I had a 3 day training course in Macau of all places earlier on in the year. The course was held at Hotel Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 in Macau and I had the pleasure of staying at the hotel as well.
Hotel Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16, Macau
Beijing Hilton, Beijing, China
I was lucky enough to spend 8 days in Beijing in June this year. Primary reason for the trip was to attend a training course for work but I took the opportunity to stay on for a couple of extra days to do some sightseeing of the city and its surrounds.
I stayed in the hotel where the course was organised, the Hilton Beijing. Its in what is referred to as the diplomatic area of the city and a quick walk around the neighbourhood soon showed why. A very closely guarded US Embassy was on the street right behind the hotel.
Beijing Hilton, Beijing, China
2011 in Frequent Flyer miles
As 2011 draws to a close its always fun to look back and see how much travel I did this year.
In total I’ve done 66 flights taking around 182 hours (7.6 days) and flown around 134,000 kilometers.
Sadly only two of those flights were for leisure.
Where did I get to this year?
Australia
- Sydney
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Hobart
New Zealand
- Wellington
- Auckland
- Christchurch
Asia
- Hong Kong as a gateway to Shenzhen
- Bangkok
- Singapore for my holiday
North America
- Los Angeles
- Las Vegas
On the upgrade front it’s been a reasonably good year with a number of “free” upgrades to business class both domestically and trans Tasman. Also got a “first class” upgrade on a flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas but I’d count that as a business class upgrade rather than a first class upgrade. I’ve also got all of the international points upgrades that I’ve requested across a mixture of Premium Economy and Business Class.
My Domestic map looks like
and internationally
Let’s see what next year has in store.
Chow, Wellington, New Zealand
I was in Wellington with several colleagues today and we decided that we’d give Chow on Woodward St a try for lunch – my colleagues had both been there before and said they liked it. They usually have good taste in food, so I believed them.
Chow, Wellington, New Zealand
InterContinental Grand Stanford, Hong Kong
I was in Hong Kong for a week for a well deserved holiday and one of the perks of working for who I work for is being able to use the corporate hotel rates, and perks, when on holidays.
I hadn’t been to Hong Kong for 6 years and wanted to stay on the Kowloon side of the harbour. Luckily the InterContinental Grand Stanford in is Tsim Sha Tsui East, just a quick walk from the Tsim Sha Tsui East and Tsim Sha Tsui MTR stations and the Star Ferry.
InterContinental Grand Stanford, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
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