Author: Shane

Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes March 2020 offer now on

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Singapore Airlines have unveiled its offerings for the March edition of Spontaneous Escapes, with 55 destinations on sale. Surprisingly for a school holiday month, there seems to be a bumper crop of destinations on offer, although there are also plenty of restrictions. One possible reason for the extraordinary availability could be Covid-19, although China is (obviously) not on offer at all. The promotional mileage is 30% off the usual redemption rates, down from the one-off 51% discount last month. As usual, bookings must be made by 29 February 2020, for travel between 1 to 31 March 2020, barring blackout dates. What is good this month? If you still dare to travel in the month of March, you can consider the following: Barcelona, Dusseldorf, Rome and Zurich are all available in Business Class available at 64,400 miles plus taxes. San Francisco on SQ1/2, going at 66,500 miles each way. Note that SQ1/2 will be operating non-stop to/from SFO between 17 Feb and 28 Mar to avoid Hong Kong. Full list of destinations and details below: Singapore …

Cathay Pacific to close three Hong Kong lounges temporarily

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Customers will still have access to two business class and one first class lounge at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific has taken yet another measure in the face of Covid-19: lounge closure of half its lounges at Hong Kong International Airport. This came not too long after it announced that it will be reducing flights worldwide. The lounges that will be closed until further notice are: The Deck (near Gate 6) The Bridge (near Gate 35) The Pier First Class Lounge (near Gate 63) Customers, Marco Polo Silver members and above, as well as oneworld Sapphire and Emerald members can still access the remaining three lounges: The Wing business and first class lounges (near Gate 2) The Pier business class lounge (near Gate 65) First Class passengers now have only one lounge – The Wing, located near Gate 2. This is directly accessible right after immigration, on the left side. Cathay Pacific is one of the few airlines that offer an excellent lounge experience in their home port. For First Class passengers and Oneworld …