Category Archives: Journeys

Mistakes Were Made: An Introduction

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Chris

Back in November, a small Norwegian regional carrier, Wideroe, stopped charging fuel surcharges on Star Alliance-operated tickets across the Atlantic.  Needless to say, the frequent flyer community pounced on the opportunity to save hundreds of dollars per round trip. While … Continue reading →

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Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Frankfurt to New York

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Chris

Having been escorted to a waiting car from the lounge, we quickly drove along the terminal past Lufthansa’s various widebodies waiting to depart to far-off lands.  

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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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Europe for the Holidays: British Airways Galleries First Lounge London Heathrow and British Airways Club Europe London to Zürich

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Chris

For my flight to London, I booked an Avios award in Club Europe for 9k Avios points.  While coach would have been good enough, this decision–similar to my flight from Berlin–was driven by award availability rather than personal preference. After … Continue reading →

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Europe for the Holidays: British Airways Terraces Lounge and Club Europe Berlin to London

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Chris

For my flight to London, I booked a ticket in Club Europe with 9k Avios points.  This choice wound up being driven by award availability (or the lack thereof in coach), rather than any particular desire to fly intra-European business … Continue reading →

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Europe for the Holidays: Niki Vienna to Berlin

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Chris

For my flight to Berlin, I booked an Avios award with 4.5k points.  For the short hop, an hour in coach was far better than spending ten hours on a train.

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Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Chris

After arriving off of my flight from Los Angeles, I made my way to the Lufthansa First Class lounge prior to my flight to Vienna. I checked in with the front desk attendant, who then directed me to the window … Continue reading →

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Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Los Angeles to Munich

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Chris

My gate was a quick walk from the lounge, so I took a moment to admire the planes preparing to depart to Europe that evening. The flight was already starting to board economy, so whatever line there might have been … Continue reading →

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Europe for the Holidays: Star Alliance First Class Lounge Los Angeles

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Chris

With my flight to Munich departing at 5:15PM, I dropped off my rental car just before 3PM and made my way to LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal.  The Lufthansa First Class check-in line actually had two other passengers waiting when … Continue reading →

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Europe for the Holidays: An Introduction

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Chris

For Christmas and New Years, I decided I would try booking earlier than last year (the Friday before Christmas weekend).  This didn’t actually prove to be particularly useful:  My final outbound flight wasn’t booked until the night before.  To give … Continue reading →

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