Introduction: Star Alliance Business Class Adventure in Europe and Asia

I promised I would rotate between old and new trip reports as I clear the backlog of previously written reports that were never published on UPGRD.

Even so, I am selectively omitting certain portions of this report because some segments, like my LAX to ORD flight on United, just seem unnecessary at this point.

Here’s what I will include:

LOT 787 Business Class (ORD-WAW)
EVA 777-300 Business Class (AMS-BKK-TPE)
Austrian 767-300 Business Class (PEK-VIE)
Brussels A330-300 Business Class (BRU-JFK)
Asiana A320 Business Class (REP-ICN)
Asiana A330 Business Class (ICN-TPE)
Air China A330 Business Class (TPE-PEK)
Grand Hyatt Taipei
Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
Park Hyatt Siem Reap

This trip took place in 2013.

Why Another Old Report?

I’ve answered this question before, but will do so again every time I publish an old trip report. What I find in my travels and viewing various trip reports on other blogs and on Flyertalk is that most products do not change much. When and where they have, I will make note of it. But, for example, the LOT 787-8 flight from Chicago to Warsaw I will publish tomorrow is virtually unchanged in terms of service, seat, amenities, and food from when I took it. Thus, I still consider it to be a helpful review.

This was booked as a North Asia award for 90K miles r/t (those were the days..). Even though the stopover in Europe should have knocked the price up to 100K I have two words: US Airways.