by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 28, 2016 | Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Swiss |
SWISS is running a Business Class fare sale between the US and Europe for travel between late November and early January. Well timed for the Holiday Market season throughout Europe.
Fares from the East Coast start in the $2700 range. From the West Coast, you can fly between LAX and Copenhagen for $3000. Otherwise most West Coast fares run in the mid to upper $3000 range.
Prices have been better in past years but these are still fairly attractive considering the product that you’ll experience while aboard SWISS aircraft.
The fares are valid for travel between November 19 and 25, and between December 12 and 31, though there were pockets of eligible return dates all the way to January 3. SWISS never clearly lays out their fare sale rules and conditions so sometimes it involves a bit of guess work in sorting out the details. What I did find out through trial and error is that a Saturday night stay is required, and a weekend surcharge will be applied for flights taking place between Thursdays and Sundays.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 24, 2016 | Amenity Kit, Austrian, Business Class, Featured |
Austrian has announced that they will be replacing their Amenity Kits for long haul travel in Business Class.
The new kits should be in circulation by now and have 3 versions. For passengers departing Vienna, they will be given a small pouch with the typical amenity kit items inside. This kit is somewhat similar to the current kit.
For travelers heading to Vienna, they will receive a larger bag that can double as a shoe bag or a pouch for your cables, chargers, etc.
On certain flights an additional small rucksack will be given to passengers as well.
The cosmetic components of the kit are produced by ‘Edition Edelweiss’.
The 3 new versions of Austrian’s Business Class Amenity Kits
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 10, 2016 | Austrian, Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured |
Austrian has launched a deeply discounted fare for flights between Chicago or Washington and Hong Kong for only $2500! Miami – Hong Kong can be had for $2800. The fares seem to valid beginning in September and availability runs well into 2017. For those to whom it’s important, these are ‘P’ fares. Of course, these flights from the US connect through Vienna.
Not sure if these are error fares or if they will only last for a short while. So if you see something you like, book it. It may not be there tomorrow!
Austrian’s website can be quite challenging when trying to find inventory so I suggest that you use something like Google.com/flights to help you track down availability for this fare.
H/T: FlyerTalk’s NewbieRunner
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 4, 2016 | Featured, Lounges, Swiss, Uncategorized, Zurich |
In the final ‘installment’ covering the opening of SWISS’ new lounges in Zurich, I’ll take a look inside their Business Class Lounge. This new lounge, like the FIRST and SENATOR Lounges are located inside the airport’s ‘E’ Concourse.
The Business Lounge is the largest of the 3, covering 13,000 square feet and can hold up to 200 visitors at once. It makes sense for this lounge to be the biggest, since it is the ‘easiest’ of all the 3 lounges to get in.
Like the SENATOR lounge, the Business Class Lounge offers guests 4 shower rooms as well as an upgraded food service. Hot foods are prepared fresh in front of guests, and cold buffet offerings are present as well. A self-serve bar is available as well and guests have access to an outdoor terrace.
Thanks again to VielFliegerTreff’s Ralf (RCS) for sharing his photos…….
Terrace access similar to First Class and Senator lounges
Fresh food prepared in front of you!
Looks better than most Business Lounges that I’ve seen!
Private rest areas
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 19, 2015 | Business Class, Cargo, Contests, Featured, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa Cargo has launched a new contest that will award the lucky winner 2 Business Class tickets to anywhere on the Lufthansa network. It appears that the contest is open to anyone, anywhere.
The catch?
All you have to do is snap a photo of your favorite ‘Street Food’ or ‘Street Food Vendor’ and tell LH why it’s your favorite. Your entry will be judged by a panel from Lufthansa Cargo and a winner will be randomly drawn from a pool of finalists.
Out of all the photos entries, 200-300 finalists will be selected for a book that Lufthansa Cargo will publish for use with their clients and employees. These finalists will all receive a copy of the book as well.
There are 2 ways to enter:
- Follow the contest entry link on Lufthansa Cargo’s Facebook Page under the tab of #SoFastSoGood.
- Via Instagram using the hashtag of #SoFastSoGood and #LufthansaCargo.
- Visit www.SoFastSoGood.com.
You can enter as many time as you wish, which only increases your odds of winning.
The contest runs until November 15. Terms and Conditions can be found here.
