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lucky9876coins Jun 13, 2011 4:55 pm

Four Continents and 37,000 Miles in Two Weeks: Qantas A380 first class and much more!
 
Hi Folks:

Just a couple of weeks ago I got back from a pretty fun combination of award tickets that took me all over the globe, including flights in Singapore business class, Qantas A380 first class, Air New Zealand business class, Sri Lankan business class, and more. I visited Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne, and Vienna, and sampled several hotels in the above cities.

I'm writing a detailed trip report with tons of pictures on my blog, and I'll update the text below as the links become active, for anyone interested.

If you have any questions or comments just let me know. Thanks for reading!

Introduction
United First Class Tampa to Washington to Los Angeles, United Red Carpet Club Washington Dulles, Lufthansa Senator Lounge Washington Dulles
Holiday Inn Express Los Angeles Airport
reLAX Lounge LAX
Star Alliance Lounge Los Angeles, Singapore Airlines Business Class Los Angeles to Tokyo to Singapore, ANA Business Class Lounge Tokyo
Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge Terminal 3, a Day at Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore Airlines Business Class Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur
Exploring Kuala Lumpur
Plaza Premium Lounge Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lankan Business Class Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Exploring Singapore
Qantas First Class Lounge Singapore, Qantas A380 First Class Singapore to Sydney
Holiday Inn Sydney Airport
Exploring Sydney
Qantas Business Class Lounge Sydney, Qantas Business Class Sydney to Melbourne
Park Hyatt Melbourne
Exploring Melbourne
Qantas First Class Lounge Melbourne
Qantas A380 First Class Melbourne to Singapore
Qantas A380 First Class Singapore to London
British Airways First Class Lounge London, British Airways Club Europe London to Vienna
Le Meridien Vienna
Exploring Vienna
Austrian Business Class Lounge Vienna, British Midland Business Class Vienna to London, Great British Lounge London
Star Alliance Lounge London, Air New Zealand Business Premier London to Los Angeles
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles
Andaz West Hollywood
Conclusion

dinoscool3 Jun 13, 2011 8:14 pm

Nice report so far! ^ You gotta love SQ ;)

gba Jun 13, 2011 11:32 pm

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Great report! Any chance we can get more than one segment per day? A holiday inn express review can only hold my interest for so long :)

hoyateach Jun 13, 2011 11:48 pm

Bookmarked for future reading. Looking forward to this one!

lucky9876coins Jun 14, 2011 8:55 am

Thanks for the comments, folks!


Originally Posted by gba (Post 16556808)
Great report! Any chance we can get more than one segment per day? A holiday inn express review can only hold my interest for so long :)

Trust me, I wish I had a time to. An installment like the Singapore Airlines one I just posted take about 10 hours between writing the review, uploading and resizing the pictures, and then placing them in the actual post. I wish I had that kind of time every day to dedicate to a trip report. But I'll certainly do my best on days where the installments aren't as "exciting."

genghiskhan Jun 14, 2011 4:14 pm


Originally Posted by lucky9876coins (Post 16555015)
Hi Folks:

Just a couple of weeks ago I got back from a pretty fun combination of award tickets that took me all over the globe, including flights in Singapore business class, Qantas A380 first class, Air New Zealand business class, Sri Lankan business class, and more. I visited Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne, and Vienna, and sampled several hotels in the above cities.

I'm writing a detailed trip report with tons of pictures on my blog, and I'll update the text below as the links become active, for anyone interested.

If you have any questions or comments just let me know. Thanks for reading!

Introduction
United First Class Tampa to Washington to Los Angeles, United Red Carpet Club Washington Dulles, Lufthansa Senator Lounge Washington Dulles
Holiday Inn Express Los Angeles Airport
reLAX Lounge LAX
Star Alliance Lounge Los Angeles, Singapore Airlines Business Class Los Angeles to Tokyo to Singapore, ANA Business Class Lounge Tokyo
Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge Terminal 3, a Day at Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore Airlines Business Class Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur
Exploring Kuala Lumpur
Plaza Premium Lounge Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lankan Business Class Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Qantas First Class Lounge Singapore, Qantas A380 First Class Singapore to Sydney
Holiday Inn Sydney Airport
Exploring Sydney
Qantas Business Class Lounge Sydney, Qantas Business Class Sydney to Melbourne
Park Hyatt Melbourne
Exploring Melbourne
Qantas First Class Lounge Melbourne
Qantas A380 First Class Melbourne to Singapore to London
British Airways First Class Lounge London, British Airways Club Europe London to Vienna
Le Meridien Vienna
Exploring Vienna
Austrian Business Class Lounge Vienna, British Midland Business Class Vienna to London, Great British Lounge London
Star Alliance Lounge London, Air New Zealand Business Premier London to Los Angeles
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles
Andaz West Hollywood
Conclusion

Any issues on board the 380

Strawb Jun 15, 2011 5:03 am

I really do enjoy reading your trip reports lucky, even more so when it comes to my favourite carrier, SIA. Well written and great pics. ^

lucky9876coins Jun 21, 2011 6:05 am

Now updated through the Marina Bay Sands.:)

SFO777 Jun 21, 2011 7:46 pm

Loved the Marina Bay Sands pics. Brought back memories of our visit last September. That infinity pool is simply amazing!

Auzzee Jun 21, 2011 10:12 pm

Looking forward to more, particularly your QF A380 first experience!

lucky9876coins Jun 26, 2011 5:08 pm

The Airbus 380 first class segment is now posted. :)

Auzzee Jun 26, 2011 8:50 pm

Thanks for the update! You're experience sounds amazing. I am now even more excited (if that's possible ;) ) for my trip in seat 3A on July 13th SYD-LAX.

I can't wait to read more of your trip!

Angeleno228 Jun 27, 2011 9:10 am

Great report so far. Very informative, thanks!

MagicWok Jun 27, 2011 10:07 am

Some wonderful TR's and full of great photo's. Keep them coming Lucky!

crispycrouton Jun 27, 2011 5:18 pm

Very nice trip report. Enjoyed reading it thus far. Thanks!


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