Etihad is currently offering amazing business class fares at ~CN¥15,000 (tax incl.) between Beijing and São Paulo with a stopover in Abu Dhabi. I have never seen such good fares from Asia to South America: a friend’s recent flight via LAX to Peru in Economy class was easily more expensive than this. Valid for travel on/after 16 …
TRIP REPORT: Air Canada ‘rapidair’ service Toronto City to Montréal (October 2014)
Airports in North America are about as useful as Paris Hilton is to the world: lacking substance, a lot of non-sense and tacky, but it gets the job done. However, I was pleasantly surprised on a recent flight out of Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport to Montréal – giving this part of the world some hope. Also known as Toronto’s city airport, …
TRIP REPORT: CX First Chicago to Hong Kong (September 2014)
Flying time is just over 15 hours so lots to enjoy on this ultra-long haul flight! B-KPR on stand at Chicago O’Hare’s Terminal 5 The seat – featuring the ‘refreshed’ look which is progressively being rolled out across Cathay’s First Class seats onboard the B777-300ER PJs from PYE – Cathay switched over from Shanghai …
FARE DEAL: AA First Class fares from Seoul to US from HK$25,094 (tax incl.)
American Airlines is currently offering amazing First Class fares from Seoul, South Korea to a number of destinations in the United States. By repositioning from Hong Kong to Seoul (at a cost of 30,000 Asia Miles round trip), you can get to the following cities via Dallas (tax inclusive): New York (LGA) for HK$25,138 Boston …
TRIP REPORT: BA Club World London Gatwick to St. Kitts (August 2014)
As the inbound aircraft from Kingston, Jamaica was delayed, this caused a knock-on effect on our departure time. The aircraft landed at 0911, and apparently for BA 1 ½ hours isn’t enough time to turn this B777-200ER around on time. Delayed departure out of rainy London Cabin The Club World cabin is split into 2 cabins, …
TRIP REPORT: CX Business Class Hong Kong to Milan (MXP) (August 2014)
Cathay Pacific recently revised its boarding procedures at HKIA as follows: First / CX Diamond / oneworld Emerald; Business / CX Gold / oneworld Sapphire; Premium Economy / CX Silver and Marco Polo members / oneworld Ruby; Economy. In the past, all Marco Polo members (regardless of tier) boarded together with Business class passengers. But …
FARE DEAL: AY business class to Europe for less than US$2,000 (excl. tax)
If you had plans to catch the tail end of the European summer season, Finnair (AY) is currently offering an amazing business class fare (Asia Miles accrual: 125%) to many European destinations for travel originating from Bangkok (BKK). In addition, open jaws are permitted at no extra cost – which means you can for example …
TRAVEL TIP: Shanghai flights – the earlier the better?
When you think of Shanghai, you think of the nasty air pollution, the emergence of the power-hungry DYKWIA middle class and of course flight delays. Apparently there is even a verb ‘to Shanghai’ which means forcing someone into a situation against their own will. DYKWIA: Do You Know Who I Am? Earlier this year, Shanghai-bound …
TRAVEL TIP: Reducing airport taxes & upcoming UK APD reforms in 2015
They say nothing is certain but death and taxes, but there are certainly ways to reduce the latter, especially when it comes to flying! Of Cathay’s European destinations, which city charges the most in terms of airport taxes? Destination Fuel surcharge (US$) Airport taxes (US$) Total (US$) MXP 269.20 57.47 326.67 AMS 269.20 60.70 329.90 …
FARE DEAL: CX business class to Europe for US$2,400 (excl. tax)
Perhaps due to the recent political unrest in Vietnam, Cathay Pacific recently launched an amazing US$2,361 business class fare (excl. taxes) originating from SGN via HKG to all Cathay Pacific online European ports (this includes AMS / CDG / FRA / FCO / LHR / MXP). To take advantage of this fare, you will need …
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