Launched in 2016, the new Air France Business Class offers high-end services to passengers that finally allow the company to be one of the most advanced of the industry. Better late than never! Until last year, if you had asked a frequent long-haul business traveler its opinion about Air France, he was probably going to laugh before explaining with many arguments…
Multiple winner of the Airport of the Year title at the World Airport Awards, Hong Kong International airport has an impressive collection of airline lounges. The national company, Cathay Pacific, refurbished recently one of its Business Class lounge and made it its flagship, The Pier. After a complete renovation, The Pier business class lounge from Cathay Pacific reopened in June…
Cathay Pacific is known to be one of the most expansive airline company with a great service quality. This is the legend, but is it really that good? Does it worth the 20 to 40% extra charge compared to competitors? Let’s see. After a first experience some years ago with Cathay Pacific Business Class on a short haul flight, I decided to review…
Sometimes it can be very interesting to invest in business class tickets for a leisure trip, especially for a South Asia destination, since rates are usually very attractive and offer lot of ground and in-flight services that might turn a standard journey into a delightful experience. Air India is one of those middle-range airline companies that offer great business class value,…
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is a member of the award-winning oneworld global alliance, nominated as World’s Best Airline Alliance 2015 by Skytrax for the third running year. Among its most recent awards, Qatar Airways won Airline of the Year, Best Business Class Airline Seat and Best Airline in the Middle East at the 2015 Skytrax Awards ceremony…
Brandimage, a leading agency of brand equity architects and designers, announced last years they designed the new architectural concept for SkyTeam lounges. I had a chance to experiment it at Hong Kong international airport, before boarding the Air France A380 to Paris. Opened in October 2015, Skyteam lounge is located at basement floor of Hong Kong international airport without any outdoor…
Wondering what it means to be treated like a true VIP before boarding your first class? Singapore Airlines created a great experience for its top-spending passengers traveling in Suites, absolutely unique in the airline industry. We have only few bucket list lounges at The Luxe Insider: Thai Airways Spa in Bangkok, Qatar Airways Premium Terminal in Doha, Air France La Premiere in…
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