I didn't see those Day Suites in the Pier last month and the lounge attendant didn't mention them. All he said was that there are no cabanas in the Pier because they are moving away from such concept. Someone else will have to confirm those Day Suites did in fact make it into the opening from your July press release because their presence eluded me. In any event from the pictures you linked, calling them "cousins" to cabanas would be a pretty big stretch.

I think judging from this thread, the HK market may exhibit significant home bias and also the fact that CX has not gone down to a level that would drive its captured audience away, yet. The key word is "yet". But if it were continue to deteriorate and cut, I am afraid only mileage redeemers will be left just like the AA and UA.

Don't know if you remember this, just a few years ago, Thai government officials loath at flying Thai Airways because the TG products were so outdated. Complacency is dangerous, if the captured audience doesn't wake up, 10 years from now we may yet see "TG #2" based out of HKG.