2015: Your travel year in review
Jan 1, 2016, 6:11 am
#47
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Singapore
Posts: 977
You guys travel a lot! Not so many flights for me but a very interesting year of travel in 2015 nonetheless.
New destinations (flights)
Ottawa, Canada
Moscow, Russia
Genoa, Italy
New destinations (cruise)
Barcelona, Spain
Palermo, Italy
Valetta, Malta
Macau, SAR
New Airlines
Air Canada
Tiger Airways (low cost)
Also flew on Ryanair after a 15 year hiatus.
New Cruise Line
MSC Preziosa
New Experiences
Drove a smart Eco-car in Italy (car rental), first time in my life driving in Italy.
Rode the Vertigo water slide on the MSC Preziosa, supposedly the longest single body water slide at sea
Rode the Whirly Bird ride at Ocean Park Hong Kong and got giddy after that.
Ate at a Soviet-style Canteen and found the food to be surprisingly palatable
Walked around the Red Light district in Amsterdam.
Entered a windmill in Zaanse schans, Holland,
Nostalgic moment
Final flight, on an SG50 Singapore Airlines A380 aircraft.
I made a summary video, flights in review.
New destinations (flights)
Ottawa, Canada
Moscow, Russia
Genoa, Italy
New destinations (cruise)
Barcelona, Spain
Palermo, Italy
Valetta, Malta
Macau, SAR
New Airlines
Air Canada
Tiger Airways (low cost)
Also flew on Ryanair after a 15 year hiatus.
New Cruise Line
MSC Preziosa
New Experiences
Drove a smart Eco-car in Italy (car rental), first time in my life driving in Italy.
Rode the Vertigo water slide on the MSC Preziosa, supposedly the longest single body water slide at sea
Rode the Whirly Bird ride at Ocean Park Hong Kong and got giddy after that.
Ate at a Soviet-style Canteen and found the food to be surprisingly palatable
Walked around the Red Light district in Amsterdam.
Entered a windmill in Zaanse schans, Holland,
Nostalgic moment
Final flight, on an SG50 Singapore Airlines A380 aircraft.
I made a summary video, flights in review.
Jan 1, 2016, 2:05 pm
#48
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: LHR- ish
Programs: MUCCI, BA Blue
Posts: 4,295
I mostly travelled by train...
New countries: Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia (if taking a train across it without getting off counts - and it probably doesn't)
Re-visited countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, France (but see Slovenia)
New airlines: Germanwings - I was impressed
Most bonkers travel experience: Train from Sarajevo to Zagreb
Most unusual form of transport: solar powered boat
TRs started: 1
TRs finished: 0 (oops)
New countries: Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia (if taking a train across it without getting off counts - and it probably doesn't)
Re-visited countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, France (but see Slovenia)
New airlines: Germanwings - I was impressed
Most bonkers travel experience: Train from Sarajevo to Zagreb
Most unusual form of transport: solar powered boat
TRs started: 1
TRs finished: 0 (oops)
Jan 1, 2016, 7:20 pm
#49
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Posts: 123
Looking forward to 2016
2015 was yet another busy work year, which reduced my overall travel by a bit. Nevertheless:
Total miles flown: ~300K
Total countries visited: 30
Total new countries visited: 5 (Nepal, Serbia, Israel, Palestine Territories, and Kazakhstan)
Took the family twice around the world for leisure, visiting 13 countries.
On work related front, my product won CES Best of Innovation award. Went on NBC's Today Show and ABC's Live with Kelly and Michael.
Total miles flown: ~300K
Total countries visited: 30
Total new countries visited: 5 (Nepal, Serbia, Israel, Palestine Territories, and Kazakhstan)
Took the family twice around the world for leisure, visiting 13 countries.
On work related front, my product won CES Best of Innovation award. Went on NBC's Today Show and ABC's Live with Kelly and Michael.
Jan 1, 2016, 9:07 pm
#50
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 224
New Cities/Towns: Ho Chi Minh, Siem Reap, Kampot, Phnom Penh, Dubai, Berlin, Rüdesheim, Cochem
New Countries: Vietnam, Cambodia
New Airports: SGN, PQC, REP, PNH
New Airlines: Vietnam Airlines, Angkor Air, Silk Air
New flight experience: British Airways club world (A380), Vietnam Airlines domestic business, Vietnam Airlines ATR 72, Silk Air business class
Best flight experience: Cathay Pacific first class
Best lounge visited: The Wing (HKG)
Shortest Flight: REP-PNH Angkor Air
Longest Flight: DXB-SFO Emirates first class
New Countries: Vietnam, Cambodia
New Airports: SGN, PQC, REP, PNH
New Airlines: Vietnam Airlines, Angkor Air, Silk Air
New flight experience: British Airways club world (A380), Vietnam Airlines domestic business, Vietnam Airlines ATR 72, Silk Air business class
Best flight experience: Cathay Pacific first class
Best lounge visited: The Wing (HKG)
Shortest Flight: REP-PNH Angkor Air
Longest Flight: DXB-SFO Emirates first class
Jan 1, 2016, 9:59 pm
#51
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Boulder
Programs: AA Plat, CX Silver
Posts: 2,361
New Cities/Towns: Beijing, Penang, Krabi, Koh Lanta, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salida CO
New Countries: China
New Airports: PEK, KBV, PEN
New Airlines: Dragonair, Firefly
New flight experience: Firefly prop plane
Best flight experience: Japan Airlines NRT-ORD
Best lounge visited: CX The Wing
Shortest Flight: Firefly PEN-KBV
Longest Flight: CX F LAX-HKG
Pretty light year for new experiences. Only one international trip (though it was 5 weeks).
2016 will be much more exciting: already booked SQ F and EY F Apartment.
New Countries: China
New Airports: PEK, KBV, PEN
New Airlines: Dragonair, Firefly
New flight experience: Firefly prop plane
Best flight experience: Japan Airlines NRT-ORD
Best lounge visited: CX The Wing
Shortest Flight: Firefly PEN-KBV
Longest Flight: CX F LAX-HKG
Pretty light year for new experiences. Only one international trip (though it was 5 weeks).
2016 will be much more exciting: already booked SQ F and EY F Apartment.
Jan 2, 2016, 10:23 am
#52
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Diamond, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 449
New Cities/Towns: Beijing, Kyoto, Shanghai, Tokyo
New Countries: China, Japan
New Airports: NRT, PEK, PVG
New Airlines: JAL
New flight experience: American Airlines 777-300, JAL 777-300
Best flight experience: JAL First Class
Best lounge visited: Sakura Lounge - NRT
Shortest Flight: ORD - GRB (174 miles)
Longest Flight: DFW-PVG (7340 miles)
New Countries: China, Japan
New Airports: NRT, PEK, PVG
New Airlines: JAL
New flight experience: American Airlines 777-300, JAL 777-300
Best flight experience: JAL First Class
Best lounge visited: Sakura Lounge - NRT
Shortest Flight: ORD - GRB (174 miles)
Longest Flight: DFW-PVG (7340 miles)
Jan 2, 2016, 10:50 am
#53
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: BDL,CLT,LIM
Programs: AA,BA
Posts: 345
New Cities/Towns: Doha, Lugano, Milwaukee, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur
New Countries: Qatar, Switzerland, Indonesia, Malaysia
New Airports: Lhr, Doh, Osl, Hel, Cgk, Kul
New Airlines: BA, AY
New flight experience: BA, AY, IB all in Econ., AA First for all domestic flights, JL Prem.Econ.
Best flight experience: Cgk-Nrt (JL PE.)
Best MR experience: Bdl-Dfw-Nrt-Sin//Kul-Nrt-Dfw-Bdl
Best lounge visited: Sakura Lounge, Nrt
Shortest Flight: Bdl-Phl
Longest Flight: Dfw-Nrt
New Countries: Qatar, Switzerland, Indonesia, Malaysia
New Airports: Lhr, Doh, Osl, Hel, Cgk, Kul
New Airlines: BA, AY
New flight experience: BA, AY, IB all in Econ., AA First for all domestic flights, JL Prem.Econ.
Best flight experience: Cgk-Nrt (JL PE.)
Best MR experience: Bdl-Dfw-Nrt-Sin//Kul-Nrt-Dfw-Bdl
Best lounge visited: Sakura Lounge, Nrt
Shortest Flight: Bdl-Phl
Longest Flight: Dfw-Nrt
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Jan 2, 2016, 12:53 pm
#54
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hämeenlinna, Finland
Programs: AY Plus Gold, SK Eurobonus Silver, Flying Blue Gold, Hilton Hhonors Silver
Posts: 14
New countries 2015: Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia
Other visited countries 2015: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, UK, USA
New planes 2015: A350-900, B757-300
New airlines 2015: Indonesia Air Asia, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Sri Lankan, Tiger Airways Australia, United Airlines
New airports 2015: CGK, CMB, CRL, DPS, LUX, MAA, MEL, PER, PSA, SVG, SYD, SZZ
Best experiences 2015: Finnair A350 flights in business, Etihad economy MAN-AUH
Other visited countries 2015: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, UK, USA
New planes 2015: A350-900, B757-300
New airlines 2015: Indonesia Air Asia, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Sri Lankan, Tiger Airways Australia, United Airlines
New airports 2015: CGK, CMB, CRL, DPS, LUX, MAA, MEL, PER, PSA, SVG, SYD, SZZ
Best experiences 2015: Finnair A350 flights in business, Etihad economy MAN-AUH
Jan 2, 2016, 1:18 pm
#55
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Asia/Europe
Programs: CX, OZ, MU (+AY, DL), Shangri-La, Hilton
Posts: 7,236
New Cities/Towns: None
New Countries: None
New Airports: None
New Airlines: None
New flight experience: None (sorry for being predictable
)
Best flight experience: CX J HKG - ICN: Fantastic crew and meal, very happy indeed even with the regional J seats
Best lounge visited: CX The Bridge
Shortest Flight: KA J HKG - PVG
Longest Flight: CX J LHR - HKG
Looking forward to traveling to the Philippines first time for work, a nostalgic leisure trip to Japan with my fiancee and parents and my aunts favorite eco-resort in Crete, Greece in 2016!
New Countries: None
New Airports: None
New Airlines: None
New flight experience: None (sorry for being predictable
)Best flight experience: CX J HKG - ICN: Fantastic crew and meal, very happy indeed even with the regional J seats
Best lounge visited: CX The Bridge
Shortest Flight: KA J HKG - PVG
Longest Flight: CX J LHR - HKG
Looking forward to traveling to the Philippines first time for work, a nostalgic leisure trip to Japan with my fiancee and parents and my aunts favorite eco-resort in Crete, Greece in 2016!
Jan 2, 2016, 3:26 pm
#56
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,216
New Cities/Towns: Geneva, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan; Anchorage, Alaska; Washington, District of Colombia; Frankfurt, Germany
New Countries: Switzerland, Japan
New Airports: FRA, GVA, NRT, ANC, DCA, PHL, BUF
New Airlines: Lufthansa, JetBlue, US Airways
New flight experience: Lufthansa First, United GlobalFirst and BusinessFirst, United 787
Best flight experience: MUC-BOS (Lufthansa First Class)
Best lounge visited: MUC LH F Lounge (with personal Porsche to plane)
Shortest Flight: LH FRA-MUC
Longest Flight: UA ORD-NRT
New Countries: Switzerland, Japan
New Airports: FRA, GVA, NRT, ANC, DCA, PHL, BUF
New Airlines: Lufthansa, JetBlue, US Airways
New flight experience: Lufthansa First, United GlobalFirst and BusinessFirst, United 787
Best flight experience: MUC-BOS (Lufthansa First Class)
Best lounge visited: MUC LH F Lounge (with personal Porsche to plane)
Shortest Flight: LH FRA-MUC
Longest Flight: UA ORD-NRT
Jan 2, 2016, 3:40 pm
#57
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: HKG • Ex SFO, NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP; Marriott Amb; Hyatt Globalist; Shangri-la Diamond; IHG SpireAmb; Hilton D; Accor G
Posts: 3,319
New Cities/Towns: Berlin, Vancouver, Tel Aviv / Jerusalem, Delhi / Gurgaon / Agra / Jaipur / Goa, Puerto Vallarta, Austin, New Orleans, Orlando
New Countries: Mexico, Israel, Canada, India
New Airports: MCO PVR MSY SXF YVR TLV AUS TXL DEL JAI GOI BOM
New Airlines: Norwegian (DY), IndiGo (6E), Vistara (UK)
New flight experience: First time flying Premium Economy. First time flying paid J (always upgrades before). First holding pattern. First time hitting 1K. First time getting IDB.
Best flight experience: Nothing stood out in the air.
Best lounge visited: SFO Amex Centurion. Nothing even comes close.
Shortest Flight: UA IAH-AUS in a CRJ7.
Longest Flight: UA DEL-EWR, miserable 15+h on a 777.
New Countries: Mexico, Israel, Canada, India
New Airports: MCO PVR MSY SXF YVR TLV AUS TXL DEL JAI GOI BOM
New Airlines: Norwegian (DY), IndiGo (6E), Vistara (UK)
New flight experience: First time flying Premium Economy. First time flying paid J (always upgrades before). First holding pattern. First time hitting 1K. First time getting IDB.
Best flight experience: Nothing stood out in the air.
Best lounge visited: SFO Amex Centurion. Nothing even comes close.
Shortest Flight: UA IAH-AUS in a CRJ7.
Longest Flight: UA DEL-EWR, miserable 15+h on a 777.
Last edited by helvetic; Jan 2, 2016 at 3:47 pm
Jan 6, 2016, 8:42 am
#58
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CGN
Programs: KL FlyingBlue Gold, AY+, MM FTL, TK*G
Posts: 348
In 2015 I:
* Took 52 flights, the second highest number ever, behind 2009.
* Flew to/from/via 5 new airports (BCN, FDH, JKG, SFO, WAW)
* Flew on 5 new airlines (Germanwings, LGW(Air Berlin), LAN, Intersky, Titan Airways (Germanwings))
* Flew on 4 new aircraft types (Embraer 145, Boeing 787, Dash 8-Q400, Dash 8-Q300)
* Most frequent aircraft type: Fokker 70 (17 flights)
* Most frequent aircraft: PH-KZS (F70, 4 flights), G-RJXF (E145, 4 flights)
* Longest distance aircraft type: Embraer 190 (11346 km, 13 flights)
* Flew 18 new routes (AMS-OSL, BCN-CGN, CGN-BCN, CGN-MXP, CGN-TXL, DUS-FDH, FDH-FRA, FRA-JKG, FRA-MAD, JKG-FRA, JKG-KSD, KSD-JKG, LHR-SFO, MAD-FRA, MXP-CGN, OSL-LHR, TXL-WAW, WAW-TXL)
* Busiest route: CGN-AMS (6 flights)
* Kept Gold Status on KLM Flying Blue.
* Highlights of the year was the year-end BA Business Class flight to SFO on the A380, thanks to the ex-OSL mistake fare.
Links to previous years:
2014
2013
2012
2011
* Took 52 flights, the second highest number ever, behind 2009.
* Flew to/from/via 5 new airports (BCN, FDH, JKG, SFO, WAW)
* Flew on 5 new airlines (Germanwings, LGW(Air Berlin), LAN, Intersky, Titan Airways (Germanwings))
* Flew on 4 new aircraft types (Embraer 145, Boeing 787, Dash 8-Q400, Dash 8-Q300)
* Most frequent aircraft type: Fokker 70 (17 flights)
* Most frequent aircraft: PH-KZS (F70, 4 flights), G-RJXF (E145, 4 flights)
* Longest distance aircraft type: Embraer 190 (11346 km, 13 flights)
* Flew 18 new routes (AMS-OSL, BCN-CGN, CGN-BCN, CGN-MXP, CGN-TXL, DUS-FDH, FDH-FRA, FRA-JKG, FRA-MAD, JKG-FRA, JKG-KSD, KSD-JKG, LHR-SFO, MAD-FRA, MXP-CGN, OSL-LHR, TXL-WAW, WAW-TXL)
* Busiest route: CGN-AMS (6 flights)
* Kept Gold Status on KLM Flying Blue.
* Highlights of the year was the year-end BA Business Class flight to SFO on the A380, thanks to the ex-OSL mistake fare.
Links to previous years:
2014
2013
2012
2011
Jan 6, 2016, 9:21 am
#59
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 9
New Cities/Towns: Oakland, Edinburgh, St Andrews (Scotland), Dublin, Limerick, Madrid, Córdoba, Sevilla, Granada, Barcelona, Valencia, Willemstad (Curaçao)
New Countries: Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic, Curaçao
New Airports: OAK, EDI, DUB, MAD, BCN
New Airlines: Ryanair, JetBlue (first time since 2006)
New Aircraft: Boeing 747-8 (LH), Airbus A380 (EK)
New flight experience: Ryanair Y, American long haul Y, Lufthansa J, Condor J, JetBlue Even More Space, American Main Cabin Extra
Best flight experience: LAS-FLL (JetBlue Even More Space)
Shortest Flight: WN LAS-SJC (1h 9m)
Longest Flight: DE FRA-LAS (11h 33m)
New Countries: Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic, Curaçao
New Airports: OAK, EDI, DUB, MAD, BCN
New Airlines: Ryanair, JetBlue (first time since 2006)
New Aircraft: Boeing 747-8 (LH), Airbus A380 (EK)
New flight experience: Ryanair Y, American long haul Y, Lufthansa J, Condor J, JetBlue Even More Space, American Main Cabin Extra
Best flight experience: LAS-FLL (JetBlue Even More Space)
Shortest Flight: WN LAS-SJC (1h 9m)
Longest Flight: DE FRA-LAS (11h 33m)
Jan 6, 2016, 2:05 pm
#60
Join Date: May 2007
Location: WAS
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, WN A+, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Amb, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,126
Now that 2015 is complete.
New Cities/Towns: Milwaukee, St. Louis, Midland/Odessa, Atlanta, Maui (USA); Calgary, Montreal (Canada), San Sebastian (Spain), Evora (Portugal), Singapore, Langkawi (Malaysia)
New Countries: Malaysia, Singapore
New Airports: MAF, BIO, YYC, SIN, KUL, LGK, MSY, MKE, OGG
New Airlines: Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Air
New flight experience: Singapore Airlines 777-300ER First Class, United 747 UD Business Class, United 777-200ER Hawaii Config First Class, Malaysia Air Domestic Coach
Best flight experience: Singapore Airlines First Class
Best lounge visited: Lufthansa Frankfurt Senator's lounge
Shortest Flight: SIG-SJU Vieques Air Link (50 miles / 20 minutes)
Longest Flight: SFO-FRA 5,691 miles / 10:50 UA Business Class; SFO-ICN 5,651 miles / 12:55 Singapore Airlines First Class
2015 ended as my second most traveled year behind 2014. In all, 144,477 miles on 111 segments. Expecting 2016 to be fairly similar.
New Cities/Towns: Milwaukee, St. Louis, Midland/Odessa, Atlanta, Maui (USA); Calgary, Montreal (Canada), San Sebastian (Spain), Evora (Portugal), Singapore, Langkawi (Malaysia)
New Countries: Malaysia, Singapore
New Airports: MAF, BIO, YYC, SIN, KUL, LGK, MSY, MKE, OGG
New Airlines: Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Air
New flight experience: Singapore Airlines 777-300ER First Class, United 747 UD Business Class, United 777-200ER Hawaii Config First Class, Malaysia Air Domestic Coach
Best flight experience: Singapore Airlines First Class
Best lounge visited: Lufthansa Frankfurt Senator's lounge
Shortest Flight: SIG-SJU Vieques Air Link (50 miles / 20 minutes)
Longest Flight: SFO-FRA 5,691 miles / 10:50 UA Business Class; SFO-ICN 5,651 miles / 12:55 Singapore Airlines First Class
2015 ended as my second most traveled year behind 2014. In all, 144,477 miles on 111 segments. Expecting 2016 to be fairly similar.