Hotel International

Advantages: Location, breakfasts
Disadvantages: Poor rooms

...I recently went on a cultural girlie trip with a friend to Paris. I was left to do all the booking. I was looking for a reasonable hotel, near a metro stop, which included breakfast. I came across the Hotel International on various travel sites and it seemed fairly highly rated so I booked us in for three nights. LOCATION: The hotel is located 6 Rue Auguste Barbier in the 11th Arrondissement. The nearest Metro stop is Garcourt which was a two minute walk away and it was a five minute walk to Republique which gives good links to other lines. It's not really central enough to avoid the Metro and walk to the attractions but it was located so close to a stop that it seemed ideal. PRICE: Prices vary depending on size of room and season. There are singles, doubles and triples available. We paid Euro254 for the whole time...

tartlette83 17.06.2009 · Read review
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Monarch Airline-Low Cost Airline

Advantages: Value for money
Disadvantages: none

...This is another low cost airline which I have used on a number of times and I have found reasonable in cost. The website is very easy to use and informative to the costings of the various add-ons. The staff are very friendly when you get to the airport and always want to please. Recently when my daughter flew to Malaga she found that her luggage was missing so when she spoke to a member of Monarch Airlines in Malaga they were straight away on to the problem and everything got sorted in less than 24 hours and they personally delivered her suitcase to where she was staying. When we booked my daughter in it was a little confusing at Gatwick to know which queue to go to apart from that they were very quick at the booking in desk. The staff were very helpfull and even though it was very busy they still were very polite...

ruth1957 05.09.2009 · Read review
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Malaysia Airlines, sets the benchmark for other airlines!

Advantages: Very hospitable, great customer service, no delays, no fuss, very welcoming
Disadvantages: You won't want to leave the plane!!

...Malaysia Airlines have flown me between Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur twice a year for the last 8 years and I wouldn't fly with any other airline. Firstly, if you're flying too and from Kuala Lumpur on a regular basis, join the Enrich frequent flyer reward programme. You will soon amass points that can then used for upgrades to business class when you want a real treat. Malaysian custom is to be very polite and hospitable and its no different with Malaysia Airlines (MAS). Whether its terminal three at Heathrow or check in at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, you get a warm greeting and all the assistance you require. In my experience, nothing ever seems too much trouble for either the MAS ground or flight crews. Many years ago I mentioned that my wife and I were on honeymoon and we were pleasantly surprised on-board with a bottle...

Speakeeze 24.08.2009 · Read review
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Belfast International Airport

Advantages: Internet, Cheap car parking
Disadvantages: Can get boring after 18 hours

...Belfast International Airport (Belfast Aiport) I flew out of belfast airport around four years ago, when I did fly out of the airport it was a bad time to fly out. The day before we where to depart to orlando the shoe bomber came on the scene! So the airport secuirty was put up. But the airline I was travelling with most of their planes had Technical difficuilties. So I was delayed for 30 hours and had to stay in the Hilton over night. So I should be able to tell you enough about it as I was in it for 24 hours. Area... The Belfast airport isn't in belfast, it is closer to Antrim a city near belfast. The airport is around 12 or 13 miles away from Belfast. So I don't know why they called it Belfast International Airport. But there is a hotel beside the airport. So if you have a early flight and you coudn't be bothered to get up...

Deoborahkelly196 05.10.2009 · Read review
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A convenient service from London to Kiev

Advantages: Daily direct services from Heathrow and Gatwick
Disadvantages: Better training needed for safety procedures at check in

...Introduction Having deviated to something a bit different in my last posting I have returned to my current favourite theme of airline reviews. I promise to write about some of the places I have actually flown to in time though most recent trips have been on business so my comments will be limited. One place that was not for work was a trip to Kiev; this was for a stag party that I had to organise. Though I often find business restricted is a bargain fair it is not to Kiev so I reverted to economy. The Airline Founded in 1992 the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) was the first of the former Soviet states to introduce the Boeing 737. The board must have considered this a good move as they now have 15 of these aircraft spread across the 300, 400 and 500 series. These are the only regularly flying international aircraft I am...

andrewfleminguk 28.08.2007 · Read review
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Delta? Fly by any other airline...

Advantages: Cheap flights
Disadvantages: Basic plane interiors compared to UK airlines, not good value for money

...I chose to fly with Delta over any other airline for my last holiday to California because having checked various sites they were the cheapest schedule airline to fly from Gatwick. I discovered most airlines which fly to San Francisco only fly from Heathrow which was not an option for us - I learnt my lesson having carried suitcases around London Underground and on trains before (in rush hour) and it's no laughing matter with all the commuters. The next most important thing to us was how long the overall journey was going to take, and the times varied wildly depending on how long you were prepare to stop-over somewhere for refuelling. Generally speaking, the longer you are prepared to wait on a stopover the cheaper the flights will be. Delta had a very good choice of flights, with most of them stopping over either in Cincinnati...

kevin121 06.12.2008 · Read review
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  Still Pampered by Asia's First Airline

Advantages: Food, service; clean, neat planes; up-to-date in-flight movies; excellent seats/legroom; smooth landings; Mabuhay lounge.
Disadvantages: Sometimes late (due to small fleet?); minuscule presence in Europe, none in US east coast.

...Why PAL? Since embarking on my annual visit to the crazy, exciting, troubled, colourful and much-missed motherland last year, I chose to take the Philippines' national carrier, Philippine Airlines (PAL), once more for this year's trip. This, because of a most pleasant hop I had between Hong Kong and Manila. (The 17-hour flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was sheer agony in United Airlines' extremely tight seats and mediocre food in Economy class.) And its relatively cheaper fare (about $2430 for Business Class; ~ 2,000 EUR or 1,380 GBP) for a direct Los Angeles - Manila flight (with a brief stopover in Guam outbound for refuelling.) Yes, I chose to fly PAL again, despite last year's four-hour delay by PAL that ruined my entire return trip to the US, forcing me to languish for nearly eight hours in Hong Kong International Airport...

zerbine28 03.03.2006 · Read review
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American Airlines: Absolutely Average

Advantages: Comfortable seating. Plently of leg room. Excellent website.
Disadvantages: Disappearing Attendants.

.... ~~The Planes~~ There is a marked difference between the aircraft used for international flights and those for domestic flights. For their international flights, American Airlines use Boeing 777s or 767 (ours a 767)... There are three classes of service on these planes: First, Business and Economy. There is also a marked difference between classes! Our class - economy! The first class cabins are incredible. The seats are arranged in rows of 2-2-2 format divided by two aisles and are leather. There is enough room to lay the seats down flat to sleep if you so wish. If you are in the sitting position, there is a footrest. Individual DVD players are distributed allowing you to select from a wide-range of films. The business class cabins are very similar. A large desk area is situated to the front of every seat. The economy class...

MAFARRIMOND 01.06.2008 · Read review
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Internationale Shopping Heaven...

Advantages: Trouble-free shopping at bargain prices.
Disadvantages: Poor denim range, muddled shoe section, limited trouser lengths.

...WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? If you’ve never visited an Internationalē and are bemused as to what to expect then visualise New Look or Select only imagine more floor space, less clutter, greater variety and cheaper prices. Admittedly it sounds too good to be true, but depending on your taste Internationalē could be your shopping heaven… LAYOUT, STYLE, AND DESIGN OF THE STORE… I have visited Internationalē stores in Leeds and Wakefield and both had a well-kept appearance, been tidy, orderly and clean. The layout of both of them is very similar. Display stands and rails are positioned on the shop floor in a way that allows free movement between sections, and not once have I had to fight with or detangle myself from a clothes hanger. The clothes are in a reasonably organised order, sectioned into...

Scatz500 11.09.2001 · Read review
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American Airlines

Advantages: Well Priced
Disadvantages: Rude Cabin Crew let others down

...--Prices-- As with all airlines the prices go up and down on a day to day basis. The main reason we decided to use American was because for the 4 of us they were around £200 cheaper than BA. Going There- --Check in and Boarding-- We tried to check in online as we have done with other airlines but the website wouldnt let us and said we needed to check in at the airport instead. We could enter all our personal information onto the website though which would save some time at check in. We used the self service checkin which wouldnt allow us to check in online, however one of the customer service clerks said we could check in self service then they would check our bags at the desk. This all went without a hitch. Off to boarding. Once your boarding pass was checked so confirm you were going onto the right flight, they sent you...

clarej69 29.12.2008 · Read review
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