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Europe for the Holidays: Swiss Senator Lounge Zürich

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Chris

This trip was originally built around a segment starting from Zürich back to the United States.  During my trip, though, I kicked around dropping my United-ticketed return leg in favor of an American Airlines award.  As I had some domestic … Continue reading →

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Swiss Senator Lounge Zürich and Lufthansa Business Class Zürich to Munich

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Chris

Prior to passing through security, I took a moment to go visit the observation terrace.  The weather outside left a bit to be desired for visibility, but fortunately, most of the observation area is covered. By virtue of having Star … Continue reading →

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Swiss Arrivals Lounge Zürich

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Chris

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

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Chris

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

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Chris

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

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Chris

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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Asia, the Long Way: Swiss Business Class Zürich to Bangkok

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Chris

Zürich Airport has a terrific aircraft observation deck prior to the main security checkpoints.  (Since it seems the emergency exits for it dump out onto the tarmac, the area has its own screening checkpoint.)  As I had some time to … Continue reading →

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Asia, the Long Way: SAS Scandinavian Lounge Copenhagen and Swiss Business Class Copenhagen to Zürich

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Chris

With an hour and a half to kill before my flight, I popped into the SAS Lounge at Copenhagen Airport. As a Star Gold member, I was admitted to the Scandinavian lounge area rather than the Business Class lounge. While … Continue reading →

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Asia, the Long Way: An Introduction

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Chris

As I alluded to earlier, I booked a second business class Star Alliance award with Aeroplan in December during the business class for the price of coach “glitch.”  Coupled with the Aeroplan transfer promotion, the award cost 50k Membership Rewards … Continue reading →

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