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Author: Goffe de Boer

Goffe is the founder and owner of uponboarding.com. He found his passion for travel at a young age and can proudly say that he has explored 80 countries so far. He now shares his knowledge and stories here at uponboarding.com!
Review: Air New Zealand Boeing 777 Business Class

Review: Air New Zealand Boeing 777 Business Class

by Goffe de BoerNovember 16, 2019January 29, 20206

Air New Zealand is operating some of the daily flights between Sydney and Auckland by wide-body aircrafts like the Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. After my flight with Thai Airways in Royal First on a Boeing 747 from Bangkok and a short visit to Sydney, I was ready to fly further …

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Review: Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona

Review: Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona

by Goffe de BoerOctober 30, 2019January 18, 20200

Barcelona currently has a total of three Hilton hotels. This summer I stayed 5 nights at the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona, a large and family friendly hotel that is perfect for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel is located in the northeastern part of the city near the popular beach …

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Review: China Airlines A350 Business Class

Review: China Airlines A350 Business Class

by Goffe de BoerSeptember 27, 2019January 29, 20200

China Airlines, the flagship carrier of Taiwan, currently has 14 Airbus A350 aircrafts with a reverse herringbone business class. These are mainly used on long haul routes to Australia, Europe and North America, but during the day the airline also uses these aircrafts on routes within Asia, including Bangkok-Taipei. I …

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Introduction To Hilton Honors

Introduction To Hilton Honors

by Goffe de BoerSeptember 20, 2019February 24, 20200

Hilton Honors is one of the world’s largest hotel loyalty programs with over 5,000 properties and one of my favorite programs for earning and redeeming hotel points. Hilton Honors allows members to earn points for every dollar they spend on hotel stays. These points are redeemable for free award nights. …

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Review: Iberia Airbus A330-200 Business Plus

Review: Iberia Airbus A330-200 Business Plus

by Goffe de BoerSeptember 13, 2019May 13, 20220

Iberia offers a decent business class product in a staggered 1-2-1 configuration on all of their long haul aircrafts. I was pretty excited to start my 1 month trip to South America by flying Iberia’s Business Plus on an A330 earlier this year. I booked a roundtrip from Madrid to …

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How To Earn Hotel Elite Status For Life

How To Earn Hotel Elite Status For Life

by Goffe de BoerSeptember 6, 2019April 26, 20220

Keeping your hotel elite status forever without having to requalify every year, that becomes a reality for a number of frequent travelers after years. Some hotel loyalty programs reward their most loyal members with lifetime status. Earlier, I explained how to earn airline elite status for life. In this article …

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How To Earn Airline Elite Status For Life

How To Earn Airline Elite Status For Life

by Goffe de BoerAugust 30, 2019April 26, 20220

Keeping your elite status forever without having to requalify every year, that becomes a reality for a number of frequent flyers after years. Some frequent flyer programs reward their members with lifetime status. In this article we cover the most popular frequent flyer programs to earn elite status for life. …

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Review: Hilton Malta

Review: Hilton Malta

by Goffe de BoerAugust 23, 2019February 27, 20200

My trip to Malta in October last year brought me to one of the most extraordinary Hilton hotels in Europe I stayed at so far. The Hilton Malta, located in St. Julians, is 20 minutes away from the airport by car and just a few steps away from the Ross …

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Malta: The hidden gem in Southern Europe

Malta: The hidden gem in Southern Europe

by Goffe de BoerAugust 16, 2019March 22, 20200

Have you ever heard about Malta? It is a country and island with the most southern capital in Europe. Malta is the perfect place if you want to combine your beach vacation with diving, party, swimming in sink holes and sightseeing as this wonderful island has so much to offer. …

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Review: Japan Airlines Boeing 767 Business Class

Review: Japan Airlines Boeing 767 Business Class

by Goffe de BoerAugust 9, 2019February 20, 20200

Japan Airlines has a many different types of business class. Anyone familiar with this airline will certainly have heard about the Sky Suites. A few years ago I flew in the Sky Suite I from Seoul to Tokyo. In this review you can read about my experiences in the Sky …

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How to earn miles and points with Kaligo

How to earn miles and points with Kaligo

by Goffe de BoerAugust 2, 2019February 24, 20200

Although it is becoming difficult to earn frequent flyer miles in the air, there are alternative ways to earn miles. In past articles, I explained how to earn miles with Rocketmiles and Pointshound. Now, there is another similar portal that makes it possible to earn miles and points on your …

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Review: Qantas Airways Airbus A380 First Class

Review: Qantas Airways Airbus A380 First Class

by Goffe de BoerJuly 26, 2019February 20, 20200

Qantas has two types of aircrafts with a first class cabin: the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380. Last year in May, I had the chance to fly The Spirit of Australia on the A380 between Melbourne and Singapore. Even though this first class is not as spectacular as Etihad first …

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