For our Summer vacation this year, we flew to San Francisco, via Dubai, on an airline we both love - Emirates. To us, the Dubai based airline, represents the pinnacle of ‘luxury in the skies’. And we were lucky to have been given a taste of this celebration of sheer luxury at the First Class Lounge, where we were welcomed by the very lovely Anabela Lopes, who manages the lounge and is in charge of attending to VVIPs. She has assisted the likes of Britain’s Royals, Hollywood Stars, Emmy Award winning singers, politicians and other famous personalities. Anabela, spent time with us at breakfast and regaled us with fun and interesting anecdotes about her experiences with many a well known celebrity.Waiting on us at breakfast

Whether you travel on business or on leisure, flying is a key ingredient to complete your experience. While for many, the cost of an air-ticket is important, for others it may be loyalty programmes, flight connections, familiarity with transit hubs, in-flight food choices, cabin comfort, on-board entertainment, overall service standards and even a choice of fine wines on offer in the p

When one thinks of Etihad Airways, the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates,' luxury, opulence and Nicole Kidman', may come to mind. But not necessarily in that order. The advert showing Kidman indulging herself in the privacy of her 'Residence' aboard the A 380, makes one dream about being wealthy enough to one day afford the luxury of flying in 'The Residence'.

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In response to my recent write up on Jet Airways, the unexpected happened. My blog received well over half a million views and counting, a leading city newspaper, the DNA, carried an article regarding our ordeal, a headline

Laveena and I were excited about our Easter weekend plans in Dubai. We were booked on the Jet flight 9W 542, scheduled to depart at 0920 hours from Mumbai on Thursday April 2nd.

Laveena and I, like most of our friends, love to travel. And the adventure for us begins, not on arriving at our final destination but in choosing an airline, finalising our hotel, shortlisting restaurants, planning our sightseeing trips and of course deciding on what is required to be packed depending on the weather conditions at the place we’re visiting.

Skytrax may have voted them airline of the year 2014 but in my opinion Cathay Pacific is lagging behind the competition and needs an urgent interior design upgrade. The airline may have once been the pride of the skies. With the aggressive and fast mounting competition, not anymore.

In the past I have recommended Qatar as an airline which I find to be one of the best in the world. Far superior to other Middle Eastern airlines like Emirates and Etihad, the service standards on Qatar are exceptional.