Whether the frequent flyer miles game seems to be historically rewarding, or in dire straits, depends on your perspective and time horizon. The game is different than it was 2 years ago, very different than it was 5 years ago, and orders of magnitude different than it was fifteen years ago. If you got into […]
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When I think of Dubai, the first words that come to mind are bling, over the top(ness), and excess. And there's nowhere that's more evident than at the Burj Al Arab, the world's self proclaimed seven star hotel.
While I considered staying at the Burj Al Arab during this trip, I ultimately decided against it, since I didn't think I'd actually enjoy staying there. The hotel actually doesn't let you visit unless you're staying there or have a reservation at one of their restaurants.
So one of the best ways of checking out the hotel without dropping $2,000+ for a night is by doing afternoon tea there. Now, I've done afternoon tea at the Burj Al Arab twice before:
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One of the unique things Qatar Airways does on flights within the Middle East is that they classify their forward-most cabin as first class.
In other words, if you have an hour flight between Doha and Dubai that's operated by an A320, the premium cabin is marketed as first class and not as business class.
It's important to clarify that this is exclusively the case on flights within the Middle East.
If you fly that same A320 from Doha to Colombo, Sri Lanka instead, that cabin would be marketed as business class.
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This airliners.net thread has a post about routes that Air China will apparently launch in 2015. This includes new longhaul and shorthaul service out of Beijing, as well as new shorthaul routes out of Hangzhou and Tianjin.
The new routes out of Beijing apparently include the following:
CA165/6 Beijing-Melbourne, start from 6-1, A330, 1/3/5/7
CA867/8 Beijing-Johannesburg, start from 6-19, B773, 1/3/5
CA879/80 Beijing-Montreal-Havana, start from 9-20, B773, 1/3/5
CA739/40 Beijing-Auckland, start from 10-25, A330, D
CA741/2 Beijing-Mumbai, start from 10-25, A330, 1/3/5/7
CA869/70 Beijing-Addis Ababa, start from 10-25, A330, 1/4/6
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