Pan American World Airways, or more commonly known as Pan Am, is perhaps the closest the United States ever came to having a flag carrier. At one point, it was the world’s biggest airline, and for many, it came to symbolize the golden age of air travel. Decades later, it filed for bankruptcy, and U.S. […]
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“The Wing” is the older of the two first class lounges that Cathay Pacific operates at its hub, Hong Kong airport. While it’s been around for quite a while, the airline most recently opened it in 2013 after an extensive renovation. This review was originally published in 2017 after my first visit to the lounge.
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Cathay Dragon is a fully-owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific that connects Hong Kong with about 50 destinations in Asia. In the past, I wrote about the airline’s economy class – both on one of its A320s as well as A330s. Last month, I had a chance to try its business class on flights from Da
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Da Nang Airport is the third busiest one in Vietnam after Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. With its new domestic terminal having opened in 2011 and its international terminal in 2017, the airport boasts new and modern facilities. While Vietnam Airlines operates some international flights out of the airport, it doesn’t operate its own lounge
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Earlier this month, my friend Yukihiro and I flew from Da Nang to New York thanks to Cathay Pacific’s unbelievable first class fare. Because of Vietnam’s unusual visa exemption rules, Da Nang’s lacking “transfer infrastructure,” and lack of research on my side, the transfer turned out to be a bit more “dramatic” that I had
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If you are new to frequent flyer programs and airline miles, you might be surprised that you can not only earn miles by flying or through other activities like that, but that you can also buy them outright. In most cases, doing so does not present the best value. However, if you are systematic about
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Bangkok Airways is a regional airline based at Suvarnabhumi airport. Using a fleet of Airbus A319 and A320 as well as ATR 72 aircraft, it connects Bangkok and other Thai cities with each other as well as with destinations in other countries in the region. Aside from a few of its A319s, its aircraft feature
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It seems like every blog and news outlet reported about Boeing’s opening of a $50 million over the last day or two. However, I haven’t seen any of those articles putting that number – and the roughly $145,000 per victim’s family – into perspective. On the other hand, I saw many people commenting on social
Bangkok Airways offers two types of lounges at airports around Thailand, as well as in Cambodia and Laos. The first of those are “Boutique Lounges” that provide simple refreshments to all of its passengers including those traveling in economy class. The second are slightly higher-end “Blue Ribbon Club Lounges.” Prior to taking a flight from
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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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