Reviews

Premium Red and Violet over the Atlantic. London, United Kingdom (UK) — Our transatlantic outbound leg to the UK allowed us to try Virgin Atlantic’s Premium class (the second oldest premium economy product, after Taiwanese EVA Air’s). The corridor between New York and London is one of the busiest routes in the world so thereContinue reading “Flight Review: Virgin Atlantic Premium Class | A350-1000 | New York JFK to London Heathrow (JFK-LHR)”

Atlanta, Georgia, USA — Our return leg from Seoul put us once again in Delta’s Premium Select class, their premium economy product, on an Airbus A350. While our outbound flight to Seoul was largely overnight, leaving ATL around midnight with most passengers opting to sleep, this flight back home departed ICN earlier in the eveningContinue reading “Flight Review: Delta Premium Select | A350-900 | Seoul-Incheon to Atlanta (ICN-ATL)”

More restaurant, less lounge. Incheon, South Korea — As our South Korea trip came to an end, we popped into the Matina Lounge in Seoul-Incheon (ICN) Terminal 2 to grab a bite to eat prior to our departure home. It is one of three Priority Pass lounges in Terminal 2 and the most central givenContinue reading “Lounge Review: Matina Lounge | Seoul-Incheon (ICN) Terminal 2”

Gangnam Stylish. Seoul, South Korea — For our return trip to Seoul this year, we opted to stay in the posh Gangnam area of Seoul close to some business we had nearby. My prior experience with IHG was limited to mostly the Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands, so I was curious about theContinue reading “Hotel Review: voco Seoul Gangnam | Premium King with Hinoki Bath”

Seoul, South Korea — Spring took us back to South Korea just after cherry blossom season. From our Atlanta hub, Delta offers a convenient non-stop option to Seoul allowing us to avoid a west coast layover as we crossed the Pacific. This was also our first time sampling Delta’s “Premium Select” premium economy product. DateContinue reading “Flight Review: Delta Premium Select | A350-900 | Atlanta to Seoul-Incheon (ATL-ICN)”

Atlanta, Georgia — Our return leg from Hawaii was also on Delta’s older lie-flat business product, and while probably not as nice as the newer Delta One Suites, it was still not a bad way to spend an approximately 8-hour flight home. Originally booked in Premium Select, I was able to upgrade our seats toContinue reading “Flight Review: Delta A330-300 | Delta One Business Class | Honolulu to Atlanta (HNL-ATL)”

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — Delta operates a relatively small Sky Club lounge at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport for Delta and SkyTeam alliance premium cabin passengers leaving Honolulu. For those familiar, the main concourse of the airport is largely open-air and can get a bit warm and humid during peak daylight hours. The lounge servedContinue reading “Lounge Review: Delta Sky Club Honolulu (HNL) | Terminal 2”

Home base for all things Waikiki. Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — Located centrally on the Waikiki waterfront, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa was an ideal place to base my partner’s first time in Hawaii as part of an anniversary vacation. The hotel’s location directly across the street from the protected areas of WaikikiContinue reading “Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa | Ocean Front King”

New York City, New York — We needed to reposition for a trip over the Atlantic and took the opportunity to sample New York-based JetBlue. Having never flown JetBlue prior to this trip, it was nice to try something besides Delta out of their Atlanta fortress. JetBlue operates an all coach-seated Airbus on this routeContinue reading “Flight Review: JetBlue Even More Space | A220-300 | Atlanta to New York LaGuardia (ATL-LGA)”

A decent way to get to paradise. Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — We decided to head to Oahu for a much-needed fall getaway and discovered that Delta flies nonstop between our nearby Atlanta-hub and Honolulu. It was my partner’s first-time visiting Hawaii and I wanted to make this trip a little more special. Originally this flightContinue reading “Flight Review: Delta One Business Class | A330-300 | Atlanta to Honolulu (ATL-HNL)”