My original award ticket only had economy space, although I was able to book myself into business closer to the actual flight. This flight is usually on the Cathay Pacific 772. I watched The Post – and really enjoyed it.…
Cathay Pacific CX806 777 First Class Flight Review: Hong Kong to Chicago HKG to ORD
I decided to go from 70k to 110k AA miles to spring for first class rather than business on my way home home HKG. Cathay Pacific is well known for their suites so I figured I would try one out…
$25,000 Worth of Flights for $128 and the Realities of Award Travel
When it comes to scoring travel deals, one of the key things is to be flexible. This is the case with award travel as well. Perhaps moreso with premium cabin travel. While most airlines have anytime/full rates – they are…
Flight Review: CX749 Cathay Pacific 777-300ER Business Class Hong Kong to Johannesburg
A few hours after completing my 16 hour flight from Chicago to Hong Kong, I caught this flight to continue on from HKG to Johannesburg. Nice seats; same type of plane. Menu and yummies: I had the prawns for dinner.…
Flight Review: CX807 Cathay Pacific 777-300ER 77H Business Class Chicago to Hong Kong
This is quite a long flight – no need to decide whether you want to sleep or watch movies; you’ll certainly be doing both! My first flight on Cathay Pacific. The seat was a nice lie flat and felt like…
Constructing a Race Cat Vacation Itinerary and How To Use the KVS Availability Tool
I decided to attend the Living With Lions program in South Africa. It looks super fun. Look at those adorable kittens! How to go? I looked at United and American but really wanted to use up some of my American…
