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Introduction: My flight from Tokyo to Jakarta was about the midpoint of a crazy 11-day trip around the world and I was seriously starting to question my sanity when booking this itinerary. What had started as a quick trip to Hong Kong to try out Cathay Pacific’s fantastic first class product had turned into a whirlwind
Introduction: My business class flight from New Delhi landed just before 7:00am and I couldn’t have been happier to be off that plane. I had been planning to sleep most of the flight, but got only a couple of hours due to the strange service schedule on the overnight flight. Thankfully I had a 4
Introduction: The next stop on my 11-day trip around the world was Jakarta, so naturally, as an avgeek, I chose to route through Tokyo instead of flying direct in order to sample two of Japan Airlines premium products – The Skysuite business class on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Delhi to Tokyo and the first
Introduction: New Delhi wasn’t originally on my list of places to visit, but after Japan Airlines became bookable with Alaska Air Mileage plan, I decided to jump on the opportunity to fly from New Delhi to Tokyo in business class and Tokyo to Jakarta in First class for 30,000 miles on Japan Airlines, which eventually
Update 2019-02-26: Please note that the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express Card Canada is no longer available. It has been replaced by the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card. Get the details here! Introduction: I checked out of the Marriott SkyCity Hong Kong Hotel at 4:00pm and managed to catch the airport shuttle leaving on the
Introduction: Hong Kong was the second stop on my crazy 11 day trip around the world, and I was scheduled to be in town for just over 24 hours. Originally I had planned to stay at The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong, with sweeping views of the harbour, but Hong Kong weather during during the winter can
Introduction: This was my first time flying Cathay Pacific first class, and the anticipation was almost unbearable! I had read many trip reports and reviews and had a good idea of what to expect. Speaking of expectations; mine were high, as Cathay Pacific is largely considered one of the best first class products in the
Introduction: My journey around the world started with a short flight to Los Angeles on Alaska Air and a stay at The Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Airport hotel. Since my flight was to Hong Kong was departing LAX at 8:25am, I thought it would be better to fly in the night before to minimize stress
Introduction: When I originally booked this trip it was just a quick weekend in Hong Kong over Chinese New Year, courtesy of some first class award availability being released in advance by Cathay Pacific, although things evolved drastically over the course of a couple months. My flight was scheduled to depart at 8:25 am, so I decided
***Please note, this is an old review and the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver is PERMANENTLY Closed.*** Introduction: We decided to book a stay at The Four Seasons hotel in Vancouver the night before I started my journey around the world for a couple of reasons. First, I’m making an effort to review all of the
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