A recent work trip to New England had me staying at the Boston Moxy Downtown for four nights. It is an extremely hip and well-positioned downtown which was in a very convenient location for work, but also would have been a very good spot had I been in Boston as a tourist. I happened to […]
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Given the popularity of the look at the best seat in economy class on Delta’s Airbus 350, it seems that a lot of people are looking for how to stay comfortable in the back of the bus. So, I decided that another post on the best economy seat on another of America’s big three carriers,
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It might be reasonable to expect that a business class seat on a mid- to long-haul flight in Asia on a five-star airline in 2025 would lie flat. Not so with ANA, which still operates Boeing 787 Dreamliners with cradle recliners on intra-Asia (and trans-Pacific, for that matter) routes. I expected to be a little
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Last year, in April, Singapore Airlines announced that it would be returning to Brussels, and I was thrilled because it meant all of my favorite airlines (Qatar, ANA, and Singapore) would operate out of Brussels. Looking for an opportunity to test out the new flight, operated on Singapore’s Airbus 350-900, I booked a business class
Flying short haul economy in Asia can be such an absolute delight. The flight crews are kind, efficient, and professional. There are meals on two-hour flights and they are generally quite good! Many Asian carriers still have their in-flight magazine as well, something of a distant memory for most American and European airlines. For all
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A couple of months ago, I had a business trip to Berlin and was surprised by how expensive the hotel rooms were in September. Wanting to stay in the middle of the city, I managed to find a decent rate at the Hilton Berlin, which was under 300 Euros/night compared to some of the other
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I should start by saying that I have both very fond and very furious memories of my past stays at CitizenM hotels. And very little of it has to do with the actual rooms. During the Covid pandemic, after months of lockdown, my first flight in over a year left out of Amsterdam Schiphol. It
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I am getting to be an old man and although I am reaching the point where a premium economy or business class seat for a six-hour-flight becomes a necessity for my aching butt, there are occasions where I will make an exception. Naturally, an airline with one of the biggest legrooms in the industry is
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Sometimes, when you go to a hotel, you get the feeling that the staff really loves being there. It’s rare, but when you experience it, it’s a wonderful feeling as a guest. At the brand-new Orient Occident Hotel in Istanbul, this is the case and it’s on display everywhere you look. More on that later.
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After my recent experience on Virgin Atlantic’s Premium Economy product to and from Seattle, I was excited to try them again on a different aircraft. As my biggest gripe with their Boeing 787 Dreamliner was an overly thin and uncomfortable seat cushion, I was looking forward to checking out the newer Airbus 350-1000. Because the
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