1: Have you ever been upgraded on an airline flight to first class?
2: What is the nicest hotel you have ever stayed in?
3: Have you traveled first class on a train?
4: Have you booked and paid for first class airline seats?
5: What is your least favorite part of traveling?
My answers:
1: Have you ever been upgraded on an airline flight to first class? I remember the first time, it was a Northwest flight from Lexington, Kentucky to Chicago just after the turn of the century. I checked in, cleared security and was walking to the gate and the person who checked me in walked up and asked me if I would mind being moved, he or she needed to move someone to first class for weight and balance. It was an easy yes. For a couple of years, I traveled enough with American Airlines to get moved up front when they had an open seat.
2: What is the nicest hotel you have ever stayed in? The Lanham Hotel in Chicago, I have no idea what it cost. I was invited to attend a conference on end of life and the medical society arranged and paid for the travel.
3: Have you traveled first class on a train? A few times, I find on long distance trains in Europe, first class or business is often not much more.
4: Have you booked and paid for first class airline seats? A couple of times. If all has gone to plan, we are flying home today in Icelandair Saga class - their version of first class.
5: What is your least favorite part of traveling? It coming to an end.
Please share your answers in the comments.
1: Have you ever been upgraded on an airline flight to first class? Yes
ReplyDelete2: What is the nicest hotel you have ever stayed in? Favorite: A former private palace in Seville.
3: Have you traveled first class on a train? Yes
4: Have you booked and paid for first class airline seats? Yes
5: What is your least favorite part of traveling? Airport lines and security, and making connections in huge airports that require 35-minute trips between gates.
Connections always make me worry.
Delete1. When I was a road warrior and had platinum status: often
Delete2. I don't know. Maybe the DuPont Hotel in DC?
3. Yes. EuroStar from London to Paris.
4. No.
5. Airport food.
The price of airport food.
DeleteHave a safe and pleasant journey home!
ReplyDeleteThanks
Delete1: Have you ever been upgraded on an airline flight to first class? I have, and I swore I would only ever travel that way again until I checked prices!
ReplyDelete2: What is the nicest hotel you have ever stayed in? Hotel, I don't know ... but we stayed in a beautiful coastal B&B outside Seattle a few years back; views of the ocean and sunsets and a really posh room.
3: Have you traveled first class on a train? I have yet to travel by train.
4: Have you booked and paid for first class airline seats? See answer one!
5: What is your least favorite part of traveling? Airports ... and people.
We need more trains in the USA
Delete1. No, but my partner was once between Singapore and Melbourne.
ReplyDelete2. A hotel in Dubai where we stayed over for a couple of days.
3. Yes, a few times. TransPenine was crap first class.
4. First class no, business class, yes, but just once.
5. I detest airports. They are such a horrible experience. From what I read today, Australia's are near the top of the list for being bad.
I am weird, I grew up around airports, and I enjoy them.
Delete1: Have you ever been upgraded on an airline flight to first class? Yes, on a flight from Phoenix to Dayton.
ReplyDelete2: What is the nicest hotel you have ever stayed in? The Tremont in Chicago (no longer there), Hotel Florida Lerici on the Gulf of Poets in Lerici, Italy.
3: Have you traveled first class on a train? Yes, in Europe.
4: Have you booked and paid for first class airline seats? No.
5: What is your least favorite part of traveling? Like you, the trip coming to an end.
We had first class seats on a few of the train segments in this trip.
DeleteI've never traveled first class on anything.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels home, David!
Try it, We are home.
Delete1: Have you ever been upgraded on an airline flight to first class? No
ReplyDelete2: What is the nicest hotel you have ever stayed in? The Park Lane in London
3: Have you traveled first class on a train? Yes
4: Have you booked and paid for first class airline seats? No, all of the seats on the plane arrive at the same time.
5: What is your least favorite part of traveling? Airport Security Theater
Will Jay
Pre-Check makes security a little less painful, and more predictable.
DeleteHave you traveled first class on a train? If the Orient Express counts, yes!
ReplyDelete1. Have you ever been upgraded on an airline flight to first class? I've flown first class twice in my life using miles. That was back when I flew almost every weekend.
ReplyDelete2: What is the nicest hotel you have ever stayed in? That hotel I where I stayed in London last time was pretty darn nice.
3: Have you traveled first class on a train? No, I don't think I have.
4: Have you booked and paid for first class airline seats? Yes, but I paid with miles.
5: What is your least favorite part of traveling? That long flight.
1: Have you ever been upgraded on an airline flight to first class? Nope. Never.
ReplyDelete2: What is the nicest hotel you have ever stayed in? I would say it was "The Luxe Manor" in Hong Kong.
3: Have you traveled first class on a train? Yes. Several times. Often it is only a little more money on British trains.
4: Have you booked and paid for first class airline seats? Nope. Never.
5: What is your least favourite part of traveling? Security checks at airports. They differ widely.
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