Introduction
Planning & Booking
Cathay Pacific 777-300ER First Class New York (JFK) to Vancouver
Fairmont Pacific Rim
Shangri-La Vancouver
I'll admit I've been slacking on the blog. I hope to pick it up over the next couple of weeks as I have a bit more free time and our travel is picking up big time...so lots of trip reports to write.
It's been 8 years since we were in Vancouver. It was an awesome trip and we are both pumped to be going back to celebrate my birthday. This time, we're going in style.
Cathay Pacific flies a pretty awesome fifth freedom route from New York (JFK) to Vancouver. The aircraft then continues on to Hong Kong. The flight is a reverse redeye leaving New York at 10PM and getting to Vancouver around 1AM (4AM NYC time). There is typically pretty good first and business class availability on this flight. I was able to snag a couple of first class seats using British Airways Avios several months in advance. I actually have to be at a conference in Chicago the week of our trip so will meet Emily at JFK before we board the 6 hour flight to Vancouver. Yes...we are flying to Vancouver via New York. Don't judge me.
In Vancouver, we're staying at two hotels I've been eyeing for a long time. For the first two nights, we'll be at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in a suite with comped breakfast thanks to the Chase Fairmont Visa card. W'e're staying the third night at the Shangri-La Vancouver (their only North American property) which I have heard great things about. We are paying cash on an American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts rate. We'll get free breakfast, $100 on-property credit, early check-in, late check-out, free wifi, etc...
We leave in early April so follow the blog for more updates around Planning & Booking and the actual trip report segments. This should be a great weekend!
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