Boarding the Emirates A380 from the lounge.

Flying the Emirates A380 in First

This is part of my round the world trip in August/September 2014. For those that are big on premium airline products, I think Emirates’ A380 is near the top. Its not as over the top as the Etihad Residences, but, its pretty over the top.Before the flightWe had stayed at the Sheraton JFK Airport Hotel…

Flying Around the World on Emirates, and Korean Airlines (for the over water portions). Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper - copyright © Karl L. Swartz.

Rounding the World for a second time

 The first time I went around the world, I wasn’t nearly as “smart” on this miles and points stuff. I had low or mid-tier status with United, and had happened upon an incredible itinerary with an attractive cost for flights. In fact, it also leveraged Singapore Airlines’ San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) fifth…