by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 14, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Attention Shoppers – Black Friday has come to Miles and More.
Beginning November 25, WorldShop powered by Skymall will be having its own “Black Friday” deep discount sale. Use your extra miles to shop great items from the online catalog at the Miles and More website, www.Miles-and-More.Com. The sale lasts until 9:00pm Monday November 28.
I was looking at the online catalog earlier, and there are a lot of great things on there, from electronic gadgetry to Rimowa luggage. Why hunt for parking space at the Mall when you just shop on line. Why not treat your loved one this holiday season (BIG HINT @ Mrs. LufthansaFlyer) to the limited edition Mont Blanc Skywalker A380 rollerball that you can find here. Just trying to help because thats the kind of person I am……
Add it to your “.com” shopping experience over Thanksgiving Weekend!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 13, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Hi All,
Unfortunately it’s a weekend full of activities not conducive to blogging and I haven’t had much time to be in front of my computer.
I’ve started putting together my initial thoughts and pictures from our time in Rome, Vatican City and Sorrento so that I can get my trip reports wrapped up before heading out on my mileage run to Hong Kong (and yet another trip report!). As I was downloading my pictures, I did not know what to think when the counter stopped at 1709 on my Nikon D7000 and 512 on my Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10. Not sure whether to be happy that I have that many, or should I be afraid for my sanity. 9 days / 2221 pictures so that averages 247 pictures a day. I did not realize that I put that many miles on my index finger pushing the shutter button so many times.
Granted that Rome, The Vatican, Sorrento and Capri (already finished that trip report here)are all quite photogenic in their own right but am I nuts?
I’d like to hear about your photography habits and tips when traveling (to determine if I’m normal or not) and I’d love to see your favorite shots of your favorite places. Email your best, and I’ll create a dedicated gallery so others can enjoy as well. Send your tips, habits and photos to Lufthansa Flyer and just included a caption or brief description of the photo. I’ll start keeping a list of tips on a dedicated page as well. Please provide me with a nickname for credit for your tips.
Enjoy The Rest Of Your Weekend!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 12, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Time to update Lufthansa’s progress of bringing WIFI to its fleet. Though the service, called FlyNet (developed by Panasonic), was rolled out earlier this year on North Atlantic routes the information on fleet availability has changed.
I first had the chance to use FlyNet on flights across the Atlantic earlier this year traveling to the World Hockey Championships and was impressed with stability of connection and speed. Sitting there at 38,000ft, my Ipad-2’s WIFI connection was honestly just as fast as the WIFI in my home and never lost connection.
Honestly, I did not know about FlyNet until flipping through Lufthansa’s inflight “Magazin” and discovered that I could be surfing the internet vs. just staring out the window for 8 hours! The “Magazin” didn’t have a chance to hit the floor before my Ipad was in hand. There was something surreal about exchanging emails with my wife while over the North Atlantic. Being connected to FlyNet made the flight feel half as long as it really was since the distraction of the internet blurred everything else around me.
The Deutsche Telekom (service provider) rates are very reasonable and you can even use your Miles and More Account and pay with Miles.
1 hour: Euro 10.95 or 3500 miles
24 hours: Euro 19.95 or 7000 miles (obviously the most cost effective)
Current Coverage Map for FlyNet
As far as the fleet update is concerned, Lufthansa currently has 43 total aircraft equipped with the technology.
A330 – 10 of 15 aircraft equipped with FlyNet
A340 and B747’s – 33 have FlyNet – (I suspect due to fleet modernization, that Lufthansa may focus their efforts into WIFI for new Aircraft as they’re added to the fleet)
Lufthansa is currently considering bringing FlyNet to European routes and in the process of reasearching and testing that possibility.
