Originally Posted by
UA_Flyer
Question 1: Have you had nasal and throat swabs done in the US? I see no difference between the procedures. Nasal does not bother me. Throat is the one that bothers me a bit whether it is done in the US or China.
Question 2: Choice of hotel is not available in Shanghai. I had called my local office to arrange in advance, and they could not do it, and I also inquired upon landing and was told no. I know you are allowed for choices in Beijing and other cities.
Question 3: This is the best part. There are a number of online APP with coupons and discounts and many choices. Going through food choices is the best part of the day.
Originally Posted by
moondog
1 you'll live
2. My boss asked for and received a good hotel. My Chinese friends took the crappy hotels...made no sense to me because they all flew in on 50k plus tickets
3. 外卖 seems to be okay in all cases I know of
Thanks for both replies. Good to know 外卖 is OK. I am a big fan of 大众点评 as its former CEO is a good friend who left for 猫眼
1) No I haven't done COVID test in the US. I have stayed at home since Jan.31, and don't expect to be exposed to the virus at all.
I am wondering if I should do a test before I leave. My doctor ordered both COVID and anti-body tests for me. Not sure if this makes any difference when I arrive in China.
2) Seems that we are getting conflicting reports about better hotels.
moondog you mentioned your boss asked for it and got it. Did the boss enter at PVG?
Finally, 50K CNY one-way ticket in coach is way too much. My outbound J award JFK-ZRH-PVG on LX costs 88K miles. My return is 35K miles saver Y award on United, PVG-SFO-BOS, waitlisted for upgrade with pretty good chance of clearing (only 9/60 booked).
As a back up, I hold saver J award on LH NKG-FRA-BOS which requires overnight stay at FRA. Not too impressed with LH 748 J but will take it if UA 858 fails to clear.