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Lounge Report: Qatar Airways’ Al Mourjan Business Lounge, Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH)

4th Jul 2022by Diego 3 Comments

A ten-hour layover like the one I recently endured might seem like a daunting prospect, even at a hub as highly regarded as Doha’s Hamad International Airport. Fortunately, those travelling […]

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Business Class, Flight, Lounge, Qatar, Qatar Airways, Travel

Lounge Report: PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3

15th Jun 2022by Diego 3 Comments

In June 2022, I returned to Terminal 3 (T3) of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) for the first time since the pandemic began. Although T3 seemed pretty much unchanged […]

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Business Class, Flight, Lounge, Philippines, Qatar Airways, Travel

(Mini-)Lounge Report: Asiana Business Lounge West, Seoul-Incheon International Airport, South Korea

6th Sep 2020by Diego 2 Comments

At airports where it doesn’t maintain its own lounges – including the Seoul area’s Incheon International Airport (ICN) – Cathay Pacific (CX) contracts the services of other operators to make […]

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Asiana Airlines, Business Class, Cathay Pacific, Flight, Korea, Lounge, Travel

Lounge Report: Cathay Pacific’s “The Bridge”, Hong Kong International Airport

21st Aug 2020by Diego 3 Comments

As the home base of Cathay Pacific (CX), Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) hosts no less than six lounges for this carrier alone. Sadly, due to the ongoing global health […]

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Business Class, Cathay Pacific, Flight, Hong Kong, Lounge, Travel

Terminal Report: Overnight Transit at Hong Kong International Airport (22-23 January 2020)

5th May 2020by Diego 6 Comments

It’s not easy for someone who loves travel to embrace the “new normal” that we all must now endure. Having said that, it’s important to remain thankful to the good […]

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Cathay Pacific, Flight, Hong Kong, Lounge, Travel

Lounge Report: Korean Air’s KAL Lounge, Gimpo Airport Domestic Terminal (GMP)

6th Feb 2020by Diego 2 Comments

In this review, we’ll take a look at Korean Air’s lounge in the domestic terminal of Gimpo Airport: the main hub for flights operating between Seoul and local destinations. Welcome […]

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Business Class, Flight, Korea, Korean Air, Lounge, Travel

Lounge Report: Cathay Pacific Lounge, NAIA Terminal 3 (MNL T3)

30th Jan 2020by Diego 5 Comments

Cathay Pacific (IATA code: CX) is one of the busier tenants of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), operating multiple flights each day between here and its main […]

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Business Class, Cathay Pacific, Flight, Lounge, Philippines, Travel

Airport Lounge Report: Skyview Lounge, MNL Terminal 3

1st Mar 2019by Diego 7 Comments

Terminal 3 (T3) of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) can be a depressingly bland place in which to wait for a flight. Fortunately, it’s got a separate lounge floor […]

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Flight, Japan, Japan 2019, Lounge, Travel

Lounge Report: PR “Mabuhay Lounge”, MNL

16th Feb 2014by Diego 10 Comments

I had originally booked myself into economy class for my flight to Japan, but a reasonably priced over-the-counter, one-way upgrade offer at check-in brought me back into the forward cabin […]

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Business Class, Japan 2014, Lounge, Philippine Airlines, Travel

Lounge + Flight Report: CX “The Pier” Business Class Lounge, HKG – & – HKG-MNL on CX 905

28th Sep 2013by Diego Leave a comment

Where Diego enters, sits, and leaves. (That’s the lounge part.) And then enters, sits, and leaves. (That’s the flight part.) Yep, that’s pretty much it.

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Business Class, Cathay Pacific, Flight, Japan 2013, Lounge, Travel

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  • Lounge Report:  PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3
    Lounge Report: PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3
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    Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 1, Departures - Airside
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    Japan Rail Pass Guide: How to use a JR Pass at a ticket machine
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    Rail Report: First Class on the KTX from Busan to Seoul, South Korea (04 February 2019)
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