In November 2024, I travelled to fly back on Singapore Airlines’ inaugural SQ811 service from Beijing Daxing International Airport. Before the flight, I stopped by the BCS Lounge near gate E90. The BCS Lounge is Singapore Airlines’ contracted lounge for Business class and eligible status passengers. While the BCS Lounge was not the best lounge…
Review: Conrad Manila (Bay View King Executive Room)
For the second of my consecutive weekends in Manila, I opted to stay at the Conrad Manila, having done the Hilton Manila for the first weekend. I had a good stay at the Hilton Manila, so I was looking forward to see how the Conrad would fare in comparison. The Conrad Manila is a good…
Review: Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club with Etihad Airways JFK T4
During a trip to New York last year, I stopped by the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club with Etihad Airways (that name will never not be a mouthful) at JFK Terminal 4. My visit to the Chase lounge was actually just a few weeks after its opening, but it was already an extremely popular…
Review: SilverKris Lounge Manila
During my complicated travel itinerary that saw me pass through Manila twice within a week, I had the opportunity to visit the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Manila twice in the space of week. I also was able to visit in the early morning before SQ915, and the late afternoon before SQ921. This allowed me to…
Review: Hilton Manila (King Executive Room)
Last year, a complicated travel itinerary saw me visit Manila twice in the span of a week. This worked out well as it allowed me to stay at both Hilton properties in Manila – the Hilton Manila and the Conrad Manila. For the first of those stays, I opted for the Hilton Manila for its…
Stay Away For Now: Conrad Singapore Orchard Review
Update: Since this review, I’ve had the pleasure of staying at the Conrad Singapore Orchard on several occasions. It’s now my favourite Hilton property in Singapore. Please read this post for my updated impressions of the Conrad Singapore Orchard: How the Conrad Singapore Orchard Became a Favourite. When Hilton announced they were planning to open…
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…
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…