This post discusses the lounges we visited at Hong Kong International Airport on our outbound trip to Bali.

Hong Kong International Airport

Following our extra long First Class flight from O'Hare to Hong Kong, we opted to head to The Arrival lounge to get cleaned up.  The fact that the MTR was not yet running also influenced this decision. That and 24 hours on the plane.

The Arrival

The ...

Tea with a view in the Grand Club

Since our Cathay Pacific flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was delayed about 9 hours, we would only have one night at the Grand Hyatt, rather than our planned 2 night stay.  When I realized our flight would likely be delayed at least one night, I called Hyatt Gold Passport to alert them, and they were happy to note my reservation, and ...

Thanks to my extra long flight(s) between Chicago and Hong Kong in Cathay Pacific First Class, I have split out this separate post featuring the meal service I experienced onboard.

About to enjoy the first course.

The dining experience onboard was the best I have experienced in the air.  It certainly helped that my wife and I were the only 2 passengers in the first class cabin.  The flight attendants ...

After confirming that we were the only passengers for the long flight to Hong Kong, just before leaving the Swiss First Class lounge, the agents insisted on giving us new boarding passes, since apparently one of the seats we were originally assigned to was inoperable. 

One of the Cathay Pacific agents escorted us to the nearby boarding gate.  My wife boarded first, then the flight attendants welcomed me by name, and brought me to my seat.   My wife was ...

I have just returned from a (too) brief trip to Bali.  My wife and I flew in Cathay Pacific First Class, which I booked with 150,000 British Airways miles (each) before the Avios devaluation. 

The journey began in Chicago, where we checked in at Terminal 5, the international terminal.  I've arrived there many times, but I've never taken an outbound flight from there.  There was no line for first class check in so we walked right up and had our boarding ...

I have just returned from a great holiday in Bali.  I'll have lots more photos and info soon.

First I wanted to share a quick review of my long transit getting home from Bali.

The Laguna, Nusa Dua, Bali

It started with a taxi from The Laguna to the Denpasar airport.  Then a flight to HKG. 

From HKG, we then took the Airport Express to Kowloon station, then a shuttle bus to our hotel, the Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha ...