Trip Report: British Airways 777-200 Premium Economy | Houston to London Heathrow
Making my way to London for a long weekend, my in-flight product would be British Airways on the 777-200 in Premium Economy from Houston to London Heathrow. I've reviewed the British Airways 777-200 experience in Club World but it'd been a while since I'd been aboard...
Lounge Review: The Qantas London Lounge
Making my way home from London to Dallas via Miami, I was surprised to learn that my British Airways flight would be departing from Terminal 3. While Terminal 3 is a bit dated, it does offer the best OneWorld lounges in London Heathrow. Not only would this give me a...
Trip Report: TAP Portugal Lie-Flat Business Class | A330-200 | Lisbon to Boston
Making the journey back home from Oslo, my transatlantic segment would be aboard an A330 in TAP Portugal Lie-Flat Business Class. In its long haul fleet, TAP Portugal operates A330s and A340s with their Business Class cabin current undergoing an retrofit. I selected...
Trip Report: TAP Portugal Intra-Europe Business Class | A320 | Oslo to Lisbon
Beginning my extended journey home from Oslo, the first leg of my journey would be in TAP Portugal Intra-Europe Business Class aboard an Airbus A320 from Oslo to Lisbon. Scheduled for an 6:55 PM departure, our flight time would be at 4 hours from gate to gate. Tap...
Lounge Review: Polonez LOT Business Lounge | Warsaw
Arriving from Brussels and awaiting my flight to Chicago, I found myself with a long layover in Warsaw. I ultimately had time to visit two different lounges, both the LOT Business Lounge (also referred to as the "Polonez" lounge) lounge and the Bolero lounge. The...
Trip Report: American Airlines 737 Business Class | Puerto Vallarta to DFW
Making the short 2.5 hour journey home from Puerto Vallarta to DFW, we enjoyed a lovely flight with American Airlines in Business Class on one of their workhorse 737s. We had originally booked a one way ticket in Economy Class, Chris and I were upgraded thanks to my...
Trip Report: American Airlines 777-200 Business Class | Honolulu to DFW
Making our way home from Hawaii, our journey home would be aboard American's 777-200 from Honolulu to DFW. The 777 is the workhorse between American's fortress hub in in DFW and Honolulu. American has completed the retrofit of their 777-200s. You can expect a lie-flat...
Lounge Review: Plumeria Lounge Honolulu
Due to some island hopping on our Hawaii trip, we departed from HNL twice times in a week. On the first departure, we tried to enter the Plumeria Lounge was but turned away due to being over capacity. This was a Tuesday around 2 pm. On our second attempt, entry was no...
Trip Report: Alaska Airlines 737-800 Economy Class | San Diego to Honolulu
Making the journey to Hawaii for a 10 day holiday, our final outbound leg would be aboard Alaska Airlines from San Diego to Honolulu. This was an award booking with American Airlines AAdvantage miles with the first segment form DFW to San Diego on American Airlines....
Lounge Review: Qantas First Class Lounge Sydney
Not quite ready to leave Australia but time to head home, we started our long journey back to Texas in the Qantas First Class Lounge Sydney. We had woken up quite early so I was still quite sleepy as we made our through the long security queues. The Qantas First Class...
Trip Report: SAS Go Economy Class | London Heathrow to Stavanger to Oslo | 737-800
Making my way to London to Oslo after my flight from Dallas, I had snagged a cheap ticket on SAS in SAS Go Economy Class with a connection in Stavanger. While I would have preferred a nonstop, the cheapest nonstop that worked for my departure time was over $400 USD....
Lounge Review: TAP Portugal Premium Lounge | Lisbon
Located in Lisbon Airport's Terminal 1, the TAP Portugal Premium Lounge serves TAP Portugal's premium cabin customers, Victoria elite guests, and Star Alliance flyers. The TAP Portugal Premium Lounge is located on the sixth floor, above the main concourse of Terminal...
Trip Report: British Airways 747-400 Economy Class | Dallas to London
Flying one of my most frequent routes, Dallas to London, I'd be flying aboard the Queen of the Skies aboard a British Airways 747-400 in Economy Class. While I prefer the upper deck on the 747, I snagged an off-peak award with British Airways Avios that I couldn't...
Lounge Review: Bolero Lounge | Warsaw Chopin Airport
Making my second lounge strop in Warsaw Chopin Airport before my LOT Polish flight to Chicago, I hopped over to the Bolero Lounge on the lower level of Terminal A. The Bolero Lounge is located on the non-Schengen side of Terminal A at Warsaw Chopin Airport. I'd...
Trip Report: LOT Polish Business Class | 787 | Warsaw to Chicago
Making my way from Warsaw to Chicago, LOT Polish Business Class on the 787 would be my ride across the Atlantic. After a nice flight from Brussels to Warsaw on LOT Polish, I was looking forward to my firs long-haul flight with LOT Polish. I'd spent some time in the...
Trip Report: Cathay Pacific 777-300ER Premium Economy | Los Angeles to Hong Kong
Making my way to Singapore, my outbound transpacific leg would be in Cathay Pacific 777-300ER Premium Economy. After spending some time at the Qantas First lounge in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT), I decided to head to the gate a bit early. Our flight...
Lounge Review: The Wing First Class Lounge | Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong
Connecting in Hong Kong on my flight from Singapore onward to Los Angeles, I had a bit of time to pass on one of my favorite airports. I've visited most of the Cathay Pacific lounges at HKG with the The Pier First Class Lounge being my favorite. On this layover, I...
Lounge Review: Iberia Dalí VIP Lounge | Madrid | Terminal 4
Continuing my journey from Dallas to Milan, I had a bit of an extended layover in Madrid. I was connecting from American Airlines and had arrived in Terminal 4S, connecting onto an Iberia flight to Milan. I'd visited the non-Schengen, Iberia Velázquez VIP Lounge in...
Trip Report: LOT Polish Business Class | E195 | Brussels to Warsaw
Continuing my journey home from the Côte d'Azur, my second segment would be aboard LOT Polish Business Class on an Embraer 195 regional jet. This would be my second time flying aboard LOT Polish after a trip to Krakow, Poland last year. The entire cabin of the E195 is...
Trip Report: Brussels Airlines Business Class | A319 | Marseille to Brussels
Starting a very nontraditional routing home from Marseille to Dallas on Star Alliance carriers, my travels would begin in Brussels Airlines Business Class aboard the A319 from Marseille to Brussels. This would be my first time aboard Brussels Airlines and my second...
Your Content Curator
What’s In Ben’s Carry-On Bag?
