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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…

a tall building with many windows with Burj Khalifa in the background

Three Days in Dubai – Ten Highlights

BySean March 27, 2015January 1, 2024

We arrived in Dubai at the interesting hour of around 8pm and quickly disembarked from my somewhat disappointing flight in United Business First from Washington-Dulles. We were given express passes for immigration, but this didn’t seem to matter much. The walk from the gate to immigration is pretty substantial, and by the time we reached…

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…

Pardon My Absence Over the Holidays

BySean January 14, 2015January 14, 2015

First of all, I want to apologize for not posting the last month. The last 30 or so days, my life has been completely and utterly swamped with moving, as I moved into Washington, DC from Arlington, VA. That, combined with the Holidays and work really left no time to blog in my spare time….

DC to Dubai and Tokyo via… Santiago? Review: Cathay Pacific Business Class – Dubai to Hong Kong to Tokyo-Haneda

BySean July 8, 2013

Introduction Planning TAM Economy Class New York JFK – Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Santiago LAN Economy Class Santiago – Sao Paulo TAM Economy Class Sao Paulo – New York JFK United BusinessFirst Denver to Tokyo Seattle (Emergency Landing) United BusinessFirst on the 787 Seattle to Tokyo Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class Tokyo Narita – Hong…

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DC to Dubai and Tokyo via… Santiago? Two Days in Dubai, Day 2

BySean July 6, 2013

Introduction Planning TAM Economy Class New York JFK – Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Santiago LAN Economy Class Santiago – Sao Paulo TAM Economy Class Sao Paulo – New York JFK United BusinessFirst Denver to Tokyo Seattle (Emergency Landing) United BusinessFirst on the 787 Seattle to Tokyo Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class Tokyo Narita – Hong…

DC to Dubai and Tokyo via… Santiago? Two Days in Dubai, Day 1

BySean July 3, 2013

Introduction Planning TAM Economy Class New York JFK – Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Santiago LAN Economy Class Santiago – Sao Paulo TAM Economy Class Sao Paulo – New York JFK United BusinessFirst Denver to Tokyo Seattle (Emergency Landing) United BusinessFirst on the 787 Seattle to Tokyo Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class Tokyo Narita – Hong…

Six Observations from My 15-day Adventure

BySean June 28, 2013

First of all, I’m back! After fifteen days and 38,650 miles of travel, I’ve made it back home. With that said, I want to apologize for the delay in my trip reports. Since I arrived in Tokyo, I’ve been going non-stop. I slept most of time during my flights back to DC yesterday, so…

DC to Dubai and Tokyo via… Santiago?: Planning

BySean June 13, 2013

Introduction Planning TAM Economy Class New York JFK – Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Santiago LAN Economy Class Santiago – Sao Paulo TAM Economy Class Sao Paulo – New York JFK United BusinessFirst Denver to Tokyo Seattle (Emergency Landing) United BusinessFirst on the 787 Seattle to Tokyo Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class Tokyo Narita – Hong…