I have finally decided on what I am doing or where I am going and staying:
- I will fly on Lufthansa and Thai Airways on the Outbound
- Lufthansa DFW-FRA-MUC
- I will be transiting Frankfurt and Munich (first time there)
- It would take me 2 days to get to Asia by routing through Europe but I get 2 long haul First Class flights
- Frankfurt FIRST CLASS Lounge
- I will be stopping in Bangkok for one day and night
- Thai Airways MUC-BKK-HKG
- Thai Airways FIRST CLASS Lounge & Spa Services
- Rubber duckies
- I will be transiting through Hong Kong again.
- I want to visit Lantau Island
- I want to visit Victoria Peak at night
- I will fly Cathay Pacific First Class on the return (Via LAX) and am the only one in FIRST Class Cabin at the moment
- I plan on visiting Cathay's First Class Lounge The Pier
- I Plan on visiting the QANTAS First Class Lounge at HKG
- The hotels I have booked and will be staying with:
- Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel for one night (using a promotional Marriott free night certificate) with a current the daily rate is about $185 (including taxes)
- As a Marriott Gold Member, I will have access to the Executive Lounge to enjoy free drinks, Hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and breakfast during this free stay
- Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin for one night with a current the daily rate is about $170 (including taxes)
- As a Hyatt Diamond Member, I will have access to the Regency Club Lounge to enjoy free drinks, Hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and breakfast during this paid stay
- I will also receive a special welcome food and beverage amenity during the stay and receive a nightly room refresh
- Grand Hyatt Hong Kong for 3 nights
- As a Hyatt Diamond Member, I will have access to the Grand Club Lounge to enjoy free drinks, Hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and breakfast during this paid stay
- I will also receive a special welcome food and beverage amenity during the stay and receive a nightly room refresh
- I will be using one of my 4 confirmed Suite Upgrade awards to get a Harbor View Room on a Club Floor
- I am using promotional FREETIME rate (Stay 3 nights but pay only for 2 nights)
- Hotels and resorts outside the US, Canada and the Caribbean:
- Receive 1 free night during your stay from June 21- September 8. Minimum length of stay required, varies by property.
- 2 p.m. late checkout
- My Marriott free night certificate expires September 30 of this year so I wanted to use it before then as it is limited to Category 1 to 4 properties
- I need the Hyatt Stays/Nights for requalifying Diamond Status and thus the need for staying at 2 different properties (as I am trying to requalify with 25 stays at Hyatt this year as opposed to 50 nights)
- The first night I will be staying at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin located in New Territories, Hong Kong and is further from Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
- The next three nights I will be staying at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong which located across Victoria Harbor from Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui where I stayed last month during my visit to Hong Kong and is closer to the airport
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