The Go Around Principle, Award Alerts

Award Alerts that get straight to the points!

Have you accumulated tens or hundreds of thousands of miles, but you just can’t figure out how to use them? Would you like award alerts that get you straight to the points? Then I have something for you!! Do you want to fly First Class? I fly (and write) a ton about First and Business Class…

Skytrax Awards, 2017 Skytrax Airline Awards

Are Skytrax Awards Perception over Reality?

The latest Skytrax Airline awards were announced at the Paris Air Show, and I have to say, I’m left wondering whether Skytrax Awards are perception over reality. Don’t get me wrong, I agreed with most of Skytrax perceptions with regard to airports.  Skytrax Awards BackgroundSkytrax Awards are largely revered within the industry. Traveling around Asia…

New Qantas A330 Business Class Seat

Over the summer, I had the chance to fly Qantas’ A330 New Business. It is phenomenal, and well worth the miles to fly it!Qantas announced that they would be installing the first seat with the ability to recline during take­off and landing. Of course I had to test it out in the various phases and seat…

Flying the Cycle – Three Different Business Class Seats

Introduction to Flying the Cycle A tale of Many Lounges 1 Euro-Business and 1 Economy Flight 3 business class flights 3 first class flights 3 hotel stays (1 SPG in Milan, Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro, Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport) — Which included varying arrival experiences Conclusion Lufthansa 747-400 Business ClassWe started out flying on…

The difference between Business and First Class is not the seat

Earlier this week, Skift reported on a seat from Zodiac Aerospace that “erases the line between business and first class.” I couldn’t disagree more with that assertion. But before I get into why I disagree with their statement, let me first offer some background about the seat.About Zodiac Aerospace’s Fusio SeatZodiac Aerospace first introduced the Fusio concept…