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Review: United Business First Dubai to Washington

BySean May 4, 2015January 1, 2024

After spending an enjoyable three days in Dubai, we arrived at Dubai International Airport where we went through check-in, immigration and security without a hitch. We had about an hour or so to kill before we needed to go to the gate for another round of security, so we headed to the Lufthansa Senator Lounge…

Review: United Business First Washington to Dubai

BySean March 13, 2015January 1, 2024

A good friend of mine and former roommate moved to Dubai from Washington a few years back, but I’d yet to successfully visit him out in the desert. Two years ago, I tried to meet up with him while on a trip to Dubai, but engine problems on the Dreamliner and the resulting 24-hour delay…

My Last Hurrah as a United Premier 1K: A Weekend in Dubai

BySean March 11, 2015May 4, 2015

With my United Premier 1K status set to end at the end of January 2015, I wanted to make the most of it before it expired. That meant I had some Global Premier Upgrades to burn! United 1K members receive six Global Premier Upgrades (and two regional premier upgrades) that are good for an upgrade from economy…

#TBT: Review: United Business First Washington to Frankfurt – 2013

BySean November 20, 2014January 1, 2024

Throwback Thursday Series! This is the first in a series of “Throwback Thursday” #TBT posts that I will release. These will feature flights and other elements of trip reports from the past. For now, these will all be flights, hotels or cities that I’ve taken, stayed at, or been to over the last few years….