United is just the gift that keeps giving these days for the media. This time it’s not some incident involving a passenger, but about a scandal involving stealing sand from a Florida beach. That’s right, United CEO Oscar Munoz is being accused of taking sand from a Florida public beach …
The Ascott Marunouchi is just a quick 10 minute walk from Tokyo Station, one of the main termini for the Narita Express. The hotel actually occupies the 22nd to 29th floors of the Otemachi highrise building in a very busy business district. I chose to stay here after my plan …
After disembarking in Tokyo, it took us more than an hour to clear immigration, collect our luggage, and proceed to the train station to catch the Narita Express. I should note here that the JR Pass (Japan Travel Pass) is valid for travel on the Narita Express (NEX). However since …
We were among the last people to board the United 777-200 bound for Tokyo or should I say Continental 777-200, since these planes haven’t really changed hard product wise.
When people think of New Zealand, they often envision Milford Sound, Queenstown, Hobbiton, Auckland or Lake Matheson. What’s often overlooked are the lands just west of Christchurch, New Zealand’s second largest city. Heck, I often get the feeling that people overlook Christchurch as a starting point for their Middle Earth …
On a recent trip to Japan, we flew United Business Class to Tokyo via Houston. The original plan was to fly EVA Air to Taipei and then JAL to Japan, but we decided to change plans when availability opened up on United’s nonstop service to Tokyo.
Lately all the hype is for Cathay Pacific’s Pier Lounges at Hong Kong Airport. Don’t get me wrong the Pier looks like a great lounge in terms of design and facilities, but I just wanted to mention that The Wing is no slouch in this department.
A recent complimentary upgrade to BA First saw me testing out a product I’ve always meant to try out. Most of the BA deals to Europe are not out of Dallas so this time I was flying out of Houston.
Zurich Airport is one of the best airports in Europe for transiting for three reasons: it’s relatively small, it has a great views of the tarmac, and a great selection of concessions.
Switzerland is looking to become the first country to integrate drones into its air traffic control. Recent years have seen many landscape lovers to video tape the world’s most beautiful vistas with drones despite the risky nature of flying them in areas where other flights are conducted. Here is just …
