To celebrate my last day on BoardingArea as a featured blogger, I’ve got a couple of giveaways today (check back later for more!) First up… two prizes: 1. A pair of Cathay Pacific pajamas and matching first class amenity kit 2. A Cathay Pacific first class amenity kit. To be entered to win the first…
Last week, I gave away the first of two Cathay Pacific First Class Amenity Kits from the vintage Ipa-Nema era. This week, I offered up the second one – a gorgeous brown bag with embroidered pink and green flowers. Entrants this week were asked to share somewhere on their 2015 travel bucket list. I received many…
Don’t forget to enter for your chance to win a vintage Cathay Pacific Ipa-Nema amenity kit from first class. The one I’m giving away is a gorgeous brown bag with pink/green embroidery. You can find details here to enter to win, but you must do so before noon central time on Friday, December 5, 2014. Right…
This week I have another CX amenity kit to give away. I recently came across two unopened Cathay Pacific amenity kit bags that I had stashed after a series of first class flights a few years ago. These are from my favorite era of their women’s kits – the Ipa-Nema bags. I loved them because they have…
Good morning! Thank you to all who entered my giveaway for the first of two Cathay Pacific vintage Ipa-Nema amenity kits. Each of the entrants shared what they were thankful for in the world of points and miles. I numbered all the entries from 1 to 18 in the order they were posted: 1 tiffany…
Before you head out to the Black Friday sales, don’t forget to enter for your chance to win a vintage Cathay First amenity kit from the Ipa-Nema era. Find out how to enter here and see a photo of the kit I’m giving away this week. I’ll be taking submissions via the comments on that post through…
Enter this easy contest for your chance to win a vintage ladies Ipa-Nema Cathay Pacific amenity kit from first class. Check out THIS POST for details on how to enter and what the winner will receive (hint: the photo is just showing part of this amenity kit!)… and good luck! Don’t forget to continue to…
As I shared last week, I came across two unopened Cathay Pacific amenity kit bags still in their original packaging. These are from my favorite era of their women’s kits – the Ipa-Nema bags. These bags were one of my favorites – they have beautiful embroidered designs and would easily double as a cocktail bag or cosmetic…
In the spirit of my own “first time on Cathay” retro 2002 trip report I reposted last week, I thought it might be nice to hear a fresh perspective on Cathay Pacific. I’m traveling these next two weeks with Rachel, another long-time frequent flyer (and former blogger/editor at The Princess Diaries, also known to some as prncess674 on FlyerTalk.com)…
I’m headed out on vacation tonight, with my first major leg on Cathay Pacific first class from San Francisco to Hong Kong. I’ve taken this route many times and one of my favorite things is the range of amenities that Cathay offers her customers. An all-time favorite of mine has been the Ipa-Nema kits that…
In honor of my vacation starting tonight, I thought it would be fun to post a really retro trip report from Cathay First Class from April 2002 – it was my first US-HKG longhaul in first class (I had previously flown both business and coach on the transpacific routes). The original… This was originally posted…