Tracking a United International BusinessFirst Upgrade
On a recent flight to Tokyo, I used a United Global Premier Upgrade (GPU) to request an upgrade for myself to BusinessFirst. The upgrade did…
Review: Royal Park Hotel, Tokyo
This was my first time in Japan. I got to spend three days in Tokyo. I stayed the first night in the Royal Park Hotel…
What does the Global Entry ‘Card’ do anyways?
I am not asking what the Global Entry program does – it is outright awesome – I am asking what the physical Global Entry card…
Planespotting: Big Birds at BKK (Bangkok) airport
Here are some picture of wide body jets I took while passing thru Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport (BKK) last month. More pictures coming soon. THAI International…
Airport Review: Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok (BKK)
I was pleasantly surprised by Bangkok’s airport (Suvarnabhumi Airport – BKK) on my recent trip to South East Asia. I actually was using Bangkok as…
Star Alliance Upgrades
One of the most frustrating things about flying on an airline that is not one you have status or miles is the inability to upgrade…
Planespotting at Tokyo Narita Airport
Tokyo Narita (NRT) is a beautiful airport. This was my first time at Narita – I was passing thru on the recent 5 country 26,000…
IAD-ORD-HKG-CGK-SIN-BKK-MNL-BKK-KUL-BKK-NRT-IAD: 2 Weeks and 25,692 miles later…
No, this was not a crazy mileage-run, nor did I lose a bet. I just did this crazy business trip to South-East Asia, covering 5…
Planespotting at Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Airport (HKG)
Earlier this month I passed thru the beautiful Chek Lap Kok Airport at Hong Kong. This was my first time in Hong Kong and that…
SpiceJet: New Bangalore – Bangkok route
SpiceJet, India’s excellent low cost carrier is launching a new service – to Bangkok (BKK), from Bangalore (BLR). This is SpiceJet’s 10th international location –…
