When Hilton announced they were planning to open a second Conrad in Singapore, I knew I would want to stay there early. Living in Singapore, this of course wouldn’t be a difficult task, assuming rates were acceptable. With Hilton being my main hotel loyalty programme these days, a new Hilton-brand property opening here is big…
Review: SWISS 777-300ER Business Class (ZRH-SIN)
As I shared in an earlier instalment, for our return flight back to Singapore after our European holiday, we opted to fly SWISS from Milan via Zurich. SWISS Business was something I’d been wanting to tick off for awhile, and 2 cancelled redemptions – one of which was caused by a technical fault on a…
Hilton Extends Asia Pacific “Like A Member” Dining Offer (Again)
Hilton has once again extended the “Like A Member” dining discount for Asia Pacific region. The offer was previously planned to end on 31 December 2023, but this has now been extended to 30 June 2024 instead per the new T&Cs. This is the third extension of the “Like A Member” offer. The offer had…
Review: SWISS Senator Lounge ‘E’ Zurich
After our flight from Milan, we decided to pop into town for a quick dinner and walk before our flight from Zurich back home to Singapore. When we got back to the airport, we headed straight for the Senator Lounge in the non-Schengen “E” pier, where our flight was departing from. The SWISS Senator “E”…
Review: Lufthansa Lounge Milan Malpensa
Before our SWISS flight to Zurich from Milan, we visited the Lufthansa Lounge in Milan Malpensa airport. While technically not a Senator lounge, it felt comparable to the Senator standard, and with a lack of crowd, it was a perfectly pleasant place to relax before our flight. It’s not an impressive by any measure, but…
Short hop: SWISS (Helvetic) E195-E2 Business Class Review (MXP-ZRH)
Our UK and Italy holiday was coming to an end, and it was time to head home. For our flight back to Singapore, I was determined to fly SWISS Business Class, having had to cruelly cancel a redemption back in May after our positioning flight went tech in London. Originating from Milan ended up making…
Singapore Airlines To Launch London Gatwick from June 2024
Singapore Airlines has recently announced their plans to commence service to London Gatwick from late-June 2024. The service will operate five-times weekly from 21 June 2024, utilising the long-haul version of the A350-900. The new service to London Gatwick will complement the existing four-times daily London Heathrow services. The new Gatwick service will take SIA’s…
Dated but convenient: Hilton Milan Review
Our tickets back to Singapore originated from Milan, so we decided to spend the last couple of nights of the trip in Milan, also to get shopping done. We were coming in by train from Venice, and planning to head to Malpensa Airport via the Malpensa Express. This meant staying close to Milan Centrale FS…
Love to Return: Hilton Molino Stucky Venice Review
For the Venice leg of my recent trip to Europe, the Hilton Molino Stucky was the obvious choice of accommodation. It’s the only Hilton property located on the Venetian islands. I’d also heard some good reviews of the property, thus I was quite keen to give it a try. It turned out to be a…
Review: SWISS Alpine Lounge Zurich Airport (ZRH)
While travelling between London and Venice on my recent European trip, I opted to fly SWISS and transit through Zurich. As I mentioned in my review of the Lufthansa Senator Lounge London Heathrow, I wanted to stay within the Star Alliance network so I could use my Star Gold benefits. SWISS was the cheapest of…