Monthly Archives: May 2013

A Rainy Day in Zürich

With a ten hour layover in Zürich, I took to wandering around the city.  The weather could have been far more cooperative.

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Swiss Arrivals Lounge Zürich

After arriving in Zürich from New York, I stopped by the Swiss Arrivals Lounge before heading out to explore the city.  I took a quick shower before enjoying the breakfast spread. In the late morning, the lounge had three other … Continue reading

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Swiss Business Class New York to Zürich

My trip to Asia last year involved a terrific long-haul flight from Zurich to Bangkok on Swiss, spurring me to choose their business class product again for my flight to Europe.  While it’s definitely hard to find fault with a … Continue reading

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Swiss Business Class Lounge New York Kennedy

With my flight to Switzerland departing just after 10PM, I timed my arrival to JFK around 8:30PM.  With vast swaths of flights bound for Europe around that time, Terminal 4 was best described as a sea of humanity. Once past … Continue reading

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: An Introduction

In mid-March, I found myself with Good Friday off without a trip to go on.  As I became spoiled last year by $440 trips to Europe, I wasn’t thrilled by the $1000 coach fares available for a simple weekend trip.  … Continue reading

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Starwood’s Double Take Promotion

Starwood has opened up registration for their double take promotion for summer 2013.  As the name indicates, they’re offering double Starwood points on all stays between May 1st and July 31st, subject to a few hotel exclusions. As an additional … Continue reading

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