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Jaw. Dropped.
ANA just micdropped the aviation world. Not only did they release a completely unexpected redesign of their 777-300ER first and business class cabins, but they start flying in less than a month. Yes. Less than a month. They’ve been a huge, well kept secret, as ANA revealed they’ve been in development for nearly 5 years. We didn’t even know we were waiting, but the wait is nearly over.
What you see below will be put into operation starting August 2nd from Haneda to London ( NH211/N212 ) – even numbered dates in August, odd numbered dates in September. While “The Suite” looks amazing, I’m most impressed with their new business class, “The Room.” The Room has doors, faces front and back, has massive width ( think SQ looking size ), and 4k tv. It alongside BA’s new Club Suite are the most exciting new business class products in the marketplace. I’m geeking out hard.
Here’s what ANA has to say about the products:
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•The new cabin products “THE Suite” and “THE Room” inspired by Japanese heritage and Western design principles will be featured in First Class and Business Class for the first time on the Tokyo – London route.
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•The new products were born out of five years of design development and collaboration between famed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and leading British designers Acumen.
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•New cabin designs include the world’s largest 4K resolution monitor in First Class and an innovative new Business Class seat with private door and multifunctional lounging and dining capabilities.
Sizzle Video
Here are some video screen caps:
The Room:
Window Seat:
Center seats:
Bed Mode:
Doors Closed:
The Suite
Look at those TVs!!!
Dining:
I CAN’T WAIT.
Hopefully these will be put into transpacific service sooner than later. Would absolutely love to redeem some Virgin Atlantic points for either of these impressive new cabins. WOW. WOW.WOW
Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred is a great starter card that earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based.
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash , Ink Business Unlimited you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
- 3x on dining
- including eligible delivery services for takeout
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards – Chase Travel Portal
- $50 Annual Credit on hotel stays purchased via Ultimate Rewards/Chase Travel
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel Portal and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including primary rental car insurance, purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 13 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in the Chase Travel center for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Primary rental car coverage is my favorite
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
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