The Basics of First Class Travel

Christina Valhouli offers a basic course in international first class travel — what it gives you, why people pay so much for it.

On the whole it’s basic but good, though I can’t imagine how she ranks Lufthansa and Air France’s first class cabins as superior to Cathay Pacific and ANA’s.

As for me, I’ll take ANA’s new first class (available only on certain routes like JFK-Narita) over anything else in the world. And I’m looking forward to trying Qantas and Air Tahiti Nui up front for the first time next year.

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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