Economy Class & Beyond

SNAPSHOT: The Ibis Budget, St Pauli

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Time for a hotel snapshot which I know a lot of you have been looking forward to.. the IBIS Budget in St Pauli. Location: It's near St Pauli U-Bahn Station over the road from the Hamburg DOM. Pretty easy to reach via the Hamburg S-Bahn and U-Bahn. About 20 minutes walk from The Messe (or a 5 minute train ride if you have energy, 10 minutes and a change if you're a lazy person … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways BA202 Boston to Heathrow (World Traveller Plus)

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Time for another snapshot, this time looking at British Airways old World Traveller Plus product between Boston and Heathrow aboard BA202: Transit and Security Of course, there's no connection between the AA concourse and the International terminal - meaning you have to leave security, take the bus, and re-clear security. This is all well and good... except for the 30 … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines AA1205 Chicago to Boston

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Time for an aviation snapshot as we take to the air with American Airlines AA1205 between Chicago O'Hare and Boston Logan. Check in: Handled quickly enough, with bags tagged to Heathrow.  However, only the first boarding pass out of two could be generated. Lemme guess - Emotional Support Animal. Security: With more time in hand than usual, I went for a full pat down … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Hyatt Regency O’Hare

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Time for another Snapshot, this time at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Check-in: Check-in was handled efficiently, and I was allocated a high room in the main block. For those unfamiliar with this property, there is the main building and the "Executive Wing". I prefer the main block simply because after catching up with friends at 2am... a hike to the Executive wing isn't … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Crowne Plaza O’Hare

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It's time for another Snapshot - and it's featuring one of my regular hotels in Chicago - The Crowne Plaza O'Hare. Yes, it's a regular propety stop for me, mainly becasue - it's reasonablly well priced, and convient to where I need to go next (yes, the Hyatt Regency O'Hare). And getting the Hyatt Regency on the rates I use can be a "challenge". So, the outside. It's a file … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare

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Time for another Snapshot - this time, looking at American Airlines AA87 between London Heathrow T3 and Chicago O'Hare Transit and Security Clearance: Sadly, changing planes at Heathrow can never be a simple task - whilst it is a matter of following the signs and boarding the shuttle bus - there re a couple of complications - namely the American Airlines security and … [Read more...]

Snapshot – British Airways Domestic Manchester to London LHR

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Lets start this trip how its meant to go - with a snapshot - looking a British Airways UK Domestic flight between Manchester Airport and London Heathrow T5. (For those of you know are unfamiliar with how I do reviews these days, please see this post - explains it a lot better) Boarding: A bit of a mess if we're honest - with no defined queues. Had to push through for … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Holiday Inn Express, Sheung Wan

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Time for another Snapshot - this time looking at the Holiday Inn Express, Sheung Wan Location The Holiday Inn Express is located near Sheung Wan MTR station, and about a 10 minute walk away from it. There are multiple ways to get to it. Alternatively, you can use the MTR shuttle from Hong Kong Station to deliver you there.  Be warned, it's the first stop on this run … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Cathay Pacific CX0376 Düsseldorf to Hong Kong in Business Classs

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Lets continue the snapshots as I take a look at Cathay Pacific between Dusseldorf and Hong Kong aboard CX0376. The route The route is a new one for Cathay Pacific, which started operations on 1st September 2015, operating four times a week between Hong Kong and Düsseldorf. The plane It's a Boeing 777-300ER. The plane operates in a four class configuration (First, … [Read more...]