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- The end of an era
  
  Posted at 10:13 am by TTOTY, on February 15, 2019
  
  26 October 2007, the historic flight of SQ380 – the inaugural of the world’s first double-decker plane. This was the day the Airbus A380 made its maiden flight with lots of publicity and fanfare. It was suppose to be the plane that will change how people travels in the future.
  
  People from all over the world made bids to be the first to fly on this mighty beast, the plane that will overtake the Boeing 747 as the undisputed champion! For me back then, it was just another day and it happened that I watched the news from on-board Star Virgo where i was having a short holiday with my family.
  
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  Posted in Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Airbus A380, Business Class, Economy Class, Suites
- IHG Ambassador Programme
  
  Posted at 11:43 pm by TTOTY, on January 18, 2019
  
  I know I am kind of late in writing this as the IHG Ambassador Programme and its upcoming changes has been extensively written by many. I am going to write about it from my perspective as someone who doesn’t travel extensively and if this programme is useful for someone like me.
  
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  Posted in Hotels | 0 Comments | Tagged Ambassador Programme, American Express Platinum, HHonours, IHG, Intercontinental, Visa Infinite
- Upcoming Krisflyer devaluation
  
  Posted at 4:46 pm by TTOTY, on January 17, 2019
  
  With only one week to go, the cost for award redemption on Singapore Airlines is going up for both First and Business Class redemption (I shall only talk about Saver Award – lets be realistic, I doubt many of us can afford the Advantage Award ticket). The cost for Economy Class redemption remains the same and the margin between Premium Economy and Business is so small that Premium Economy is not worth considering (barring special circumstances).
  
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  Posted in Flights | 2 Comments | Tagged Award travel, Business Class, Devaluation, First Class, Krisflyer, Redemption, Singapore Airlines, Star Alliance
- Grand Millennium Hotel Hongqiao Shanghai
  
  Posted at 11:12 am by TTOTY, on January 16, 2019
  
  Over the years, my preference for my hotel bookings has slowly switched from 3rd party sites (Expedia – mainly for its 6 miles per dollar promo with Citibank previously) to that directly from the hotel. This is due to progressively less bonus promo from credit cards (DBS Visa Altitude still has 6 miles per dollar promo) and more expensive hotels (Kaligo offers 10 to 12 miles per dollar but at a significantly higher price).
  
  My preference further changed once I signed up for the IHG Ambassador programme which then make me choose IHG properties as my first option (direct booking with IHG). There are indeed benefits one can get from booking directly with the hotel (especially when you have status with them) e.g. my stay in Holiday Inn Munich. Another of my preference (but only if I will be staying for 4 nights) will be utilizing the Citi Prestige’s Hotel Night benefit (in which the 4th night will be free!). One can occasionally double dip on this privilege (e.g. for my upcoming stay in Osaka where I managed to book on IHG for Holiday Inn Namba using member’s rate, getting the points and get the 4th night free!).
  
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  Posted in Asia, Hotels | 0 Comments | Tagged Citi Prestige Card, Citibank, DBS, Expedia, Grand Millennium, Holiday Inn, Hongqiao, Hotel Night, IHG, Kaligo, Shanghai
- Happy New Year 2019!
  
  Posted at 9:16 pm by TTOTY, on January 13, 2019
  
  2018 had been a pretty busy year, and from the look of things – 2019 will be the same. What bad news we have that another round of devaluation from Krisflyer is just around the corner.
  
  It was only in March 2017 that we had one round of devaluation (the biggest being the removal of the 15% discount for online redemption). To soften the blow, Singapore Airlines removed the fuel surcharge. This round, there is nothing to soften the blow as Business Class and First Class award tickets starting from Zone 1! (while Economy Class redemption remained). Perhaps, the permanent feature of Spontaneous Escape will be this round’s cushion but only a select few will be able to take advantage of the Spontaneous Escape promotion).
  
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  Posted in Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Award travel, Citibank, DBS, Devaluation, HSBC, Krisflyer, LifeMiles, Singapore Airlines
- MH609 (KUL-SIN) Business Class & MAS Golden Lounge in pictures
  
  Posted at 1:46 pm by TTOTY, on January 3, 2019
  
  As I had to make an urgent trip back to Malaysia, I booked a last minute flight on Jetstar. Coming back was rather tricky as it was a weekend and very near to Christmas, hence the price was high! Thankfully, I still had some leftover Avios in my British Airways Executive account which I used to make a redemption on MAS Business Class.
  
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  Posted in Lounges | 0 Comments | Tagged Avios, British Airways, Changi Airport, KLIA, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, MAS Golden Lounge, Singapore
- 2018 – looking back
  
  Posted at 5:08 pm by TTOTY, on December 12, 2018
  
  We have slightly less than 3 weeks of 2018 left. 2018 has been a challenging and tiring year, but it is also the year that I traveled the most (in terms of distance). This is a summary of the places I visited this year:
  
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  Posted in Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged That Time Of The Year, Travel
- SQ 830 (SIN-PVG) and SQ 833 (SIN-PVG) Economy Class
  
  Posted at 4:39 pm by TTOTY, on December 12, 2018
  
  I booked this trip for my family year end trip and the price was certainly attractive! I paid $470 per person (all inclusive) which is way cheaper than what I paid for my ticket to Wuhan. Both SQ 830 and SQ 833 is flown on the A380, specifically the new A38R. The last 5 A380-800 that was delivered last year spots the new Suites (6 Suites in the forward section of upper deck) and the all new Business Class (with the double bed at the bulkhead). The Premium Economy and Economy section however is the same as that of the 2015 and 2013 design. Besides Shanghai, the other destinations that utilizes the A38R include Hong Kong, Sydney, London and Zurich (I am still hoping for SQ25/26 to get this but I doubt this will be the case).
  
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  Posted in Economy Class, Flights | 1 Comment | Tagged Airbus A380, Changi Airport, China, Economy Class, Shanghai, Singapore, Singapore Airlines
- MI 988 and MI 985 Business Class (SIN-WUH-SIN)
  
  Posted at 11:19 am by TTOTY, on November 24, 2018
  
  We had to do a last minute trip to Wuhan for a few days. It was unfortunate that we had to give up the same ticket we redeemed in September using the 50% discount on spontaneous escape. I had wrote a brief review on Silkair Economy Class for our travel in June (exact destination) and let’s see how does Silkair’s Business Class stand?
  
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  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Boeing 737-800, Business Class, China, Krisflyer, MI985, MI988, Scoot, Silkair, Silverkris Lounge, Singapore, Wuhan
- SQ21 Business Class (EWR-SIN) – post inaugural flight back to Singapore
  
  Posted at 10:35 am by TTOTY, on October 20, 2018
  
  After 2 nights in The Big Apple, it is time to come back. A very short trip indeed, but this is all the time I could afford to be away from work.
  
  I had both a confirmed advantage Business ticket and a waitlisted Business saver ticket. I was very much hoping for my waitlist to clear but by 12 October, I did not receive the clearance email. I know my waitlist was unlikely to clear. I had problem checking in online the day before flying as my saver waitlist was still active. I tried cancelling my waitlist and I had trouble doing it using the SQ app. I was prepared to go to the airport early to do it but by the night before flying back, my waitlist booking automatically disappeared and I could finally check in! On checking in, I noticed that the cabin is full!
  
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  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Airbus A350-900ULR, Asia, Business Class, Changi Airport, FlySQ, Lounge, Newark Liberty International Airport, North America, Round the World, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse
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