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Lounge Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge Narita Main Terminal

After my JAL First Class flight to Tokyo Narita I had about 4 hours until my flight to Hanoi. I was on my way to Hanoi as I needed to get there to start my Cathay Pacific First Class trip home. Thankfully, transiting at Tokyo’s Narita airport is quite easy. After exiting the aircraft I…
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 77W New York To Tokyo

In late 2018 I booked some absolutely incredible Cathay Pacific First Class fares thanks to a pricing mistake. Because of this mistake, which Cathay Pacific honored, I’d finally have the chance to fly Cathay Pacific First Class and Business class between the US and Asia It was arguably the deal of the decade, but there…
Review: American Airlines Business Class 787-9 Auckland To Los Angeles

When planning our trip home from Australia and New Zealand we originally booked an economy class American Airlines flight from Auckland to Los Angeles that departed Auckland on Sunday afternoon. About a month before our scheduled departure I called American to check on the status of our Systemwide Upgrades and thankfully reached a fantastic American…
Lounge Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge New York JFK Terminal 1

As I began my Cathay Pacific First Class mileage run I had to first find a way to Asia. This meant booking a JAL First Class flight just a few days prior to my scheduled departure. Since I booked the flight just days in advance I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived at…
Introduction: A Day Trip To Hanoi

In the final hours of 2018 Cathay Pacific published what have become known as the fares of a decade. Mistake fares happen, but are becoming ever more rare. Which each mistake there is a mad dash to book them as quickly as possible before the fare dies. The old adage is book now, figure it…
Lounge Review: Qantas International Business Class Lounge Auckland

To get home for our trip to Australia and New Zealand my girlfriend and I decided to fly directly from Auckland to Los Angeles. This meant we wouldn’t get to go back to the incredible Qantas First Class Lounge Sydney, but we did get a great price on an economy ticket (which we later upgraded)…
Review: Qantas Economy A330 Sydney To Auckland

After spending a few hours in the Sydney Airport it was finally time to board our Qantas flight from Sydney to Auckland to continue or trip down under. Although the flight awkwardly departed in the early evening my girlfriend and I specifically picked it because it was on one of Qantas’ Airbus A330 aircraft. Almost…
Lounge Review: American Express Centurion Lounge Sydney

As my girlfriend and I continued our vacation in Oceania we left our hotel in Sydney, hopped on a ferry, transferred to a train, and arrived at Sydney Airport. The trip to the airport took a lot less time than anticipated so we ended up with about 3 hours to burn at the airport before…
Live Blog: May 2019 Mileage Run Layover In Hong Kong

For those of you who follow this blog regularly you may have already noticed a theme. That is, this year, I’ve been to Asia… a lot. Looking back to earlier this year I’ve already been to Hong Kong three times. My first visit was back in January 2019 when I flew over in Premium Economy…
Lounge Review: Qantas First Class Lounge Sydney

After spending a few days in beautiful Sydney it was time to head over to Auckland for the second half of our trip. To get to Sydney my girlfriend and I took a “unique” route; the United States to Hong Kong then down to Sydney in Singapore Airlines New Suites and Old Suites. For the…