Star Alliance is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To commemorate this emerald occasion, it created a five-part miniseries to showcase unique culture from the countries of its five founding members.
The miniseries stars travel writer Robert Reid, who travels around the world to enjoy five unique cultural experiences from the five Star Alliance founding members. These experiences include martial arts in Bangkok, scaling buildings in Stockholm, visiting an Inuit community on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Canada, and playing in a Native American band in New Mexico.
Oddly, Lufthansa took Reid to the nation of Georgia rather than showcase a cultural uniqueness of Germany. While the horse race is interesting, I don’t understand that choice…
Here are the five videos:
Thai Airways–
SAS–
Air Canada–
Lufthansa–
United Airlines–
CONCLUSION
Perhaps I do understand why Lufthansa would take Reid to Georgia…it is my favorite of the five videos. There is no question these cultural experiences are special and undoubtedly memorable. Still, let’s not forget that you need not experience something as unique as the above to have a rich cultural experience. Sometimes that comes without leaving a hotel room or airport.
Hey Star Alliance, don’t forget me next time you need a blogger to travel the world for free!
Check out more great Star Alliance videos.
I enjoyed all the videos. United, Air Canada and Lufthansa’s videos showcasing places that aren’t traditionally top tourist destinations I found especially interesting to watch. Air Canada doesn’t actually fly to Puvirnituq, so I guess he had to fly Air Inuit! I am a little disappointed that Lufthansa decided to not show the beauty of Germany and it’s beautiful culture. While Georgia looks quite beautiful and unique, I think it would have been nice for Lufthansa to showcase their home country like all the other airlines did.
Maybe I’m a homer, but I thought the Air Canada far north igloo sequence was masterfully shot. Then again, it took some guts from Robert Reid to step into the Muay Thai ring, or to walk the Stockholm rooftops when he’s acrophobic. Insofar as showcasing the home country, it was all about unique cultural experiences and not necessarily a country travelogue. Many Canadians would shudder at further stereotyping the Great White North as having an inhospitable climate. But, as far as “experiences” go, not many people can claim to have accomplished what he has now done. Chapeau to him (and to the videographer too!).