Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge Tokyo – Narita

The Japan Airlines First Class Lounge is just past security, up a pair of escalators in Terminal 2 and is available to JAL first class passengers, oneworld emerald members, and oneworld first class passengers. We were eligible to visit the lounge because of our connecting flight to Hong Kong on …

Review: No. 1 Lounge Heathrow T3 (Priority Pass)

As I said we got bored of the Galleries Lounge so decided to change things up and test out the No. 1 (Priority Pass) Lounge next door. The lounge is available to business passengers of certain airlines and Priority Pass card holders (benefit of AMEX Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Citi …

Review: British Airways 787 Club World Hyderabad – London

This will not be an extensive review since I’ve reviewed BA Club World a couple of times before and most recently in trips to Italy and Spain. And though the product was revolutionary about 10 or so years ago, it really hasn’t evolved in the least bit despite the airline adding new …

Review: Plaza Premium Lounge – Hyderabad (Intl Departures)

Leaving Hyderabad after winter break is always full of blues. For one there was this long flight back home and then there is always work or school to look forward to afterwards. So I especially hate waking up early to catch the flight home, let alone the ridiculously early hours …

Focal Point: The Extremely Underrated & Beautiful Bazaars of India

I’ve often heard travelers (including Indians) and photographers raving about the souks in the Middle East or the markets in Morocco. But never have I heard of a person raving let alone talking about the bazaars or farmers markets of India. So when I visited the Mehdipatnam Rythu Bazar (farmers …

Great News: Alaska reverses devaluation of award redemptions from N. America – Asia on CX, JL, HU

A lot of you by now have heard about the Alaska MileagePlan devaluation, which does not allow booking of award flights on Cathay, Japan Airlines, and Hainan within 72 hours of departure. The problem was that these airlines often release award space (especially premium cabin) only within this window. This …