Author Archives: Chris

A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: bmi Diamond Club Dublin

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Chris

While waiting for my Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt, I took the time to stop by the bmi Diamond Club. The food selection was identical to the fare offered in the London Room at Heathrow. About 15 minutes before boarding was … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: Radisson Blu Dublin Airport

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Chris

For my night in Dublin, I came across a 65 Euro room at the Radisson Blu.  Rather conveniently, Club Carlson announced their triple points promotion within a few hours of my booking. Having only managed to catch a few hours … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: bmi London Room Lounge

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Chris

British Midlands operates two lounges at Heathrow, the Great British Lounge for international passengers and the London Room for “domestic” passengers.  Thanks to the common travel area between the UK and Ireland, flights to the Republic of Ireland are considered … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: Sheraton London Heathrow

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Chris

Since I had an early morning flight to Dublin, I decided that I would stay near the airport.  Initially, I was considering rooms with roughly 100USD/night rates as I just needed a bed and a shower. Having accumulated a large … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: Star Alliance Arrivals Lounge London Heathrow

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Chris

To maximize my time in the city, I decided to visit the arrivals lounge and leave my roll on suitcase at the airport rather than stop at my hotel first. Since UA924 arrives late in the morning (after 10AM), the … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: United Business Class Washington to London

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Chris

When I was booking this trip in late December, I was able to find business class upgrade space on United 924, the late evening redeye from Washington to London operated with a 777.  Unfortunately, the United 777 fleet is in … Continue reading →

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Some People Are Insane

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Chris

Nearly two weeks afterwards, I still haven’t started posting my photos from oneworld MegaDo (besides the Cathay Pacific 777 masthead for this blog). At Dallas, American gave us some statistics about their customers (and us). As it turns out, some … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: An Introduction

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Chris

As I approached United 1K status last year, I began to eye a possible uses of the 6 systemwide upgrades that I would receive for crossing the 100k mile mark.  Unlike American’s systemwide upgrades which work on any fare, United … Continue reading →

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Is There Some Singapore Airlines Business/First in My Future?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Chris

Singapore Airlines just sent me an email detailing the updates to their KrisFlyer program. “Thank you for your continued support for Singapore Airlines. In our regular review to improve the KrisFlyer programme, we will be making revisions to the Singapore … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: United p.s. Business Class Los Angeles to New York

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Chris

I got to LAX a bit early (1 hour, 45 minutes or so before departure) and made my way to the premium check-in line.  Since the flight was showing F0J0Y0, I volunteered to be bumped to a rather surprised service … Continue reading →

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