I meant to post about this yesterday morning when I arrived in Hong Kong, but I forgot. Anyway, sitting in row one of a 747 was probably the coolest thing ever as we were on approach into HKG. I was seated in seat 1K and we had a bit of a crosswind, so the plane was [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2010 by lucky
Filed under: Cathay Pacific | 4 Comments »
Hello from “The Wing,” Cathay Pacific’s first class lounge in Hong Kong. Had a fantastic 14hr9min flight on Cathay Pacific last night from San Francisco. As usual, they were incredible. The service was stellar, the food was incredible, and the seat and entertainment were industry leading. I even managed to get about eight hours of sleep. Just took [...]
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by lucky
Filed under: Cathay Pacific | 3 Comments »
And my trip to New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Bali starts today. As usual, you can expect plenty of updates (and this time around quite a bit of tweeting) and a trip report within a week or two of my trip. I’ll be sampling American’s domestic first class product, American’s Flagship Service, Cathay [...]
Posted on March 6th, 2010 by lucky
Filed under: American, Awards, Cathay Pacific, Hyatt | 27 Comments »
I tend to plan “exotic” international trips with a decent bit of advance notice because anticipation is often the best part of vacations. Well, not this time. My brother and I will be heading to Bali in Cathay Pacific first class next week. Tough life, right?
You’re probably wondering why we waited so long to book. I knew our spring [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2010 by lucky
Filed under: American, Awards, Cathay Pacific, Hotels, Priority Club, Travel | 15 Comments »
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: TPA-DFW-YYZ on American, and a fun afternoon in Toronto
Part Three: YYZ-HKG on Cathay Pacific and “The Arrival” in HKG
Part Four: Stay at the InterContinental Grand Stanford
Part Five: Visit to “The Wing” and HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific
Part Six: Stay at the Crowne Plaza Manila
Part Seven: Stay at the InterContinental Manila
Part Eight: MNL-HKG [...]
Posted on March 27th, 2009 by lucky
Filed under: Awards, Cathay Pacific, Other Airlines, Travel, Trip Reports | 9 Comments »
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: TPA-DFW-YYZ on American, and a fun afternoon in Toronto
Part Three: YYZ-HKG on Cathay Pacific and “The Arrival” in HKG
Part Four: Stay at the InterContinental Grand Stanford
Part Five: Visit to “The Wing” and HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific
Part Six: Stay at the Crowne Plaza Manila
Part Seven: Stay at the InterContinental Manila
Part Eight: MNL-HKG [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by lucky
Filed under: Awards, Cathay Pacific, Travel, Trip Reports | 5 Comments »
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: TPA-DFW-YYZ on American, and a fun afternoon in Toronto
Part Three: YYZ-HKG on Cathay Pacific and “The Arrival” in HKG
Part Four: Stay at the InterContinental Grand Stanford
Part Five: Visit to “The Wing” and HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific
Part Six: Stay at the Crowne Plaza Manila
Part Seven: Stay at the InterContinental Manila
Part Eight: MNL-HKG [...]
Posted on March 20th, 2009 by lucky
Filed under: Awards, Cathay Pacific, Travel, Trip Reports | 8 Comments »
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: TPA-DFW-YYZ on American, and a fun afternoon in Toronto
Part Three: YYZ-HKG on Cathay Pacific and “The Arrival” in HKG
Part Four: Stay at the InterContinental Grand Stanford
Part Five: Visit to “The Wing” and HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific
Part Six: Stay at the Crowne Plaza Manila
Part Seven: Stay at the InterContinental Manila
Part Eight: MNL-HKG [...]
Posted on March 18th, 2009 by lucky
Filed under: Awards, Cathay Pacific, Travel, Trip Reports | 15 Comments »
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: TPA-DFW-YYZ on American, and a fun afternoon in Toronto
Part Three: YYZ-HKG on Cathay Pacific and “The Arrival” in HKG
Part Four: Stay at the InterContinental Grand Stanford
Part Five: Visit to “The Wing” and HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific
Part Six: Stay at the Crowne Plaza Manila
Part Seven: Stay at the InterContinental Manila
Part Eight: MNL-HKG [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2009 by lucky
Filed under: American, Awards, Cathay Pacific, Priority Club, Travel, Trip Reports | 6 Comments »
It’s almost time to fly to Manila, so I wanted to provide a quick update of the ground services Cathay Pacific offers here in Hong Kong. I had low expectations from the beginning despite Cathay’s top five ranking in first class airline lounges, and my expectations weren’t exceeded either.
Let’s start with first class check-in area. [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2009 by lucky
Filed under: Cathay Pacific, Travel | 4 Comments »