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Category Archives: hong kong

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Hong Kong Plans Tourist Blitz With 500,000 Free Airline Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023 12 Comments

Hong Kong wants visitors to return and is planning a giveaway of 500,000 free airline tickets this spring in an effort to jumpstart tourism. Hong Kong Will Distribute 500,000 Free Airline Tickets In 2019, 56 million people visited Hong...

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Hong Kong Continues To Cripple Cathay Pacific

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 21, 2022April 20, 2022 25 Comments
Hong Kong Cripples Cathay Pacific

For Cathay Pacific, the hits keep on coming. New rules sharply limiting flights continue to severely cripple the beleaguered flag carrier of Hong Kong. Even as Cathay Pacific bears the brunt of the burden, strict rules adversely impact all...

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Hong Kong Lifts Flight Ban, But Barriers Will Remain

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 21, 2022March 21, 2022 6 Comments

Hong Kong is finally wising up to the fact that its “zero covid” strategy is untenable. As it prepares to relax flights bans that have crippled not only flag carrier Cathay Pacific, but the entire nation, the latest proposal...

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Update: My Hong Kong Transit Dilemma

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 15, 2021October 14, 2021 54 Comments
Hong Kong Transit

I left you hanging and owe you an update. No, I did not decide to chance it and instead cancelled my trip from Hong Kong to London due to my transit dilemma. But that has left me with another...

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Hong Kong Adds Antibody Test to Entry

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 13, 2021September 12, 2021 15 Comments
Hong Kong covid

In what appears to be a world-first, Hong Kong has said the next step in reopening is allowing entry based on positive antibody results.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...

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Life Inside Hong Kong Quarantine Detention From The Eyes Of A British Airways Flight Attendant

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 25, 2020September 25, 2020 29 Comments
Hong Kong Quarantine Detention

After one British Airways crew member tested positive for COVID-19, all flight attendants on her flight were rousted from their hotel rooms and brought to a quarantine detention center in Hong Kong. One flight attendant has offered ongoing commentary...

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Greater Bay Airlines, A New Airline In Hong Kong?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 11, 2020August 11, 2020 2 Comments
Greater Bay Airlines FAQs

It may seem like a very odd time for a new airline, but Hong Kong may soon welcome a new competitor called Greater Bay Airlines. Here is what we know about the new airline in the from of FAQs....

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Post-Coronavirus Travel Plans, Expectations

Kyle Stewart Posted onJuly 19, 2020September 13, 2021 45 Comments

Some countries are beginning to re-open even as the US is experiencing the most daily new cases. I’ve been considering my travel plans post-coronavirus and adjusting my expectations. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...

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Will Coronavirus Make Cathay Pacific Next Victim?

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 15, 2020September 13, 2021 29 Comments
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Concerns regarding travel in Asia and restrictions in China have nearly shut some airlines down altogether. Could coronavirus make Cathay Pacific its next victim? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...

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United Airlines Records Financial Hit On Hong Kong Routes

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 8, 2020January 9, 2020 18 Comments
United Airlines Hong Kong Impairment

United’s Hong Kong routes are performing so poorly the airline is re-evaluating what they are worth. United Airlines expects to record a non-cash impairment charge of $90 million for the Fourth Quarter in specific regards to its Hong Kong...

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Hyatt’s New Hong Kong Centric Review

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 6, 2019September 14, 2021 3 Comments
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During a recent status run, I tried out a new property in one of my favorite cities in the world, Hong Kong. Here is my review of the Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong.  If you are considering booking travel or signing...

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Hong Kong Airport Has A Dunkirk Moment

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 3, 2019September 3, 2019 7 Comments
Hong Kong Airport Dunkirk

In an inspiring show of solidarity, citizens of Hong Kong banded together in an act many are comparing to the United Kingdom’s Dunkirk evacuation during World War II. Protestors aimed to shut down Hong Kong Airport (HKG) over the...

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BREAKING: As Protestors Swarm Airport, Hong Kong Cancels All Remaining Monday Flights

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2019 5 Comments
Hong Kong Airport Shutdown

Thousands of anti-government protestors wearing black have gathered in the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport, prompting the airport to cancel all remaining flights for today. In a statement noting the temporary suspension of all inbound and outbound...

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Hong Kong From A Hotel Room…

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 17, 2018November 17, 2018 4 Comments

I spent three days in Hong Kong this week…and never stepped outside. It was a big week in Hong Kong for my other business and my company hosted meetings at the Grand Hyatt. We arrived on Tuesday, took a...

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Singapore SilverKris Lounge In Hong Kong Disappoints

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 16, 2018September 15, 2021 30 Comments
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During my status run to Hong Kong, I returned to the US on ANA in business class and tried my first Star Alliance lounge in Hong Kong, the Singapore SilverKris Lounge. Despite Singapore’s great reputation, it disappointed. If you...

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Getting From Hong Kong to Shenzhen

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 9, 2018September 15, 2021 14 Comments
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During my status run to Hong Kong, I took a day trip to Shenzhen, a place I have never been before. Some of the information I found online was incomplete or incorrect so I wanted to share my efficient,...

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Review: Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Sha Tin (Suite)

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 2, 2018September 15, 2021 2 Comments
Hyatt Regency Sha Tin Suite, home away from home

As part of my United status run this year, I returned to the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Sha Tin – our home away from home in Hong Kong. There was much to love and much to learn about our...

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Review: Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui (Suite)

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 2, 2018September 15, 2021 7 Comments
Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

As part of my United status run this year, I decided to try the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui one last time after I hadn’t loved my previous two experiences. The third time was the charm! If...

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Review: American Express Centurion Lounge Hong Kong (HKG)

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 22, 2018January 22, 2018 20 Comments

The beautiful new American Express Centurion Lounge in Hong Kong represents an excellent new addition to the AMEX lounge network. I arrived at the airport nearly 2.5 hours before my flight to Chicago and thus had plenty of time...

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Smart or Stupid? KLM 747 Lands in Hong Kong in Midst of Typhoon

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 24, 2017August 24, 2017 6 Comments
KLM 747 Typhoon Hato

Early yesterday morning a KLM 747-400 touched down at Hong Kong International Airport in the midst of a fierce typhoon. It would turn out to be the only plane that landed during the storm. Typhoon Hato tore through Hong Kong...

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