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April 15, 2015

Review: The Bell Pool Villa Resort (Phuket, Thailand)

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April 14, 2015

Review: Thai Airways A330 Business Class (HKG-HKT)

Note I write trip reports for a hobby, and like to think that I get better over time.…
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April 13, 2015

Review: Weekend with the Mosquitoes – THAI Royal Orchid Business Class Lounge Hong Kong

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April 12, 2015

Review: Weekend with the Mosquitoes – Singapore Airlines SilverKris Business Class Lounge Hong Kong

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April 11, 2015

The best business class product in the world

Cathay Pacific? No. Singapore Airlines? No. American? Just as good as the two mentioned before, but no. A friend…
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a room with a couch and a coffee table
April 11, 2015

Review: The Beas River Chalet (Hong Kong)

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April 11, 2015

Review: Weekend with the Mosquitoes – Introduction

Introduction The Beas River Chalet Hong Kong Singapore Airlines SilverKris Business Class Lounge Hong Kong Thai Airways Royal…
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April 8, 2015

Korean Air’s 747 Business Class

Hello from home! A few days ago I reported on flying Korean Air’s Airbus A330 business class, and…
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April 7, 2015

My Biggest Hotel Pet Peeve Ever

I try to help the world sometimes, but when it comes to first world problems (especially during my…
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April 6, 2015

First Impressions of the Westin Chain

While I’ve spent half my life at Sheratons and Ws, I’m at the bottom end of my second…
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April 3, 2015

Do hotels advertise against themselves?

I’ve been in hotels that give less than they advertise. The Hyatt On The Bund boasts high-speed Internet,…
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April 3, 2015

Korean Air’s A330 Business Class

Annyonghasaeyo from Seoul! I just flew Korean Air’s Airbus A330-300 from home, and I can’t say I went…
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April 3, 2015

The Least Photographed Lounge in Hong Kong Airport

I’ve been to quite a few lounges around Hong Kong Airport, including Cathay Pacific’s The Cabin, THAI’s Royal…
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March 24, 2015

New Trip Report Index coming up!

At Young Travelers of Hong Kong, we’ve made a lot of changes last November, and I think they’re…
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March 19, 2015

~HK$980 Roundtrip Fares to Kaohsiung

I’m a fan of cheap airplane tickets, as I don’t earn that much money myself (remember, I’m still…
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March 17, 2015

Asiana Flight Turns Back to Hong Kong After Two Hours In The Air Because Someone Was On The Wrong Flight

Hong Kong isn’t having their best days in the aviation industry. Just a few weeks ago I hit…
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March 15, 2015

How to Get From Colombo to Hong Kong in Business Class for Under HK$5000

Colombo is an interesting market, in which you get crazy cheap fares out of the city. Colombo itself…
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March 14, 2015

How To Book a Hong Kong to Colombo Roundtrip

Colombo and Cairo are currently having cheap fare frenzies, and routing out of them is getting increasingly popular.…
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March 11, 2015

Aspirational Hotels Undergoing Category Changes – Starwood

Each year, Starwood and Hyatt choose some hotels that are doing financially better than expected/worse than expected, and…
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a room with two beds and a chair
March 11, 2015

Review: The Beas River Chalet (Hong Kong)

For those who I’ve told, this is from my November stay of the hotel. My February stay will…
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