Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class Frankfurt To New York

Over the weekend I asked you guys how I should fly back from Europe to the US, and after reading your feedback went with the majority suggestion, which was Singapore Airlines business class from Frankfurt to New York. I transferred points from Chase Ultimate Rewards to book this ticket, which I accrued using the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, Ink Plus® Business Credit Card.

Confession time -- I came into this flight expecting to be disappointed. For the past five years, all my longhaul travel on Singapore has been in first class. What ultimately makes Singapore Airlines so special is the service, and I figured that there's no way they could deliver on that with an 86 seat business class cabin. I even selected a seat in the last row of business class, figuring it would give me the slowest service and also a good overview of what can be expected.

Boy, was I wrong. Really, really wrong. This flight was possibly on par, if not better, than most of my Singapore Airlines first class flights.

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Footsteps: Searching for ‘Anne of Green Gables’ on Prince Edward Island

More than 100 years after its publication, the book still pulls fans to its island setting.

















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Cruise lines hit record numbers

Christine Duffy, President & CEO of the Cruise Lines International Association, speaks about the health of the industry.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2014/08/20/exp-qmb-christine-duffy.cnn.html

Airlines phasing out seat-back screens

Rachel Crane investigates airlines' newest cost-cutting measure.

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United Adding First Class Meals to Flights of Just 800 Miles

As American and US Airways split the difference on meal service and eliminate meals from nearly all flights under 1000 miles, United decides to go the opposite direction. Scott Mayerowitz reports that United will add back meals in domestic first class for flights of 800 miles or more. That would make United the most generous […]

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Thursday Giveaway: Deluxe Package from Genius Pack

Like most people, I do not like to check my luggage, and bringing a carry-on means that I will need to be both smart and efficient about what I pack in my bag. Between my clothes, toiletries and other travel needs, space is limited and I need to make sure that I am maximizing every […]



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American First Class Meal Ordering Changing September 1, 2014

File this under "things that don't really matter, but you can't help but wonder who thought of it."

American has long had a pretty straightforward way of taking first and business class meal orders. The system was abbreviated "FEBO," and stands for "Front Even Back Odd." Basically they'd start taking meal orders at the front of the cabin on even numbered flights, and at the back of the cabin on odd numbered flights.

In addition to that they've let you pre-order first and business class meals, so you can actually choose your meal in advance regardless of where you're seated.

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9 French foods your kids will love

Duck confit will change everything your child thinks about dark meat. Just one taste of sublime, tender, oily duck thigh and the dark meat goes first.



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Footsteps: Serching for ‘Anne of Green Gables’ on Prince Edward Island

More than 100 years after its publication, the book still pulls fans to its island setting.

















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In Transit Blog: Kayaking to the Jungle in Nicaragua

The eco-tourism company Green Pathways has a new kayaking trip on the Rio San Juan in Nicaragua.

















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Big Improvements to this Site Coming Soon (Thanks for Your Feedback!)

Back in June, I released my annual reader survey – with a twist. To elicit more responses, I offered a free round-trip economy ticket. Boy, did I underestimate the number of people who would respond as a result! I figured that since the survey was long and required open ended answers, not many people would complete it – but over 5,500 of you did! (That’s a lot more than the normal 500 or so that typically answer!) And the survey […]

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EVA Air Cuts Hello Kitty Service To Los Angeles

I love me some good airline marketing/advertising/partnerships, and there's no area that's more apparent than with EVA Air's Hello Kitty Service.

Basically EVA Air operates several routes with Hello Kitty themed aircraft. And they really are kittyrific, from the livery to the service to the food to the toilet paper to the entertainment.

Up until last year they only had Hello Kitty A330s, which operated shorthaul routes. However, they then launched their first longhaul Hello Kitty flight to Los Angeles, after repainting their first 777-300ER.

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Photo of the Moment: The Quiet Beauty of James Bond Island, Thailand

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How Important Are Elites to Starwood? Uber to United and Hyatt? and Hyatt Bonuses

News and notes from around the interweb: The importance of loyalty to Starwood: 2% of guests deliver 30% of profit, and over 50% of guests are SPG members. Another underscoring as well of customization to meet guest needs. (HT: Alan H.) In addition to Hyatt’s 50,000 point bonus offer there are several offers between 2000 […]

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ClickBus keeps rolling with $10 million in funding

Bus travel booking service ClickBus has received $10 million in funding from a group of investors including Tengelmann Ventures and Rocket Internet. ...



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