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JAL 777-300ER First Class Seat

Review: JAL 777-300ER First Class from Tokyo Haneda to New York JFK

With limited award availability between Japan and Europe, I decided to start my most recent trip with a flight to New York. Considering that I had some Alaska Airlines miles to burn, wanted to try JAL’s international first class for a long time, and there was award availability on the day I wanted to travel,

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COVID-19 Refund: Turkish Airlines Customer Support Wastes Medical Resources

COVID-19 Refund: Turkish Airlines Customer Support Wastes Medical Resources

A while back, I booked a flight with Turkish Airlines from Dubai to Vienna. I was excited to be trying out their A350, 787, and visiting their lounge in Istanbul for the first time, but unfortunately, I caught COVID-19 and had to rearrange my trip. As part of that, I called all of the airlines

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Buying and Using LifeMiles: My First Experience (& Things You Need to Know)

Buying and Using LifeMiles: My Experience (& Things You Need to Know)

Needing to buy a flight from New York to Vienna recently, I first looked at a variety of paid options including one-way economy class tickets with Turkish Airlines and TAP Portugal. After spending some time searching for flights, though, I remembered that LifeMiles is having a sale right now and decided to take a look

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ANA A380 Charter Arrival

Flying Honu Joyride: Trying Out ANA A380’s Premium Economy in a Fun Way

ANA dedicated its three “Flying Honu” A380s to one purpose – flying between Tokyo and Honolulu. Unfortunately, the demand on the route dropped to near zero when Japan closed its borders at the beginning of the pandemic. As a result, the A380s were grounded. Unlike other airlines which simply sent their A380s to storage, however,

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Hilton Tokyo Bay Celebrio Room

Review: Hilton Tokyo Bay (Disney Resort Official Hotel)

There are five Disney hotels including the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Disney Ambassador Hotel, Hotel MiraCosta, Celebration Hotel, and the recently opened Toy Story Hotel inside Tokyo Disney Resort. In addition to those, there are also six “official hotels” – hotels located within the resort and run by major brands. One of those is Hilton Tokyo

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Skymark Pikachu Jet BC2 in Okinawa

Skymark’s Pikachu Jets: All You Need to Know & Flying on BC2’s Inaugural

Having grown up watching and playing Pokemon, ANA’s now-gone Pokemon Jets are my all-time favorite special liveries. With Peace Jet’s retirement in 2016 and the introduction of ANA Star Wars Jets, however, it became clear the era of ANA Pokemon Jets has come to an end (for the time being). Still, I was hoping that they would

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