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- A Tale of 3 Lounges
  
  Posted at 3:58 pm by TTOTY, on November 20, 2016
  - Qantas Business Class Lounge, Changi Terminal 1
  As Malaysia Airlines no longer maintains a Golden Lounge in Changi Airport, the lounge service has been contracted to SATS premium lounge. As Malaysia Airlines is now part of the One World Alliance, I would recommend one to hop over to Terminal 1 to try out either Qantas Business Lounge or British Airways Executive Lounge (both are just next to each other). One does not need to be a tiered member to access the lounge (something which Garuda quoted to stop me from using GA lounge in DPS while flying on KLM J).
  
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  Posted in Lounges | 1 Comment | Tagged Changi Airport, Incheon, KLIA, Korean Airlines Business Lounge, Lounge, MAS Golden Lounge, Qantas Business Lounge
- Seoul Courtyard Marriott Time Square Club Room
  
  Posted at 1:54 pm by TTOTY, on November 20, 2016
  
  I was supposed to stay in this hotel as part of my 2015 North American getaway. In the end, I did not do a Seoul stopover as I had problem breaking my SQ15 flight due to lack of availability. Fast forward one year later, here I am.
  
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  Posted in Asia, Hotels | 0 Comments | Tagged Citi Prestige Card, Courtyard, Hotel Night, Marriott, Seoul, Time Square, Yeongdeungpo
- MH616/66/67/607 Business Class (SIN-KUL-ICN-KUL-SIN)
  
  Posted at 7:54 pm by TTOTY, on November 19, 2016
  
  I recently concluded my short Seoul getaway. I bought the tickets in September when MAS had a promotion at $1068 (incl. tax) for Business Class (which was a great price). During the October promotion, the price went down further to $1018, otherwise the normal price was about $1900-2000. 2016 is the year MAS introduced the new J seats progressively and I managed to catch the new seats just in time as the changeover for Seoul happened on 31 October.
  
  Despite the excellent price, there were a few disadvantages of this flight. Firstly, the KUL transit. This can be mitigated either by taking an 830pm flight to KUL (leaving just slightly less than 2 hours of transit time) or one can opt for a morning flight and spend half a day in Kuala Lumpur instead. The flight time between Kuala Lumpur and Seoul is about 6.5 hours, leaving you barely any time for nap (especially with the meal service factored in). Lastly, the return flight from Seoul is 11am, hence one full day is wasted. If you are willing to compromise on these, MH J at this price is definitely a steal!
  
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  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 1 Comment | Tagged Airbus A330-300, Boeing 737-800, Business Class, Changi Airport, KLIA, Malaysia Airlines