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Home » Trip Reports » Introduction: A Whirlwind Week in Asia
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Introduction: A Whirlwind Week in Asia

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 16, 2018November 14, 2023 12 Comments

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I spent last week in Asia, splitting the time between Singapore and Tokyo. This will be a brief trip report featuring a pair of hotel reviews, flight reviews, and a quartet of lounge reviews.

My transpacific flights were on United. I flew outbound on the 17hr55min ultra-longhaul from LAX-SIN (see my full review here of the inaugural flight) and flew home from NRT-LAX. Both were on 787-9 in business class, both went smoothly. Since very little has changed onboard, I won’t say more about those flights.

To get from Singapore to Tokyo, I flew on Malaysia Airlines via Kuala Lumpur. KUL-NRT was operated by an A350 and I scored first class seats for only 40,000 American AAdvantage miles plus about $8 in taxes/fees.

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My trip report will include reviews of the following:

  • Andaz Singapore [both standard room and suite] / $300/night
  • Qantas Lounge (SIN)
  • British Airways Lounge (SIN)
  • Malaysia Airlines 737 Business Class Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
  • Malaysia Airlines First Class Lounge (KUL)
  • Pros and Cons of the New Malaysia Airlines First Class Lounge
  • Malaysia Airlines Business Class Lounge (KUL)
  • Malaysia Airlines A350 First Class Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo
  • Park Hyatt Tokyo [both corner room and suite] / 30,000 points/night

I’ll also include a segment on Persian and Mexican food in Tokyo…

CONCLUSION

I’m trying to clear the backlog of old trip reports, but before we embark on my next “classic”, I want to ensure I stay up-to-date. Given that this trip is less than a week old, I’m doing my best to stay very current on all future trips. Thanks for reading!

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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12 Comments

  1. Garrett Reply
    May 16, 2018 at 12:53 pm

    Can’t wait!

  2. Ryan Reply
    May 16, 2018 at 12:58 pm

    Just quick question … is KUL-Tokyo a full first class experience ? Caviar? PJs? Satay? Or is it reduced service since it’s regional ?

    • Matthew Reply
      May 16, 2018 at 1:55 pm

      No caviar on the overnight flight, but yes from NRT-KUL. Yes on satay and PJs. See this post:

      https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2018/05/15/malaysia-airlines-a350-first-class-impressions/

  3. Santastico Reply
    May 16, 2018 at 1:23 pm

    Too bad you keep your loyalty just to Hyatt. You should have tried the Prince Gallery hotel in Tokyo which is part of Luxury Collection on Starwood. Simply amazing!!!!!!! I stayed 1 week there early this year and it was perfect.

  4. Mak Reply
    May 16, 2018 at 1:46 pm

    Curious how the load factor was on LAX-SIN?

    • Matthew Reply
      May 16, 2018 at 1:54 pm

      Strong. Business went out 47/48 and economy was 2/3 full.

  5. Ryan Reply
    May 16, 2018 at 2:44 pm

    LAX-SIN has awards at Saver Level opening up now for Business class. I see them every now and then.

  6. Mick Reply
    May 17, 2018 at 11:37 pm

    I’m interested why you flew Singapore to Tokyo; then Tokyo to lax; Ie two separate awards? I’d assume you’d pay overs in points to do this. Was it for the purpose of sampling new airlines?

    • Matthew Reply
      May 18, 2018 at 1:44 am

      Revenue tickets from LAX-SIN / NRT-LAX. Award ticket was only from SIN-KUL-NRT.

      • Mick Reply
        May 18, 2018 at 8:02 pm

        Thanks mate

  7. Mick Reply
    May 17, 2018 at 11:38 pm

    Btw. I really enjoy reading your blog. Have been missing these trip reports!!

    • Matthew Reply
      May 18, 2018 at 1:44 am

      Mick, thanks for reading!

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