Tuesday, March 18, 2008Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch Frankfurt Lufthansa First Class passengers are entitled to a complimentary day room at the Kempinski hotel. I found the details on the Lufthansa website. I emailed the hotel when making arrangements for the trip, mentioned I was a Lufthansa first class passenger (but didn’t mention the free room benefit) and they replied with a discount rate of 79 euros. Well, if I was going to pay for the room I’d just book the airport Sheraton! A quick email back with a link to the LH website, and they replied with apologies – yes you are right.We are very sorry about that fault. We do not remember about that possibility, because we don not had this very often. We send you a confirmation for the requested day use room free…
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Monthly Archives for March 2008.
Lufthansa First Class: Washington-Dulles to Frankfurt
This is the second post of my trip report, since the posts start from the beginning of the trip you’ll need to scroll down and read posts in reverse order. Or just take the post-modern approach and just dive into the middle! Monday, March 17, 2008Washington, DC (IAD) to Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) 7:00pm Lufthansa 0419, Boeing 747, First Class, Seats 81A, 81C Scheduled flight time: 7h 40mI took the metro to work today with my bags loaded into my wife’s Acura. She came by the office to pick me up around 4pm. We were at Dulles just after 4:30pm, waited about 5 minutes behind just a single customer at First Class check-in, and were told we’d have to pick up onward boarding passes at Frankfurt… except our boarding passes all the way to Denpasar spit right…
North America to South Asia via the Atlantic: a Tale of First Class Seats, Suites, Spas, and Terminals
This post contains a bit of background to the trip report that I’m working on, sitting here in the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt. It contains 4 long-haul Lufthansa First Class segments, a Singapore business class short-haul segment, Thai Airways in business and First Class, a lovely suite at the Intercontinental Bali Resort, the Westin Beijing, and much, much more.. plus lots of photos of lounges, food, and activities along the way and a bit about award booking techniques. When thinking about whether this was worth a trip report, it first struck me “I’m not flying Singapore Airlines first class, there’s no Airbus A380 involved, what could be more pedestrian than what I’m about to write up?” But I also thought, perhaps I can offer some specific suggestions of the hows and whys I chose to do certain…
Improved Online Tracking of Priority Club Bonuses
Priority Club added a feature to their website (you’ll have to log into your account) that lets you see what promotions you are signed up for and track your progress towards earning the relevant bonuses.
2008 “Travvie” Awards
In a shameless search for links from other blogs :), Upgrade: Travel Better is again running a contest for best travel blogs in a variety of categories. So here is my blog obligatory link… Go nominate your favorite travel blogs!
Continental Mastercard Offer – “Up to 30,000 Bonus Miles”
Continental and Chase are offering 20,000 miles with first purchase and an additional 10,000 miles after $10,000 in spending on the card. It comes with an $85 annual fee.
United Credit Card Steak Offer
The following United Visa offer was just shared with me. The $60 annual fee isn’t waived, it’s 21,000 bonus miles instead of 25,000, but the Morton’s Steak House $200 Gift Card is new. On net, then, 4k United miles and $60 buys $200 to be used at Morton’s. A Morton’s gift certificate with a side order of 21,000 miles As a valued Mileage Plus® member, you are invited to apply for a Mileage Plus Visa ®1 and soon see your mileage balance grow.As a new cardmember, after you spend $250, you’ll earn 21,000 bonus miles2 and a $200 gift card to use at any of the 78 worldwide locations of Morton’s The Steakhouse3. Enjoy a spectacular dining experience with exceptional hospitality and service.You will also enjoy these Mileage Plus Visa benefits: Earn one…
W Hotel Store 40% Off Beds and Bedding is Back (Again)!
A deal I’ve posted about several times in the past is back — 40% off beds and bedding at the W Hotel Store using discount code 39Y9G. Thanks to Craig for the heads up. Update: I believe this code is valid through April 30.
A few more days without regular posting, but hopefully worth the wait
I hope to have a pretty nice and useful trip report coming, with insights into award redemption strategies to boot. But before I get there, though, I’m enjoying my trip. Some folks will have a pretty good idea where I’ve been so far.
Expedia $50/night Off Hotels
According to this Flyertalk thread, Expedia coupon code ELITEPLUS50 takes $50 off of Expedia Special Rate hotel stays per night. Book by March 31 for travel through April 30. The coupon is for “Expedia.com Elite Plus members only” but appears to be working for anyone. Coupon terms and conditions are here.
