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Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel and hopefully give you ideas on how you can get the best value from your points and miles. Hope you enjoy the flight!

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United Airlines B747-400 Polaris First Class PVG-ORD
Jan 5

Jan 5 United Airlines B747-400 Polaris First Class PVG-ORD

Reward Flying
First - International

With December 1, 2016 being D-day for Polaris, I wanted to try it. Star's aligned (pun intended) when I searched for PVG-ORD

EVA Air B777-300 Business Class TPE-PVG
Jan 4

Jan 4 EVA Air B777-300 Business Class TPE-PVG

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

Originally intended as an all 747 trip on EVA Air and United back to the US, best laid plans should be broken at times

China Airlines A350-900 Business Class TPE-HKG
Jan 4

Jan 4 China Airlines A350-900 Business Class TPE-HKG

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

While in Taiwan, when the opportunity to fly on this aircraft presented itself, I didn't hesitate. 

Cathay Pacific A350-900 Business Class HKG-TPE
Jan 3

Jan 3 Cathay Pacific A350-900 Business Class HKG-TPE

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

for a fleeting moment I considered changing my flight to one leaving later in the day. Then sensibility cut through the jet lag brain fog. 

Hey dummy, tomorrow you're flying on a new Cathay Pacific A350.

Japan Airlines B787-8 NRT-HKG Business Class
Jan 2

Jan 2 Japan Airlines B787-8 NRT-HKG Business Class

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

A highlight of connecting through Narita on a Japan Airlines flight in premium class is being able to visit the Sakura Lounge. 

Japan Airlines B787-8 Sky Suite Business Class DFW-NRT
Jan 2

Jan 2 Japan Airlines B787-8 Sky Suite Business Class DFW-NRT

Reward Flying
Business - International

Fortunately my stomach chose to be hungry this day. It picked the right day to do that. So a few hours after this incredible meal I decided to have another look.

Qantas A330 versus Virgin Australia A330 - Business Class
Dec 21

Dec 21 Qantas A330 versus Virgin Australia A330 - Business Class

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

Reward Flying flew Qantas from Melbourne to Perth and Virgin Australia on the return. How did they compare? The results are startling. 

Qantas A380 First Class - MEL-LAX
Dec 20

Dec 20 Qantas A380 First Class - MEL-LAX

Reward Flying
First - International

One of the hardest reward tickets to procure is flying Qantas A380 service across the Pacific. After reserving the reward a year in advance and flying it my question is, why?

Virgin Australia A330 Business Class PER-MEL
Dec 16

Dec 16 Virgin Australia A330 Business Class PER-MEL

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

After a gloomy day weather and flight wise on the east side of Australia, a new day west brought sunshine and lots of positive surprises.

Qantas A330 Business Class MEL-SYD-PER
Dec 14

Dec 14 Qantas A330 Business Class MEL-SYD-PER

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

The trip to Melbourne offered the opportunity to visit Perth as well as a Reward Flying version of an Australian airlines throwdown, pitting Qantas vs Virgin Australia.

Etihad Airways A380 First Class Apartment AUH-MEL
Dec 13

Dec 13 Etihad Airways A380 First Class Apartment AUH-MEL

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First - International

Anyone who wouldn't be excited for this experience is either incapable of excitement or has flown it so many times it's commonplace. I'm neither.

Etihad Airways A320 Business Class DOH-AUH
Dec 12

Dec 12 Etihad Airways A320 Business Class DOH-AUH

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

Next was Etihad Airways A380 Apartment service to Melbourne. However being in Doha I needed to make the short haul across the Persian Gulf to Abu Dhabi. T

Qatar Airways A350-900 Business Class BOS-DOH
Dec 8

Dec 8 Qatar Airways A350-900 Business Class BOS-DOH

Reward Flying
Business - International

It doesn't get any better than this. At least I can't image a better all around flight for the price. You be the judge.

SAS A330-300 Business Class ARN-ORD
Oct 10

Oct 10 SAS A330-300 Business Class ARN-ORD

Reward Flying
Business - International

Would the final 4,272 miles of an 11 flight 32,382 mile around the world adventure be the best of them all? One thing is for sure, it was great to see ORD from above as home would now be only a few miles away.

Swiss A320 Business Class ZRH-ARN
Oct 7

Oct 7 Swiss A320 Business Class ZRH-ARN

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

My dual flights with Swiss, an 11 hour journey on their new 777-300 flagship versus a 2 hour regional A320 flight within Europe had an improbable outcome.

Swiss B777-300 Business Class BKK-ZRH
Oct 4

Oct 4 Swiss B777-300 Business Class BKK-ZRH

Reward Flying
Business - International

Out of the 6 different carriers on this journey, ANA,Thai, Singapore, Air New Zealand, Swiss and SAS, I was most excited to fly the new highly vaunted Swiss 777-300ER. 

Thai Airways B747-400 Business/First Class SIN-BKK
Sep 30

Sep 30 Thai Airways B747-400 Business/First Class SIN-BKK

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

After having high expectations for my Singapore Airlines 777 business class flights then being disappointed, and fresh memories of the debacle on Thai's A380 in first class, I was less than enthused about this Thai 747 trip from Singapore to Bangkok

Singapore Airlines B777-300 Business Class SYD-SIN
Sep 29

Sep 29 Singapore Airlines B777-300 Business Class SYD-SIN

Reward Flying
Business - International

 I remember having a choice. The early flight on a 777-300 with 1x2x1 business class seating, or the A330 with 2x2x2 seating later on. The choice was obvious, and wrong. 

Air New Zealand B787-9 Business Class AKL-SYD
Sep 23

Sep 23 Air New Zealand B787-9 Business Class AKL-SYD

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

Yes I was hoping for the first Air New Zealand all black 787, but if not getting it was the biggest disappointment then this was a great flight. Besides, you can't see the outside of the plane from the inside!

Air New Zealand B777-300 Business Class - Regional MEL-AKL
Sep 22

Sep 22 Air New Zealand B777-300 Business Class - Regional MEL-AKL

Reward Flying
Business - Regional

A 100+MPH tailwind made this a quick trip across the Tasman Sea on a great airline.with a good business class product except for their...

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