As described in the introduction to this series, I decided to do an ANA mileage run to earn Platinum status which will allow me to then apply for ANA Super Flyers credit card that comes with a quasi-lifetime Star Alliance Gold status. The mileage run was split into two parts – one day with four […]
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Yokohama is home to two InterContinental hotels – the InterContinental Yokohama Grand which opened in 1991 and the newer InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8 which first welcomed guests in 2019. With the two hotels being within ten minutes apart on foot, the older of the two is generally considerably cheaper than the newer one. That said,
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ANA was the last – 14th – airline to have added the Airbus A380 to its fleet directly from Airbus. Having ordered just three airframes, ANA was also the smallest customer for the A380. In fact, it ordered the aircraft for use on just a single route. Continue reading to see what the current status
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While all three of the large Middle Eastern airlines own Airbus A380s, Emirates is the only one to have found a successful way to utilize them. As such, it was no surprise when Qatar Airways seemingly grounded its A380s for good as the COVID-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt. As travel started to recover,
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Together with the United Arab Emirates where both Emirates and Etihad operate the type, South Korea is one of the two countries in the world to have two airlines – Korean Air and Asiana Airlines – operating Airbus A380. While the two airlines are in the process of being merged, for the time being, they
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With both Korean Air and Asiana Airlines using Airbus A380, South Korea is one of the two countries in the world to have two airlines operating the type. (The other such country is the United Arab Emirates where both Emirates and Etihad Airways operate the Superjumbo.) Of the two Korean airlines, Korean Air has the
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ANA Mileage Club Platinum status holders can apply for ANA Super Flyers credit cards which come with semi-lifetime Star Alliance Gold status. For a long time, I wanted to do a mileage run to earn the status and subsequently get the credit card. I finally decided to do so in November 2022. This is the
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Singapore Airlines was the launch customer of the Airbus A380. With about 20 A380s in service at one point, it was also the second-largest operator of the type. While currently, its active fleet is much smaller, Singapore Airlines A380 is still one of the easier A380s to fly on. Not only that, but with enough
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As I’m finishing writing this article, my daughter just turned 19 days old. What a year it has been! From visiting my family in Slovakia with my wife for a month at the beginning of the year all the way to my first child being born last week, it was a – in a good
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Are you interested in trying business or first class for FREE at a deep discount?
If so, you might want to check out Four Ways to Try Business & First Class Without Breaking the Bank and experiment with some of the methods mentioned in it.
It’s a free guide that I put together detailing some of the ways I was able to do so myself.
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