LarryInNYC asks about the Alitalia porgram as an option for crediting the dirt cheap Etihad fare. Etihad, after all, took a big stake in the airline .. because it’s apparently more important to funnel traffic through Abu Dhabi than to actually make money. I fly to Italy at least once a year, so Al Italia […]
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Did you book a $178 roundtrip ticket to Abu Dhabi, or a bit more expensive ticket to Africa, India, or Southeast Asia? Many readers wanted to know, but how do you find these? and how to stay in the loop for other fares like this? Two things to understand in your quest for fat finger […]
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Must-read Earlier Installments: Singapore, Cathay, and Qantas First Class.. Some of the Best Meals of My Life, and a Tour of Hyatts in Bangkok, Singapore, and Sydney Inside the New Oneworld Lounge at LAX’s Tom Bradley International TerminalCathay Pacific First Class, Los Angeles – Hong Kong Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge, Hong Kong […]
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As I mentioned earlier in the week, I just flew Gulf Air business class from London Heathrow to Bahrain. I've always been intrigued by Gulf Air, though due to their financial situation they seem to be on the decline, and are cutting routes rather than adding them.
That being said, they're an American AAdvantage partner airline, so I could fly on them between Europe and the Middle East in business class for just 30,000 American miles one-way.
Gulf Air operates two flights a day between London and Bahrain -- I took the daytime flight (departing at 9:30AM and arriving at 7PM), while they also have a redeye.
I figured I'd share my initial thoughts on the experience.
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As a minimalist traveler, I’ve long been a fan of earbuds as they’re almost invisible from a packing perspective. But I’ve started to appreciate a few more creature comforts when I hit the road now. Among those: great-sounding audio. I forego the movies on long-haul flights in favor of great music or even a podcast. […]
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Conventional wisdom is that international first class is a thing of the past. A dinosaur. The better business classes today are better than what first used to be. Here are the world’s best business class products. There’s a very narrow market that will pay for greater privacy and service, that isn’t paying to fly private. […]
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Thailand’s military government is pushing forward with a plan to offer free wifi throughout the country by April. The free Wi-Fi service will see more than 130,000 Wi-Fi hotspots installed throughout the country and is part of the government’s pledge to return happiness to the Thai people. Maj-Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd, deputy spokesman for the Information […]
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Yesterday was a rough day for me, to put it mildly. For those of you that weren't online and did something crazy on Christmas (like spend time with your family ;) ), check out my previous post: I Missed My Flight… By A Day… F*CK!
So let me pick up where I left off.
I took a taxi from the airport to the Sheraton in Bahrain to try and sort things out and collect my thoughts. There I sat down in the cafe and had a cappuccino. It was oddly crunchy... because it had a bug in it!
I hadn't eaten all day (well, other than perhaps part of that bug) and realized that was probably contributing to my unhappiness with life at the moment. Good thing the Sheraton has a pretty good Chinese restaurant, so I set up central command there. I had my laptop, iPad, and iPhone out, and headphones in. I was the only one not having a family dinner.
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On the third fourth Friday of every month, Cameron Wears from The Traveling Canucks is here to give us tips and advice on how to travel better with your kids. This is an often requested topic so I’m excited to have him on the team! Here is this month’s article. As a newbie parent, the thought of traveling with your infant or toddler can feel like an overwhelming proposition. You don’t want to put your life on hold while you […]
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If you’ve never seen Blue Man Group, it’s … umm … hard to explain. And that’s not just marketing spin. It really is a bizarre show. You could say it’s “performance art”, but that’s just vague and pretentious. It’s part comedy, theater, rock concert, social commentary, and audience participation. Personally, I love it. It’d been […]
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News and notes from around the interweb: We get uncomfortable airline seats and bad service because it’s what we actually want. Or rather, it’s what we’re actually willing to pay for — the simple idea of ‘notional demand’ (what we say we want) versus ‘effective demand’ (what we demonstrate we actually want). Matthew Klint has […]
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Etihad's first commercial A380 flight takes off in about 10 hours, and we all know who the first passenger of The Residence will be.
But now we also know who the first butler will be. Etihad just published a video about him.
I'll have an update on my "situation" shortly. And oh, what a situation it is!
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