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United Airlines in Business Class: Surprised and Delighted to Disappointed and Annoyed I just returned from a business trip in Belgium. Brussels isn't well served by AA, and I still have several Global Premier Upgrades from my time as a United 1K last year, so I figured I'd take the nonstop United flight from O'Hare. Better yet, my upgrade to Business class cleared 2 weeks ... Review: US Airways Airbus 330 Business Class As I've made the transition from primarily a United flyer to an American flyer, I've had some (to me) new experiences. One more notable new experience was my first flight in reverse herringbone business class. I had a business trip to Lisbon, and I flew US Airways via Philadelphia and ... US Airways experience, reminds me of Northwest, and that's a good thing. Tales from the Road I completed the US Airways Preferred Trial without flying a single flight on US Airways. Now that I'm focusing most of my routine flights for business trips on the "New American", I've finally had some flights on legacy US Airways.
I'm an admittedly nostalgic traveler, and one thing I've ... Review: Suite at The ITC Grand Chola, Chennai India On my business trip to India, we spent a few days in the south of the country, in Chennai. There are some excellent hotels here, and while there we stayed at the ITC Grand Chola, which is affiliated with Starwood Preferred Guest. Like my stay at the Westin Gurgaon, I successfully ...Chairman's Upgrade Certificates Premature Expiration! Chairman's Preferred status holder with US Airways (there are many from the challenges offered last year) receive two one-way upgrades and matching companion upgrades every year. American Airlines indicated that these would need to be spent prior to their loyalty program mergers anticipated in ... Review: Executive Suite at the Westin Gurgaon, India The Westin in Gurgaon, India is a fresh, modern hotel relatively close to Indira Gandhi Airport in Delhi, and to the office where I would be working for a few days.
It also came highly recommended from a colleague, and it is pretty well reviewed online. It was a very nice hotel, and ... Elites Can Skip the Upgrade Queue on US Airways - Secure a First Class Seat It comes to nobody’s surprise that frequent flyers enjoy elite upgrades more than any other benefit the airline offers. As frequent flyers move up the food chain, upgrades typically become move abundant as upgrade priority increases and the upgrade window expands. However, would you be ... Park Hyatt Milan - Above and Beyond ***It's time you UPGRD your inbox. If you haven't yet subscribed to the UPGRD Newsletter you could be missing out on giveaways, events, and more. Click here to subscribe.*** There are good hotels experiences, there are great hotel experiences, then there is the Park Hyatt Milan. United Airlines Now Processing Lufthansa GPU Upgrades Electronically United Airlines and Lufthansa were both founding members of the Star Alliance and have maintained a close relationship as both codeshare and joint venture partners over years.
United's top-status 1K flyers receive six GPUs (Global Premier Upgrades) each year and as part of that partnership, can use ... US Airways 7 Day Upgrade Window - What's the Point? As a recent US Airways Chairman, I am adjusting to their system. My general rule of thumb is that I add my frequent flyer account to whichever airline I am flying. For example, this week I am flights to Tulsa (on American) and to Omaha (on US Airways) and have put my respective numbers ... Marriott Improves Internet Perk for Elite Members as Hilton Starts to Kill it. Good news if you are a Marriott Gold or Platinum member! Marriott has changed the rules for free internet for their top their guest. As many big chain hotels have started to offer all guest free internet; Marriott has made it standard for the upper tier members of their program to get the ... The Andaz Peninsula Papagayo, a Review of Paradise in Costa Rica My wife and I recently visited the Andaz Peninsula Papagayo in Costa Rica.
It is a lovely new hotel in a beautiful part of the world. Here is my review. The reception area of the Andaz Peninsula Papagayo. It's already been almost ... The Concourse Hotel at LAX: Frequently Asked Questions There seems to be some questions about The Concourse Hotel at LAX here and elsewhere. In addition to answering a few of those, I stayed there again recently and have some more information to share. LAX sign near hotel via Flickr Creative Commons ... Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort - A Review Hyatt Regency Phuket is a 5 star resort recently built (partially re-built) on a hillside of Kamala, overlooking Rayee Beach which is south of the main Kamala beach. This 199 room resort offers wonderful sea views from almost every room and balcony. I was lucky to spend my ... United Airlines Increases Mileage Upgrade Co-Pay on Premium Transcon Routes United has transformed its premium service (p.s.) fleet that operates between Los Angeles/San Francisco and New York JFK from a three-cabin configuration with older seats in business and first class to a two-cabin configuration with fully lie-flat seats in business class.
United has also ... A Gem of Hilton Worldwide: The Conrad Algarve - The best hotel I have ever stayed in! Hands down this was the best hotel that I have ever stayed in, and I have been to a lot. I have been a Hilton guy for a very long time and have seen the ups and downs of the hotels across all the brands under Hilton Worldwide. My stay at the Conrad Algarve was a new high across the ... Hilton Sorrento Palace (Italy) a review This hotel impressed for sure, I have become a fan of “off season” travel, getting great rates at hotels that are packed during peak times. This hotel is a great example of how an off-season experience can prove to be impressive. We arrive by car and parked in the hotels gated ... New Years Eve at the Caledonian - A Waldorf Astoria Hotel - Edinburgh Scotland Talk about a good way to use your Hilton Honors points, I was able to book 2 rooms with points at the famous “Caley” in Edinburgh Scotland. I did not expect to get much by the way of Diamond perks on the cities (and the hotels) busiest night of the year.