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Miles and Points: Why you should start using it

May 19, 2018May 19, 2018Alvin Comment

Miles and Points. You may have seen these terms floating around on the internet, or heard about it from your frequent flyer friends. You may have seen examples of how ordinary people can seemingly afford outrageously expensive plane tickets in First Class, taking showers and eating 5-course meals on a plane, or frequently staying at high-end hotels. How is this even possible without spending your life’s fortune?

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Review – JAL First Class – San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda – 777-300ER

May 16, 2018May 16, 2018Alvin Comment

Before this flight, Peterson and I had only flown Business Class internationally, so we had always been on the lookout for an opportunity to try International First Class for the very first time. As you can imagine, after ticketing this flight, we were both super excited.

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Review – JAL SKY SUITE III – Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo Narita – 787-9

April 19, 2018April 21, 2018Alvin Comment

I was excited to be flying in JAL’s SKY SUITE III again, since I loved the seat layout on our Tokyo Haneda to Bangkok flight, which was operated by a 777 with SKY SUITE III seats. I was curious to see how the same seat on the Dreamliner compares.

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ANA Maintenance Hangar Tour – Haneda

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018Alvin Comment

If you’re an aviation geek, one of the things you absolutely cannot miss if you’re spending some time in Tokyo is the ANA Maintenance Hangar Tour at Haneda Airport. It’s a one and a half hour tour that consists of two parts: a 30-min classroom-style presentation, followed by the actual ANA hangar visit. Best of all, the tour is absolutely free!

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Review – ANA Business Cradle – Tokyo Haneda to Vancouver – 787-8

February 23, 2018April 21, 2018Alvin Comment

Normally, ANA flies a 787-9 with the Staggered business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration between Vancouver and Tokyo (similar to the one we reviewed here). However, for a couple months between August 2017 and March 2018, the plane was downgraded to a 787-8 that had the Cradle business class seats in a 2-2-2 configuration.

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Review – Air New Zealand International Business Class Lounge – Sydney

February 12, 2018March 2, 2018Alvin Comment

I had a chance to visit Air New Zealand’s International Business Class Lounge in Sydney Airport before our ANA flight back to Tokyo. This is Air New Zealand’s flagship lounge in Australia, and the first one to be opened with their new lounge design by Gensler.

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Review – Alaska Airlines Economy Class – Vancouver to Seattle to Honolulu – 737-800/900

February 4, 2018April 21, 2018Alvin Comment

In November, I flew down to Hawaii for a couple of days with my Dad. While the main purpose of the trip was to obtain our scuba diving certifications (which I now have!), this also gave me the chance to review Alaska Airline’s economy class product on a relatively longer flight. Previously I had only flown Alaska on short flights like YVR-SEA and SEA-SFO.

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Review – Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel & SYD Plane Spotting

January 17, 2018March 2, 2018Alvin Comment

As huge aviation geeks who love to spend all their time at airports, we decided to stay a night at the Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel, the night before we were to depart Sydney. This airport is known for being a plane spotter-friendly hotel, and has a great location right across from the International Terminal. Some of the rooms have a direct view of the airport gates and the runway.

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Review – ANA Business Class – Tokyo Haneda to Sydney – 787-9

January 3, 2018April 21, 2018Alvin Comment

The third and final leg of our outbound flights was from Tokyo Haneda to Sydney. At just over 8 hours, it’s not that long of a flight when it comes to long haul flights, but having been travelling for 24 hours already since we left Vancouver, we were already struggling to keep our eyes open at this point!

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Review – ANA Business Class Lounge – Haneda

December 12, 2017March 2, 2018Alvin Comment

Between two long haul flights as we flew from Vancouver to Sydney, we had a longer layover at Haneda International Airport, which gave us the perfect opportunity to check out the ANA Lounge. There are two separate ANA Lounges in the International Terminal at Haneda. One is near gate 110, while the other is near gate 114. An important thing to note is that they have staggered operating hours.