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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: Zürich

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Chris

After leaving the Park Hyatt Zürich, I wandered around the surrounding neighborhood and the northern end of the lake.

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Europe for the Holidays: The Park Hyatt Zürich

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Chris

In early 2013, I had signed up for the Chase Hyatt Visa card on the eve of losing Hyatt Diamond status. As a result, I had two free suite award nights for any Hyatt worldwide.  While I had managed to … 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: 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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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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A Rainy Day in Zürich

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Chris

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

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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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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