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
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
Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi Review Hanoi tends to be an inexpensive city. There are plenty of hotels that offer rooms for around $50 a night. For my two nights, I found a room at the Hilton Garden Inn for only 10,000 Hilton Honor points per night. The Hilton Hanoi Opera, … 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
Seoul Metro Emergency Procedures When I mentioned to people that I was going to be visiting Korea for a few days, the two comments I received was “I hope you aren’t going to the North” and “I hope that are going to be safe”. I was only visiting Seoul (and … Read more
Japan Airlines First Class Lounge Tokyo HND First things first. If you have the option of flying out of Haneda rather than Narita when leaving Tokyo, pick Haneda. It is closer to the city and much nicer. This is my review of the Japan Airlines First Class Lounge Tokyo HND … Read more
The Strings InterContinental Tokyo Review The last hotel stay during my Tokyo/Seoul trip was at the Strings by InterContinental in Tokyo. I used my IHG Chase card Free Anniversary Night; though a straight points stay would have been 55,000 points. Under the new rules, the Anniversary Night will not be … Read more
Conrad Seoul Review After four nights at the Andaz Tokyo, I was heading over to Seoul for two nights. Hilton was holding a 50% off in Asia sale, so I jumped on booking my first ever stay at a Conrad. The cost was 154,000 won ($144) per night all in for … Read more
Tokyo DisneySea In A Day I just got back to my hotel after putting in a full day at Tokyo DisneySea. I put in almost 12 hours and walked 18 miles (I tracked it). Phew. I am a big Disney Parks fan, though I’ve never done one solo. Still, it … Read more
Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Review Hyatt has a large footprint in Tokyo. With four consecutive nights in the city, I originally booked two nights at the Andaz and two at the new Centric. However, having just finished a stressful quarter at school and work, I decided I just wanted to … Read more
Singapore Airlines The Private Room Singapore Airlines has a nice network of their KrisFlyer lounges around the world like the one I visited in Sydney. When departing from Singapore flying in Singapore Airlines First Class or Suites Class, you have access to exclusive Singapore Airlines The Private Room located in Terminal … Read more
Grand Hyatt Singapore After spending New Years Eve at the InterContinental, it was time to move to the Grand Hyatt Singapore. A Category 5 property, I booked my stay on Points + Cash. I wanted to use a Diamond Suite Upgrade but it was not available. Location: The Grand Hyatt Singapore is located just … Read more
InterContinental Singapore Review My first night in Singapore turned out to be New Years Eve. I already had two nights reserved at the Grand Hyatt but had some IHG points I wanted to use up. The InterContinental Singapore had award nights available. It is located a few blocks from Marina Bay where … Read more
Singapore Airlines A380 Suite Class SYD-SIN I booked my Singapore Airlines A380 Suite Class SYD-SIN back in April by first transferring Membership Rewards (Amex) points to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program. The 7 hour and 20 minute flight from Sydney to Singapore (with an additional Suite Class flight SIN-HKG) cost 63,750 points … Read more
The Bridge Business Class Lounge – Hong Kong There are a host of wonderful lounges in Hong Kong. My favorite lounge I have ever visited is another Cathay Pacific Lounge, The Pier, at HKG. For my recent mileage run to Hong Kong in AA Economy I decided to visit The Bridge Business Class … Read more