I’m making an effort to write as many trip reports as possible. In the past few weeks I’ve written reviews of trips to Oman and Hawaii, and I want to now share my next trip, which is currently underway. Ford and I are off to Europe, with reviews of some flights and hotels that OMAAT readers will hopefully enjoy.
Why we decided to travel to Europe
Often my travel plans are motivated by some amazing award availability opportunity, and this trip was no exception. In late 2021 I wrote about how Singapore Airlines had wide open Suites award availability between New York and Frankfurt on the Airbus A380. This opportunity got even better when it was announced that Singapore Airlines’ new A380 cabins would be available on this route.
I locked in roundtrip flights from New York to Frankfurt, though initially didn’t know where exactly we’d go in Europe. For me it’s much easier to figure out flights than to decide where to go. In the end we decided to visit Venice, Milan, and Courchevel, and we even modified our initial flights a bit. So let’s go over the details.
The airlines we flew
Initially I had booked Singapore Airlines Suites roundtrip from New York to Frankfurt on the Airbus A380, for 86,000 Singapore KrisFlyer miles per person per direction. However, I’m making an effort to review as many new products as possible, and I figured reviewing Singapore Airlines’ A380 Suites twice was a bit unnecessary, especially since I’ve reviewed it before (though it was back in early 2018).
We ended up canceling the Singapore Suites ticket in one direction, and replacing it with a Eurowings Discover business class flight direct from Tampa to Frankfurt. Eurowings Discover is Lufthansa’s new long haul low cost carrier, and let me tell you, it’s no Singapore Suites. 😉
I booked Eurowings Discover business class from Tampa to Frankfurt, plus Lufthansa business class from Frankfurt to Venice, all for 70,000 Air Canada Aeroplan…