World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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The city of Venice, Italy is one of the world’s most iconic travel destinations. Set on a lagoon in the waters off the North Eastern Coast of Italy, the old world city of Venice has no other world wide comparator. A travel visit to Venice, Italy should be on everyone’s world travel list. We’d spend the day exploring its neighbourhoods and identifying local chichetti wine and snack shops getting to know this… Read More
Hotel selection in Venice is exceptionally tricky. There is limited inventory and rooms are often small and expensive. After some research, we ended up at the Westin Europa Regina Venice. We were able to obtain a suite upgrade to a larger room, an excellent included breakfast thanks to elite benefits and an excellent anniversary dinner on a private table at the hotel. Review: The Westin Europa Regina, Venice, Italy. Booking the Hotel:… Read More
The connecting flight between Malta – Frankfurt – Venice would have us briefing passing through the Frankfurt International Airport between one terminal to another. Although Lufthansa is a terrific airline, the Frankfurt International Airport is probably the worst part of the experience travelling with them thanks to crowding, a wholly functional airport design and a lack of engaging facilities at this connections hub. We’d eventually enjoy a short hop over to Venice… Read More
Our flight departing Malta would be on Lufthansa Airlines regional service to Frankfurt, connecting onwards to Venice. The straightforward no nonsense service with Lufthansa would continue to offer inclusions such as a complimentary sandwich and alcoholic drinks. We’d experience a comfortable service from Malta to Mainland Europe on our way to Venice, Italy. Review: Lufthansa Airlines A321-2, Malta International Airport – Frankurt International Airport Checkin Into Lufthansa: After several full days, in… Read More
Our time in Malta led us to the capital city of Valetta. Valetta is a terrific walled city that is a UNESCO world heritage and a popular cruise ship stopover destination. We’d get to experience a unique day of exploring through the walled city with history around every corner. Activity: Wandering in the Walled City of Malta. Getting to Valetta, Malta: On our third day, we organized a day trip to Valletta…. Read More
While we visited Malta, we took in many of the island’s attractions. Our first trip was over to the island of Gozo, where we got in a stop to visit the world famous Azure Window. Our day continued on after the Azure Window for a swim in the Blue Lagoon at the Island of Comino. We ended the day exploring many of the Coastal Caves in Malta that are breeding grounds for… Read More
While we visited Malta, we sought to get out to see the best of what Malta had to offer. Our first trip was over to the island of Gozo, where we got in a stop to visit the world famous Azure Window. We travelled by private boat from the Westin Dragonara boat launch in St Julians to the harbour at Mgarr. We used the Hop On Hop Off bus to get around… Read More
During our stay in Malta, we would end up at the best offering in the Starwood / Marriott chain; the Westin Dragonara Resort in St Julians Malta. We’d experience an excellent oceanfront stay, in a terrific resort area with access to an enjoyable executive lounge with great outdoor deck space. Our stay was complimented by excellent staff that really went the extra mile to take care of us. Review: The Westin Dragonara… Read More
After landing at Munich International Airport, our trip would continue onwards on a separate ticket. We’d continue onwards from Munich on a separate ticket on Lufthansa taking us down to the Mediterranean country of Malta. The Lufthansa service was proficient, comfortable and ran on time. Read on for our flight experience from Mainland Europe to the island of Malta. Review: Lufthansa Airlines A320, Munich International Airport – Malta International Airport Booking the… Read More
Our connecting flight on Air France through Paris Charles de Gaulle had us connecting onto one of the most unique Airbus aircrafts in the world; the Airbus 318. We would enjoy an Air France Salon lounge, prior to connecting onto a short Shengen area hop through to Germany on Air France Business Class. Review: Air France Business Class A318, Paris Charles de Gaulle – Munich Leaving the Air France Salon Business Paris… Read More
There are many cities to connect through when travelling from North America to Europe. While we usually frequent Star Alliance carriers connecting in Frankfurt / Munich, Germany on Lufthansa, or occasionally Air Canada connecting onward from London, this would be our first connection at Paris Charles de Gaulle on Air France. Our experience with them would have us through their Air France Salon Business Lounge at Terminal 2F in the Shengen departures… Read More
The Sky Team Alliance is an airline network that doesn’t have a major foot print in my home country of Canada. While Sky Team serves many Pacific Rim destinations westward towards China, its service in North America is limited to Delta Airlines which doesn’t operate a domestic version within Canada. Air France established itself as a European Sky Team option; providing connecting service at Paris Charles De Gaulle. From Vancouver, Canada, it… Read More
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