Weekend in New York: Amsterdam to NYC €122
Pic: Bart at the Brooklyn Bridge Walkway in New York (Jan 2014) Back in Nov 2013, a Flyertalk member reported it was possible to book all United flights without fuel surcharges via Norwegian site...
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Pic: Visited Cape Town thanks to a Turkish Airlines Business Class Error Fare Back in June 2013, Turkish Airlines (TK) published a oneway business class error fare from South Africa (CPT, JNB) to...
View ArticleEmirates A380 First Class: Amsterdam to Dubai
End of April, I flew Emirates First Class from Amsterdam to Los Angeles via Dubai on the A380. The revenue price of my ticket would have been €14988 ($20432), but thanks to Alaska Mileage Plan, I was...
View ArticleEmirates A380 First Class: Dubai to Los Angeles
Pic: Emirates First Class Lounge Entrance in Dubai After a two night stopover in Dubai, it was time for the second part of my Emirates A380 First Class adventure: The World’s longest Airbus A380...
View ArticleThai Airways A380: Royal Silk Business Class
Pic: Lufthansa Business Class Breakfast on BRU to FRA flight (Jul 2014) End of July, I booked a last-minute trip to Bangkok using 135,000 Lufthansa Miles & More miles + €544,41 in taxes and fees....
View ArticleAir Berlin & Etihad Business Class: Jakarta via Abu Dhabi
Pic: Air Berlin A330 new Business Class IFE Screen (Nov 2014) Mid October, Air Berlin published a really cheap Business Class fare from Oslo, Norway to Jakarta, Indonesia. An opportunity I used to try...
View ArticleEtihad A380: First Class Apartment for €17 ($21)
Thanks to my Etihad Guest Gold status and a Double Miles offer, my Air Berlin & Etihad Business Class trip to Jakarta earned me an amazing 46,050 Etihad Guest miles! This included 34.402 Guest...
View ArticleQantas A380 First Class: London to Melbourne
Pic: British Airways Galleries First at Heathrow Terminal 3 For my year end trip to Australia, I used 150K US Airways Dividend Miles which I bought for $1702 (€1288). I managed to buy these miles at...
View ArticleMy First Class Weekend
Pic: Etihad Chauffeur service to London Heathrow Terminal 4 One weekend, three A380 First Class flights, a personal record! On my way to Canada, I flew Etihad Airways A380 First Class from London to...
View ArticleLufthansa First Class A330-300: Vancouver to Munich
Pic: Lufthansa A333 First Class Champagne Bar (Jun 2015) For my return from Canada to Belgium, I used 85.000 Miles & More miles (+€383 in taxes & fees, ouch!) to book Vancouver to Munich in...
View ArticleLufthansa First Class: B747-400 Tokyo – Frankfurt
Pic: Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 ‘Hessen’ at Narita Airport near Tokyo, Japan (Nov 2013) Early November, I made some last-minute changes to my Thailand-Laos travel plans. Unfortunately, those changes...
View ArticleHow to Book Cheap Flights
This post features basic flight booking advice for occasional leisure travelers. Before You Book Don’t book too early! Get a feel for the average airfare to your destination Best fares: ~6 weeks before...
View ArticleThis was 2013: December
Pic: Qatar Airways Dreamliner B787 Business Class Pic: Qatar Airways B787 Dreamliner Business Class Oryx IFE Pic: Delicious deer, dinner at Hilton Antwerp, Belgium Pic: Chocolate mouse, dinner at...
View ArticleQatar Airways Business Class: Brussels to Bangkok (via Doha) B787 Dreamliner...
Pic: Qatar Airways B787 Dreamliner Business Class Seat Business Class fares have dropped significantly in the past couple of years. It’s not uncommon to see Business Class fares from Europe to Asia...
View ArticleSWISS First Class A330-300: Zurich to Dubai
Early October, I flew Swiss International Air Lines First Class on the A330-300 from Zurich to Dubai. I used 62500 Miles & More miles and paid €208 in taxes & fees for my one-way flight. The...
View ArticleLufthansa First Class for 360EUR + FREE Brussels Airlines ticket
The number one reason to collect Miles & More miles…. Lufthansa First Class. In case you’re not convinced yet, here are 5 reasons why you want to fly Lufthansa First Class at least once in your...
View ArticleCathay Pacific A350 Business Class Brussels – Hong Kong
On March 25th, Cathay Pacific launched its non-stop service between Brussels Airport and Hong Kong. I was invited to attend the inaugural event and had the pleasure to join the first non-stop A350...
View ArticleNorth Vietnam with Cathay Pacific
Last year, I flew the inaugural flight from Brussels to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific in Business Class. This year, I decided to give Premium Economy a try. As I had already explored Hong Kong before,...
View Article16.000 bonus miles with Brussels Airlines American Express card
Brussels Airlines has launched a new offer for their Miles & More American Express credit cards. You can get up to 16.000 Miles & More award miles when signing up via the links below. Brussels...
View ArticleMy Best Travel Experiences of 2019: Flights and Hotels
Time to wrap up 2019 with an overview of my travel highlights of the year. In this post I review my best flight and hotel experiences of the year. In a second post, I’ll talk about my favourite...
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