ferry Terminal in Hong Kong. A “first class” ticket costs 270,-HK$. First class means that you get a drink and something to eat during […]
Continue Reading...DUBAI – HONG KONG IN EMIRATES FIRST CLASS A380
I was really exited to go on this flight because it was the first time I was booked on Emirates First Class in an A380 aircraft. So when I finally received the confirmation I was really happy. The booking itself was quite easy as I described in planning my around the world birthday trip. After […]
Continue Reading...One night in Emirates First Class lounge Dubai
Dubai is an interesting travel destination because it is one of the fastest growing cities worldwide. So there’s always something new to discover if you go there like once every couple of years. My last visit to Dubai was in 2009. That’s why it almost felt like I had never been there before with all […]
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