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And the Winner of Two United Airlines Amenity Kits Is…

Congratulations to commenter #29, who was drawn by the trusty random number generator – you’ve just won a United Airlines Global First and BusinessFirst amenity kit. Congrats Ralph! I’m emailing you now to get your address. Thanks everyone for your interest… I’ll sift through by bins to find more duplicates I can give away in…

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United Airlines Global First and BusinessFirst Amenity Kit Giveaway

Two of my readers reached out to me recently and graciously donated amenity kits that I didn’t have in my collection (thanks Felicia and Jason!), and I’d like to give away a couple of my duplicates to one of my interested readers. [Edited: Thanks to everyone who entered… I drew the winner as planned on…

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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: February 1, 2013

A lawsuit filed by a United Airlines Million-Miler will proceed, as a judge threw out United’s request to have it dismissed. Well… parts of the lawsuit were dismissed, but others are still in play. The judge said, “At this stage of the litigation, the court finds it plausible that defendants had a contract with Million…

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United Airlines Global First Lounge Shower Room Amenities

I visited United’s Global First Class lounges in Tokyo and San Francisco on my mileage run last week and I took advantage of the shower rooms offered in each in hopes of adding to my amenity kit collection. Truth be told, I had freshly showered at my hotel in Tokyo before arriving at the airport,…

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Amenity Kit Review: Iberia Business Plus

I mentioned in my last review that I’m running a bit light on current-generation amenity kits – donations are accepted 😉 – so I dug deep into my bins and found this Iberia business class offering from 2007. For a better description of each Amenity Kit Review category and the 7-point scale for scoring, please…

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Amenity Kit Review: Indian Pacific Gold Kangaroo Class

I’m changing things up a bit for this installment of Amenity Kit Reviews. Shockingly, I’m running light on current generation airline amenity kits. I may end up reviewing some “vintage†kits in upcoming installments until I acquire new ones. But in the meantime, here’s what I received as a passenger on the Indian Pacific in…

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Amenity Kit Review: Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Business Class

I’ve had this Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Business Class kit in my collection for a little more than a year and bring you a critique for this installment of Amenity Kit Reviews. For a better description of each category and the 7-point scale for scoring, please review my introductory post. Bag/Container: Philippine Airlines partnered with Bally…

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Amenity Kit Review: Air France Affaires Business Class

Here’s a look at a recent Affaires Business Class offering from Air France (2011) for this installment of Amenity Kit Reviews. For a better description of each category and the 7-point scale for scoring, please review my introductory post. Bag/Container: The exterior of the padded case is rich milk chocolate in color with metallic gold…

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Amenity Kit Review: United Airlines Global First – 2012

United Airlines recently refreshed their amenity kit offerings now that the merger with Continental is solidly complete. I previously reviewed the new BusinessFirst kit and now bring you the Global First kit for this installment of Amenity Kit Reviews. For a better description of each category and the 7-point scale for scoring, please review my…

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Amenity Kit Review: Aerolineas Argentinas Business Class – Club Condor

SkyTeam just welcomed Aerolineas Argentinas as their 18th member airline late last month, so I bring you the carrier’s Club Condor (business class) amenity kit for this installment of Amenity Kit Reviews. I’ve actually had this one in my possession for about a year now, so I’m not exactly sure if it’s the current offering.…

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