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Europe for the Holidays: Niki Vienna to Berlin

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: Vienna

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Europe for the Holidays: Radisson Blu Palais Vienna

For my stay in Vienna, I booked two award nights at the Radisson Blu Palais hotel.  As a Club Carlson Visa cardholder, my second night was free, so this award only cost 44k points.

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Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich

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: An Introduction

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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