It was less than a year ago that the Andaz Pattaya Jomtien Beach opened its doors to become the first Andaz hotel in Thailand. The hotel is a beautiful, leafy property with easy beach access and plenty of pools. Even at peak season, between Christmas and New Year, the property didn’t feel too crowded, with […]
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The KLM Crown Business Lounge at its hub Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam is a massive space with plenty of seating options, disappointing food choices, and one most unwelcome guest. Free access to the KLM Crown Lounge is restricted to passengers flying on a business class ticket as well as to Flying Blue Platinum and Gold
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In November, I flew from London Heathrow to Seattle and back. Because the flights were during the day, I didn’t think it was necessary to splurge for a business class flight as I intended to work, not sleep. About five months before our trip, we pulled the trigger on some Virgin Atlantic premium economy seats
In November, I had the pleasure of reacquainting myself with Kyoto over the course of a bit more than two days. Though it was a couple of weeks before the famous fall foliage season really kicked into gear, the trees were already starting to turn red and orange and we lucked out with mostly sunny
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Long ago, I went to Kyoto for just a night in August. I don’t remember much about it other than it was sweaty and terrible. So, when my travel partner suggested going to Kyoto again during a trip to Japan in November, I hesitated. But he was fairly steadfast about wanting to go, citing the
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Because Korean Airlines’ hub, Incheon International Airport, is such a massive space, Korean Airlines operates two separate Prestige Class (Korean’s term for business class) lounges to allow passengers to choose the option that’s closer to their gate. Before my recent flight from Seoul to Paris, I had a chance to visit the Korean Airlines Prestige Class
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One of the things everyone should eat in Japan is sushi. That’s obvious. But there are different types of sushi experiences in the land of the rising sun. There are three-Michelin-starred omakase restaurants where perfectionist chefs place piece after piece of crafted nigiri showcasing the highest quality cuts of fish and perfectly seasoned rice in
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About a year ago, Air France began to roll out its refurbished Boeing 700-300ER which replaced an aging 2-3-2 layout with closed-door suites in a 1-2-1 format. After flying to East Asia with KLM’s 787-9 business class, I recently returned home in seat 10A on this refurbished Boeing from Seoul to Paris. It was a
Over the summer, I made plans to come to Japan and began looking for flights. Now that European airlines are unable to overfly Russia on the way, the lengths have become interminably long. 14 hours from Paris, for example, and 15 hours back. As a result, economy was out of the question. So, I began
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Yesterday, we did a rundown of the money we saved on hotels during our seven-month honeymoon by using credit card and hotel points. Today, we’ll finish up the tally by focusing on flights and determine whether we saved $100,000 using points and miles during our trip. Japan Airlines, Business Class, 8 hours, Boeing 787-9, 25,000
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