What’s Worse Than Expiring Miles? You’ll Lose All Your Miles When This Frequent Flyer PROGRAM Expires!

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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How to Ensure You’re On the Inside to Learn About the Next Mistake Fare

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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In Transit Blog: A New Way to Tour Taiwan

Bicycle Adventures is offering trips in Taiwan that include cultural attractions and national parks.

















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Review: Thai Molecular Gastronomy at Sra Bua in Bangkok

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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Gulf Air Business Class London To Bahrain A330

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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Pursuits: Dipping Into a French Melting Pot

Paris is not just Paris. It’s a window onto Dakar or Mecca, Mumbai or Moscow.

















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Footsteps: In Sri Lanka, an Island of Detachment and Desire

Taprobane, a small island just off the country’s southern coast, once fulfilled the writer Paul Bowles’s longing for extremes.

















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A-Audio Premium Legacy Headphones Offer 3-Stage Listening

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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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British Airways Re-committing to First Class, Converting Remaining 747s to New First!

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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Cast off on the new cruise forums — here’s your personal invitation!

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Personal Journeys: Making Language Immersion Fun for the Kids

To help her children become bilingual, a travel writer investigates options from public school programs at home to day camps abroad.

















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In Transit Blog: In Israel, a History of Abraham

The Abraham’s Well Visitor’s Center in Beersheba emphasizes the city’s history as the home of the biblical figure.





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Photo of the Moment: The Quiet Beauty of Costa Rica’s Rainforest

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Qunar invests in offline agent, launches test-site in English

Another example of how disruptive the Chinese OTAs are becoming is that big news breaks on Xmas Day, with Qunar announcing its ...



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An Entire Country Will Have Free Wifi By April. You’ll Never Believe Which One.

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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