2019 Year of Travel in Photos 2019 was an incredible year of travel. I spent the most days traveling of any year of my life. Below is a photo journal of my year of seeing the world. January I rang in the New Year on the Big Island of Hawaii. … Read more
Renovations at Alaska Lounge LAX During a recent arrival at LAX I was surprised to see an updated exterior to the Alaska Lounge in Terminal 6. It is the “reclaimed wood” look that is popping up at some of their other lounges like JFK. I’m not a fan by the … Read more
Visiting the Delta 17:00 Bar in Seattle This weekend in Seattle, Delta introduced a pop-up lounge experience called The Delta Seventeen Hundred Bar. The Bar is open for two days only (Friday October 4 and Saturday October 5) from Noon to 2:00am. Delta rented out Soul Repair, a venue on … Read more
Alaska Lounge N Satellite at Sea-Tac Review Sea-Tac Airport recently completed phase one of their complete reconstruction of the North Satellite concourse. Alaska Airlines controls 100% of the gates, so it makes sense that they recently opened their biggest Alaska Lounge at this location. The Alaska Lounge is located on … Read more
Cathay Pacific The Deck Lounge Review The newest Cathay Pacific lounge in Hong Kong, The Deck opened in 2018 joining the likes of The Pier, The Wing and The Bridge. The Deck is a Business Class lounge (though First Class guests can visit). It is located in Terminal 1 across … Read more
Cathay Pacific Lounge Vancouver Review The Cathay Pacific Lounge at Vancouver Airport is located across from the SkyTeam Lounge near Gate 67. During my mileage run, I had a 3 hour layover at Vancouver before my flight back to Hong Kong in Cathay Pacific First Class. An elevator takes you … Read more
Noi Bai International Airport Business Lounge Review Many airlines use the NIA Business Lounge for their passengers flying in Business Class including Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Thai and ANA. The Business Lounge is NOT accessible to Priority Pass members. The lounge is located in Terminal 2 (International). After immigration, take a … Read more
China Airlines Lounge Taipei Terminal 1 Review After my Business Class flight from Frankfurt, I had a couple of hours in Taipei before heading on to Hanoi. My flights both arrived and departed from the A Gates of Terminal 1. The China Airlines Lounge is located at the end of … Read more
Priority Lounge Frankfurt The Priority Lounge (not to be confused with the Priority Pass), is located in Terminal 2 at the very end near Gate E9. I was visiting it before my China Airlines flight; it is the lounge that China Airlines uses for its Business Class passengers. The lounge … Read more
Business Lounge Kiev Boryspil International After my stay at the Hyatt Regency Kiev, I was off to Frankfurt on Ukraine International Airlines. While I flew in to the smaller Zhuliany (IEV) airport, I was flying out of the larger Boryspil (KBP) airport. The Business Lounge is accessible to those with … Read more
Primeclass Business Lounge Riga (RIX) Like Tallinn, Riga is a modern airport with one lounge. The Primeclass Business Lounge is located between the B & C gates on the second floor. In addition to passengers flying business class on various airlines, those with Priority Pass can enter for free. The … Read more
Airport Business Lounge Tallinn (TLL) The Tallinn airport is small but quite modern. The one lounge is the generically named Business Lounge (Äriklassi Lounge in Estonian) located on the second floor just prior to the gates area. Access is for business class passengers on certain airlines, those with Priority Pass, … Read more
Tyrol Lounge Innsbruck (INN) Innsbruck Airport (INN) is quite small, so it doesn’t have a lot in the way of amenities, but getting through security went quickly and it’s very fast to walk from there to your gate! In researching ahead of time for my trip, I was surprised to … Read more
SAS Lounges OSL There are two SAS Lounges at Oslo Airport (OSL). Both are very near each other. I’ll talk through the differences to help you make a choice of which to visit. As I was flying in SAS Plus, I had access to both lounges. I thought the Domestic … Read more
SkyTeam Lounge YVR Before my Icelandair flight, I had a five hour layover in Vancouver. The international departure area has two lounges accessible with Priority Pass — the Plaza Premium Lounge and the SkyTeam Lounge. As I had already visited the Plaza Premium Lounge on a previous trip, I decided … Read more