For my trip to South America, I utilized an award ticket from United MileagePlus, flying United and Copa Airlines, a StarAlliance partner. Fortunately, the second stop on that long trip, gave me a chance to freshen up and relax at the Copa Club at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, the main hub for Copa […]
Copa Airlines is the flag carrier of Panama and has a long and mixed history. If you are planning in or through Latin America, you are likely to run into them, as they offer lots of flights throughout the region. And if you have seen their planes at the airport, they may look vaguely familiar
I flew Lufthansa frequently while living in Germany and on flights from the US back to Germany, including many transatlantic business trips in Lufthansa’s business class. Those regular flights became more infrequent and finally stopped when other airlines, including United, introduced full-flat seats while Lufthansa stuck with their angled-flat seats. Now, finally, Lufthansa has joined
Lufthansa is a leading, global carrier and the flag carrier of Germany. They are one of the largest airlines and fly all around the world, so chances are you have seen one of their planes or heard about them. Find out more who they are and what to expect!
When you are flying on a Star Alliance carrier through Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, you have a lot of choices: It’s a hub for Japan’s ANA airline as well as the Asia hub for United and there are three lounges. As a business or first class passenger or StarAlliance Gold member, you can go to
All Nippon Air (ANA) is one of two major carriers based in Japan, together with Japan Airlines (JAL). They started as a domestic carrier, launching international flights in 1986. Today, they are the largest Japanese carrier with flights all-over the world and are a part of Star Alliance. I have flown them a few times
United Global First is United Airlines international First class product, offered on their Boing 747 and some of their 777 airplanes on select routes. Is it worth the extra money (or points) over UA BusinessFirst and how does it compare to the First class product of other airlines?
I have flown Thai Business Class (called Royal Silk Class) a few times and my favorite one is their latest and flagship product, Business Class on the upper deck of the Airbus A380! From hard product and onboard service to food and entertainment, it does its name and marketing tag line proud and delivers an
One of the best flights in my life was in Thai First class – and it didn’t hurt that it brought me to Germany to visit family for Christmas, traveling from Thai’s hub in Bangkok to Frankfurt/Main, Germany, on their new Airbus 380! While I had flown Thai in Business class before, this is a
Thai Airways Royal Orchid program is probably not the first airline rewards program on your list, unless you happen to live in Thailand. But with many credit card partners, recently becoming a transfer partner for the Citibank Thank You program in the US, and the ongoing devaluation of United’s MileagePlus program, it’s worth to look
Thai Airways is the flag carrier of Thailand, the land of smiles – but will you find substance behind the smiles?
Star Alliance is the largest airline alliance by most counts, combining 27 airlines serving more than 1,300 airports in over 190 countries with 18,500 daily departures. But what – or more importantly where – does that really get you? Star Alliance is anchored by some of the most well known airlines in the world, including