Star Alliance Mega-Trip 2012: Introduction/Preface

Star Alliance Mega-Trip 2012  

a.      Introduction/Preface

b.      United Club at DFW and First Class on United DFW-SFO

c.       United First Class lounge at SFO

d.      First Class on Lufthansa SFO-FRA

e.       Lufthansa Welcome Lounge at FRA

f.       Exploring Frankfurt

g.      Lufthansa First Class Lounge at FRA

h.      First Class on Thai Airways FRA-BKK

i.        Thai First Class Lounge and Spa at BKK

j.        First Class on Thai Airways BKK-HKG

k.      Marriott SkyCity Hong Kong

l.        Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge (The Wing)

m.    Business Class on Dragon Air from HKG

n.      Business Class on Dragon Air to HKG

o.      Cathay Pacific Lounge (The Arrival)

p.      Exploring Hong Kong and Macau

q.      Business Class on Asiana Airlines HKG-ICN

r.        Asiana Business Class & First Class Lounge at ICN

s.       First Class on Asiana Airlines ICN-NRT

t.        Conrad Tokyo

u.      Exploring Tokyo

v.      United Airlines First Class Lounge/United Club at NRT

w.    All Nippon Airways First Class lounge at NRT

x.      First Class on All Nippon Airways NRT-IAD

y.      Lufthansa Lounge and British Airways Lounge at IAD

z.       United Economy Class IAD-DFW plus Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Introduction/Preface

This is the first part in an installment of a Trip Report on Star Alliance carriers using US Airway miles to Hong Kong via San Francisco, Frankfurt and Bangkok on the outbound. Then, it is a quick 3 day trip to Tokyo via Seoul and returning from Tokyo via Washington DC.  The regional Hong Kong flight to China and back is on DragonAir (OneWorld Cathay Pacific Affiliate) using British Airways 18,000 Adios Avios points in Business Class.  The Star Alliance trip in First Class costs 120,000 US Airways Dividend Miles.  

For the 1 night in Hong Kong, I stayed at the Marriott SkyCity located by Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International Airport.  My hotel for my stay in Tokyo was the Conrad located in the Shindome District in the heart Tokyo.  The one night Marriott stay redemption came from my Chase Marriott Premier credit card sign up bonus of 1 free night certificate at a Category 1-4 hotel.  The 3 nights stay at the Tokyo Conrad hotel redemption came from a combination of using 2 Free Nights at Any Property certificates earned in the 2011 Q4 Hilton promotion and the last night being 50,000 Hilton HHonors Points redemption.  It took place between January 18th. 2012 to February 8, 2012.