Finally, it was time for me to go home. After an excellent trip through Japan & South Korea, then a fun day layover in Tokyo, it was time to leave the JAL First Class lounge in Haneda and go to my flight. I had booked my ticket before American Airlines devalued their awards, and I […]
My trip to South Korea & Japan kicked off with a flight from San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda on Japan Airlines in first class on a Boeing 777-300ER. I booked my ticket with American Airlines AAdvantage miles. At the time, it was just 62,500 miles for a one-way ticket in first class. I arrived at […]
I rarely write about domestic first class flights because most of them aren’t that great, at least the times I’ve flown. Sure, you get a more comfortable seat and some snacks or perhaps a small meal, but they aren’t worth writing about. This flight was a bit different, as it was the nicest American domestic […]
When I’m flying in a premium cabin on an award, I always try to make the main part of my trip as long as possible, so I minimize my time in domestic first class. On my trip back from Europe, I was able to get award availability in first class all the way from London […]
After visiting the Amex Centurion Lounge at SFO, I headed back over to Terminal 2 for my flight to New York. I had booked my ticket with American Airlines AAdvantage miles, so I was flying in first class on this part of my journey. American Airlines flies three-class Airbus A321Ts from San Francisco to JFK. […]
After visiting the JAL first class lounge in Narita, it was time to board my flight from Tokyo Narita to Los Angeles. As usual on this trip, I was first to board since I was seated in one of JAL’s first class sky suites on the Boeing 777-300ER. The JAL first class seats are configured […]
As much as I hated to be leaving Japan, it was time to head home on the final leg of my trip around the world. My final long distance flight would be back to the United States on Japan Airlines in first class from Tokyo to Los Angeles. My departure was out of Tokyo Narita. […]
After landing in Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, I only had about two hours until my next flight to Tokyo Narita. I was worried that I wouldn’t have much time to visit one of the most talked about airline lounges in the world, but this was not the case. Thanks to being the first person off […]
On my next leg of my around-the-world trip, I flew from Frankfurt to Hong Kong in First Class on Cathay Pacific. To date, it’s the best in-flight experience I’ve ever had. After clearing security following my visit to the Cathay lounge in Frankfurt, I headed to the gate. I like to stand and/or walk around […]
After having spent several hours visiting the British Airways Lounge at SFO, it was finally time to set off on my trip around the world. My first flight was from San Francisco to London Heathrow on British Airways in First Class on a Boeing 747. While I have flown in first class domestically and in […]
