IASS Superior Lounge NOA is a relatively new lounge in Tokyo Narita Airport’s Terminal 1. It was opened in July 2023, together with IASS Superior Lounge KoCoo in Terminal 2. Both of these lounges promised an upgraded experience compared to the same company’s IASS Executive Lounges in the two terminals. Prior to jumping on a […]
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Not long after a short getaway to the Japanese hot spring city of Hakone with my wife and daughter, it was time for us to head on a much larger and longer trip. The trip took us to Europe where we were based at my parents’ place in Slovakia for just over a month and
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One of the perks that Star Alliance Gold status holders can enjoy is access to Star Alliance Gold Track at a number of airports around the world. While not the most exciting perk of the status (I’d rank lounge access as that), it can still be a valuable thing that shaves some queueing time off
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With Air France having retired the Airbus A380, British Airways and Lufthansa are the two remaining operators of the type in Europe. The latter, however, only plans on bringing a handful of its Superjumbos out of storage. That leaves British Airways your best bet when it comes to flying the A380 on a European airline.
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Star Alliance Gold is an alliance-wide status that, instead of being earned directly, comes as a perk that top-tier frequent flyer status holders with Star Alliance member airlines get. Those with Star Alliance Gold status can enjoy a variety of benefits like lounge access and fast track security access when flying with any of the
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One of the most useful perks that business and first class passengers can enjoy on the ground is lounge access. The same applies to those holding higher-tier frequent flyer statuses. While the exact lounge you will be able to access depends on the airline you are flying with, when flying with a Star Alliance member
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Kochi Airport is one of the airports in Japan that lacks an airline lounge. In fact, until July 2022 when the Card Lounge Blue Sky was opened, the airport had no lounge at all. Before catching a flight back to Tokyo during a recent trip to Osaka and Kochi, I had a chance to briefly
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JR Hotel Group, a company affiliated with Japan’s largest railway operator, runs nearly a hundred hotels around Japan (and one in Taipei). In Shikoku, it operates a number of JR Clement Hotels and lower-category JR Clement Inns. During our recent trip to Kochi, I had a chance to stay at one of the latter –
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If you earn a frequent flyer status with an airline belonging to one of the three major alliances, you will often also get an alliance-wide status at the same time. In the case of Star Alliance, there are two – Silver and Gold – with the latter being incomparably more valuable than the former. Continue
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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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