I recently spent a night the Hyatt Place Frankfurt Airport, the first Hyatt Place hotel in Frankfurt. I can sum up my stay in two sentences: the hotel is comfortable. The location is a tad annoying. I had a...
I Tried The New Hyatt Place In Frankfurt…
Last week I was in Frankfurt for a night and rather than head to my usual Hyatt Regency Mainz, decided to check out the Hyatt Place “at” Frankfurt Airport. The hotel opened in 2018 and looks and smells brand...
Lufthansa Is Livid At Frankfurt Airport
On a holiday weekend that saw 50,000 more travelers than normal, Frankfurt Airport proved unable to cope. The result was not pretty. On a typical weekend Frankfurt Airport will handle between 150,000-200,000 weekend. Last weekend, over 200,000 flew through...
Still My Favorite Business Class Lounge In Frankfurt
I’ve written before about the first class-turned-business class Lufthansa lounge in Frankfurt. That remains my go-to lounge every time I transit via Frankfurt. Located in Terminal 1 in the A Concourse near Gate A26, this lounge used to be...
Review: Air France Lounge Frankfurt (FRA)
Before my KLM flight to Amsterdam, I had a half hour to check out the Air France Lounge in Frankfurt’s Terminal 2. Note this lounge is also a Priority Pass lounge, but was not crowded at all around 6:30...
Security Lapse Forces Evacuation Of Frankfurt Airport
7,000 passengers were delayed or stranded due to a security lapse at Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday. A French family of four tested positive for explosives while undergoing a security screenings, but was still allowed to leave a secure screening...
Review: LuxxLounge Frankfurt (FRA)
The LuxxLounge in Frankfurt (FRA) is hardly a spectacular lounge and yet serves a very useful purpose. This Priority Pass lounge is located landside, meaning it is before security. As you enter Terminal 1 (Lufthansa Terminal), follow the signs...
Review: Lufthansa A321 Business Class Frankfurt to Milan
The fun on this flight was more the ride to the plane and the views out the window. That will be the focus of this brief report of Lufthansa Business Class aboard the A321-200 from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan...
My First Business Class Meal on Lufthansa
This week’s Meal of the Week installment takes us back nearly 12 years to my first trip to Europe and first longhaul flight on Lufthansa. I was only a United Premier Gold at the time, but a friend had...
Stunning: Pictures from the New SWISS First Class Lounge in Zurich
Leave it to SWISS to create a sophisticated, beautiful new first class lounge now open in the A Gates (Schengen) area of Zurich Airport. Like the E-Gates First Class Lounge, the bar design resembles a plane fuselage–made of beautiful...
Nice Upgrades at Lufthansa Welcome Lounge in Frankfurt
Small touches can make a big difference. Just a few small upgrades the the Lufthansa Welcome Lounge in Frankfurt really elevated the experience…for me at least. The upgrades: a new coffee machine with Lavazza coffee beans, new Staub cast...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: January 28, 2018
I’m back in California after a whirlwind trip around the world that included stops in Asia, the Middle East, and seven countries in Europe. I’ll be on the ground for awhile…at least that is the plan. This coming week...
