Insights & Adventures

Insights & Adventures

My thoughts and opinions on the broader travel industry, plus extra glimpses of my personal journeys.

Latest Insights

  • May 29, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
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Emirates’ First & Business Class Plans For New Fleet
  • May 29, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
36
Qantas A380 First Class: A Pleasant Surprise
  • May 28, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
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Hilton Credit Card $15K Annual Spending Sweet Spot
  • May 27, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
52
Qatar Airways’ Louis Vuitton Lounge Doha Airport (Including Menu & Pricing)
  • May 27, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
35
Virgin Australia 737 Business Class: Great, But Kind Of Cheap
  • May 26, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
39
My 6 Favorite Commercial Airplanes
  • May 26, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
36
Qatar Airways A380 First Class: Is Business Class Just Too Good?
  • May 24, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
18
The Orchard, Doha Airport’s Indoor Tropical Garden
  • May 24, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
29
My Best-Ever Use Of A Marriott Free Night Award
  • May 23, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
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Hilton’s Katara Hills Doha: Nice, Weird, And Random
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The Long Way to Florence
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  • March 24, 2023
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A New Era of German Business Class

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