While Emirates economy class was not a life-changing experience that made me want to fly Emirates for the rest of my life (read here), Emirates business class was an excellent redemption of 156,000 Amex points (78,000 per person). We ended up buying roundtrip tickets on … [Read more...]
Emirates’ Dubai Connect: Make the Most of a Dubai Layover
One of the benefits of flying through Dubai is the ease of exploring the city during a long layover! We tried to get an extra day in Dubai but could not without tacking on an extra $500 for the flights, so we opted to do a long layover on the return. Little did we know, we also … [Read more...]
Emirates A380 Economy Class from Washington-Dulles to Dubai: Not Particularly Impressed
We had heard so many wonderful things about Emirates, so we were excited to book our flights to Mauritius with Emirates. Their economy class is supposed to be a step up from many airlines, and certainly a step up from most domestic U.S. airlines. We routed through Dubai, their … [Read more...]
Reader Question: Did You Feel Safe Flying into Paro, Bhutan?
A few months ago, someone emailed me wondering if we had felt like flying into Bhutan was safe. Then, at Thanksgiving, a family friend of the in-laws asked the same question: is it really safe to fly into Paro, Bhutan? Doesn't help when the Paro runway shows up on the World's … [Read more...]
Review of United Business/First IAH-LIM and Return
I was fortunate enough to fly business class from DCA to Lima and return, on our trip to Peru. I knew the flight from DCA to Houston would be just a normal business class seat (standard on most domestic flights), but the flight from IAH to LIM was United Business/First, with lay … [Read more...]
