Most of you are probably aware that intra-Europe business class leaves a lot to be desired. For most of the major European airlines, business class on shorthaul flights just consists of economy seats with blocked middles, and then you get better food…
We arrived in Frankfurt shortly before 9AM, while our connecting flight to Tallinn was shortly after 2PM. Given that we were arriving in first class we of course headed straight for Lufthansa's First Class Terminal. I won't be fully reviewing the First…
I've reviewed Lufthansa first class many times before, though it has been years since I've reviewed their A380 first class. Our flight was departing from gate D9 and was scheduled to depart at 3:50PM, though the inbound flight was delayed, so the departure…
For several years now, Lufthansa has been offering first class passengers and HON Circle members the option of renting a Porsche during a layover in Frankfurt or Munich. This was thanks to a partnership between Lufthansa and Avis, where eligible passengers…
Last week I wrote about Lufthansa's new "Delights To Go" concept at Munich Airport, which I find to be innovative. Many times premium passengers don't arrive at the airport early enough to use the lounge, or their connection may be short, but they may…
Nowadays I largely rely on Uber for ground transportation in cities where public transportation isn't great. However, I've also started using Blacklane, primarily for airport pick-ups. Blacklane is essentially a competitor to UberBLACK. The difference…
Lufthansa has just announced an interesting new lounge concept for premium passengers. I'm not quite sure what to make of this, though if nothing else I appreciate the creativity. On September 5, 2018, Lufthansa will launch a new "Delights to Go" concept…
On Tuesday evening my dad and I flew Lufthansa's A380 first class from Houston to Frankfurt. Lufthansa's first class product is incredibly consistent, not just across flights on the same aircraft, but across all aircraft. They have the same types of…
We've increasingly seen airlines offer more discounted premium cabin fares. Rather than offering free upgrades, they'd rather sell the tickets, even if they're at steep discounts. Lufthansa and Swiss seem to offer discounted first class fares more than…
This won't come as a surprise to anyone, but Lufthansa is my favorite airline on which to cross the Atlantic in first class. In reality the options are pretty limited, especially among European airlines with first class: -- Air France only makes first…
Last week I wrote about the massive disruptions caused at Munich Airport, when a female passenger who had returned to security screening (after checking in her hand luggage to allow her to travel with oversized liquids), somehow breezed through security…
Hilton Honors is already one of the best hotel programs out there in terms of the number of points you earn for hotel stays. At the moment there's a further promotion that can be stacked to really maximize earnings on Hilton hotel stays. Between August…
If you've ever wondered just how seriously world class airports take security, here is an amazing example. Last Saturday, a 40 year old female passenger was passing through security at Munich Airport, the second busiest in Germany (behind Frankfurt).…
In mid-April IAG (the parent company of British Airways) acquired a 4.61% ownership stake in Norwegian. This seemed to come out of left field, as there weren’t really rumors of this leading up to the announcement. IAG also expressed interest in the possibility…
File this one under 'close call.' This morning at approximately 8AM at Germany's Frankfurt Airport, an empty Lufthansa A340-300 was being towed around the airport, in preparation for operating flight LH426, from Frankfurt to Philadelphia on behalf of…
First of all, my apologies for those of you who may have seen this headline published earlier, without an actual article attached. The 'Save Draft' and 'Publish' buttons are quite close together, and I pressed the wrong button by accident. My bad. Recently…
The Platinum Card® from American Express ($550 annual fee) and The Business Platinum® Card from American Express OPEN ($450 annual fee) both get you access to Amex’s Global Lounge Collection, which includes access to Amex Centurion Lounges, Delta SkyClubs,…
Over the past several months we've seen both oneworld and SkyTeam airlines add transatlantic "basic economy" fares, which don't include a free checked bag, and don't include free seat assignments. While we saw US airlines add basic economy on domestic…
Last November Lufthansa revealed their new business class, which will debut on their new 777X aircraft in a couple of years. Not only will it be a couple of years before we see these new seats at all, but you can expect it will then be an additional…
Earlier I wrote about how there are an ever-increasing number of opportunities to redeem miles for travel in Lufthansa first class in advance (more than 15 days out, which is usually when partner loyalty programs get access to this space): -- A couple…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how Lufthansa seems to be making first class award space available to partner airlines in advance. At first this seemed to just be on non-US routes, including to Asia, the Middle East, and South America. However, a…
