A dream of first class flying

Aside from the sad romance between two main characters on an ill-fated luxury liner Titanic, the movie "Titantic" reveals the world of difference offered for those who have fame, money, and nobility. From expensive champagnes, luxury first class cabins that are second to none, and tasteful five class restaurant meals, these first class travelers have it all on Titanic.

Although you won’t have a king size bed and marble shower rooms, first class air travel is an envious thing for those who travel in economy class. With features of a seat turning into a flat bed, turn down service, highest quality champagnes and five class dinning experience at 38,000 feet above the ground, first class travel is as luxurious as it can be on Titanic.

Thanks to my hard earned miles with United Airlines, I finally have an opportunity to experience the ultimate level of service offer in the air with airlines that are considered most reputable in the airline industry for their level of service and comfort. Starting in September, I am to embark on a long journey that will take me to Colombo, Sri Lanka and Singapore in first class with Singapore Airlines and Asiana Airlines. The mere cost of my first class ticket was 80 dollars for the tax surcharge in addition to 120,000 United Airlines Mileage Plus miles.

As with my excitement for this opportunity, I will be updating my blog throughout the journey so that I may share with you this unique opportunity. While most of frequent fliers who are members of flyertalk.com know the insider’s secrets and tips for planning a dream mileage award tickets, I also hope to share with you step by step experiences as to how I ended up with this ticket and why I chose Colombo as a destination over many others around the world over the course of next few days. So, please check in again tomorrow for an update on phase 1 of my adventure to Colombo, Sri Lanka and my first First Class travel.

Picture: from the cockpit of Boeing 747-400, enroute to Chicago's O'Hare Airport from New Tokyo International Airport. Canon EF-S 17-85mm, EOS 300D