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allons.y
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Hi I'm Isabelle,
I love all things travel. I love to review luxury airline cabins, hotels, and rail/trains.
I'll tell you straight up if I like something. And even more so if I don't. You'll always get my REAL thoughts
I hope to give you a good idea of what to expect at luxury hotels, airline cabins, or rail/trains so you can have the best trip possible and not waste your hard earned cash.
Also I like to eat delicious food. But who doesn't ?
By the way, "allonsy" is the French term meaning "Let's Go!". It's a philosophy which has always resonated with me because I always think there's something new to do and new places to explore.
Thanks for joining me and if you have any questions leave a comment or contact me below
I love all things travel. I love to review luxury airline cabins, hotels, and rail/trains.
I'll tell you straight up if I like something. And even more so if I don't. You'll always get my REAL thoughts
I hope to give you a good idea of what to expect at luxury hotels, airline cabins, or rail/trains so you can have the best trip possible and not waste your hard earned cash.
Also I like to eat delicious food. But who doesn't ?
By the way, "allonsy" is the French term meaning "Let's Go!". It's a philosophy which has always resonated with me because I always think there's something new to do and new places to explore.
Thanks for joining me and if you have any questions leave a comment or contact me below
WestJet Premium - WORTH THE UPGRADE? #WestJet #flightreview
In this video I fly for 5 hours and 45 minutes in WestJet’s Premium Class on their 737-800 from Toronto Pearson Airport to Puerta Vallarta International Airport
In this video we will see if flying in WestJet’s Premium Class is worth the upgrade from Economy.
NOTE: This video is NOT sponsored. Everything was paid for in full by myself
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:15 WestJet Check-In at Toronto Pearson Airport
0:39 Lounge at Toronto Pearson Airport
1:26 Seat map WestJet 737-800
1:40 Seat tour WestJet Premium Class 737-800
3:18 Take-off
3:25 Meal Service/Food on WestJet Premium
5:19 Washroom on WestJet Premium 737-800
5:36 In Flight Entertainment (IFE) on WestJet Premium 737-800
6:17 Snack Service on WestJet Premium 737-800
6:51 Seat Recline on WestJet Premium 737-800
7:05 Cost & Overall Thoughts. Is WestJet Premium worth the upgrade?
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#WestJet #luxurytravel #avgeek #aviation #airplanetour #flightreview #premiumeconomy #boeing
In this video we will see if flying in WestJet’s Premium Class is worth the upgrade from Economy.
NOTE: This video is NOT sponsored. Everything was paid for in full by myself
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:15 WestJet Check-In at Toronto Pearson Airport
0:39 Lounge at Toronto Pearson Airport
1:26 Seat map WestJet 737-800
1:40 Seat tour WestJet Premium Class 737-800
3:18 Take-off
3:25 Meal Service/Food on WestJet Premium
5:19 Washroom on WestJet Premium 737-800
5:36 In Flight Entertainment (IFE) on WestJet Premium 737-800
6:17 Snack Service on WestJet Premium 737-800
6:51 Seat Recline on WestJet Premium 737-800
7:05 Cost & Overall Thoughts. Is WestJet Premium worth the upgrade?
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#WestJet #luxurytravel #avgeek #aviation #airplanetour #flightreview #premiumeconomy #boeing
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AVOID THIS MISTAKE on ANA The Room Business Class #allnipponairways #airline
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In this video I fly for 14 hours and 10 minutes on ANA THE ROOM on their 777-300er Business Class “The Room” from JFK Airport to Tokyo Haneda Airport. I’ll do a full tour of the airport lounge at JFK that ANA Business Class passengers have access to, a seat tour, as well as what you can expect to eat on both the International and Japanese menus. I’ll also talk about how much this flight cost an...
EVA Air PREMIUM ECONOMY - Is it WORTH THE UPGRADE? #evaair
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In this video I fly for 14 hours and 15 minutes on EVA Air Premium Economy on their 777-300er from Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in Taipei to Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) in Premium Economy. More importantly I compare EVA Air’s Premium Economy & Economy to see if it is worth it to upgrade to Premium Economy. NOTE: This video is NOT sponsored. Everything was paid for in full by myself SUB...
SURPRISING Flight on Air Canada's 777-300er Signature Business Class #aircanada #flightreview
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In this video I fly for 12 hours and 25 minutes in Air Canada’s 777-300er from Toronto Pearson Airport to Tokyo Haneda Airport in Air Canada’s Business or Signature Class as they like to call it. In this video you will see: • A tour of Air Canada’s Signature Suites Lounge at Toronto Pearson Airport • Seat Tour of Air Canada’s 777-300er Signature Business Class • Amenity Kit Review on Air Canada...
BRUTALLY Honest Review Cathay Pacific Business Class A350-1000 #cathaypacific #flightreview
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In this video I fly for 14 hours and 50 minutes in Cathay Pacific’s A350-1000 from Hong Kong International Airport to Toronto Pearson Airport in Business Class and find out if the state of Cathay Pacific is as bas as everyone says it is. I also try out Cathay Pacific's special menu in collaboration with Hong Kong's Michelin restaurant Duddell's. In this video you will see: • A tour of Cathay Pa...
Experience Ultimate Luxury At The Tokyo Station Hotel: 48 Hours For $2000/night
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In this video I stay at the Tokyo Station Hotel, a designated Important Culture Property of Japan, and a five star luxury hotel located directly inside Tokyo Station. In this video you will see: • A room tour of one of most unique hotel rooms in Japan at Tokyo Station Hotel • Trying out Tokyo Station exclusive items • Dinner at KITTE, another historic building • Where to find the best views of ...
Hotel Tour Tokyo EDITION Toranomon & Eating a 13 Course Omakase Crab Meal
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In this video I do a full tour of the The Edition Tokyo Toranomon Hills Hotel including room tour, lobby, The Lobby Bar, The Jade Room Restaurant for lunch, and The Blue Room restaurant breakfast. I also spend some time shopping in Ginza and for dinner go for a 13 course red king crab dinner at Shintomi Kitafuku, the sister restaurant and new location of Michelin Star Ginza Kitafuku restaurant....
Staying at Japan's Most Iconic Hotel Before it Closes Park Hyatt Tokyo
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In this video I stay at Japan’s most iconic hotel the Park Hyatt Tokyo, which was featured in the movie Lost in Translation starring Bill Murray & Scarlett Johansson. With it’s impending closure in May of 2024 for a full year of renovations I wanted to stay here one last time. I do: • A full tour of the The Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotel located in Shinjuku area of Tokyo. • Tour includes the hotel room...
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I can appreciate your review as I plan to fly Cathay from California to Manila, the first time since before 2020. I last flew them the summer of 2019 and have always enjoyed my experience with them. They're the only airline I flew to MNL. I was looking for recent reviews as I have also read about the issues that plagued them since 2020. Thank you for your insights.
Thank you for watching and I’m glad you found the review helpful. I’d love to hear how your experience goes once you’ve taken the flight. Safe travels ✈️
They are absolutely in their rights to recline, might be inconvenient for you/me but then i just recline too and thats the end of it
That’s a good point. Here’s to everyone co-ordinating simultaneous recline 🙌
Would you recommend flying EVA but having miles credited to an aeroplan account? Or should I have them deposited to an EVA mileage acct?
It depends on a lot of factors but if Aeroplan is your main loyalty program then I think it makes sense to have the points credited there even if flying EVA. That’s actually what I did since aeroplan is the loyalty program I tend to get the most mileage from and their partner redemption rates are great as well. But if you tend to mainly fly EVA it might make more sense for you to credit to EVA instead of
Thank you for sharing. May spurge for my trip to the Philippines later this year.
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video. If you decide to splurge I’d love to hear how your experience goes. Have fun in the Philippines ✈️
@@allons.y You got it!
Nice review ! Very nice
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it🙏
I flew with Cathay a few years back. I didn't like the seats in the economy compared to others. The worst was the unfriendly staff. Very impatient when I observed them with others and myself. The best service I ever received was Singapore and Korean Air. They are very attentive to details and customer service.
Oh I definitely agree about Singapore Airlines and Korean Air being top notch! Hopefully things can improve with Cathay when it comes to staffing
Westjet smells like curry and armpit thanks to our immigrants
Update on my previous comment here. Ill be flying Frankfurt-Taipei, via HongKong with Cathay in 10 days. First time flying trans continental, and in Business.
Very nice! Look forward to hearing about how your flight goes ✈️
I got lucky enough to get upgraded on a max8 and it was my first experience. It was nice.... Very nice..... But worth it on a 2 hour flight? No.
Oh definitely not worth it for short flights for sure. Mine was 5 hours, so slightly longer, but even then it was a bit overkill. It is amazing when you get upgrade though 🙌
I love a zone 1 boarding so much
Once you go zone 1 you can’t go back!
barf bag method is top tier
Team sunglass case 🕶️
Were you able to select your seat for free or did you have to pay the fee? I need the legroom so I'm always debating between PE or the extra $185 for the emergency exit in regular economy.
You have to pay a fee if you are booking basic fare. Anything above basic fare you get seat selection. Or you can wait 48 hrs before the flight and seat selection will be free then as well
Hi! Does the 777-300er Premium economy have their own bathrooms exclusive to PE and not regular economy. On the map of the plane it looks like there are no washroom at the front of Premium and only at back to which economy seats can also access?
There are no washrooms at the front of PE only at the back. They are exclusive to PE and there is a sign on the door that says the washroom is only for PE passengers only. The FAs are pretty good about directing people to the correct washrooms, but I suppose it's possible for someone from economy to 'sneak' into the PE washrooms if the FA does not notice.
This was great! ❤
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed 🙏
I flew Cathay on 5 flights earlier this year and the only problem I found was that the crew generally seemed understaffed. Maybe 2-3 more crew per cabin will fix that. Besides that I think Cathay is on the way up again, they’re partnering with many Michelin star restraunts for their on board dining, they’re releasing new seats (although their reverse herringbone is my favourite seat in the sky), they recently put out a new safety video and boarding music, they’re renovation and building 3 new lounges, they just ordered 30 brand new A330-900neo’s to replace their orders A330-300’s and they also just announced the aim to add 20 more destinations by the end of 2025. Honestly I think we all just need to have some faith in Cathay because I really think that they can be just like SIA again one day.
They’ve definitely had a tumultuous past few years but the upcoming changes definitely look promising. I’m also really excited to see the new Aria suites and the lounge renos and new aircrafts are great news as well. Fingers crossed everything goes smoothly. They’ve always been a favourite of mine so I would love to see them get over these bumps in the road🤞🤞
EVA is a good airline except they are more expensive than other airlines. I would think PE is good because you are in your own section with a lavatory. Because there is a small section for PE you get your food faster than if you were in economy. Also with EVA you get two extra sides than economy.
Ah all excellent points 🙌
Excellent video. Economy ($1400 sfo-bkk) by design or Premium economy ($2800 sfo-bkk). Actually flew economy last month. Actually quite nice until on the 2nd leg, the guy reclined it to the max. 1 vote for no recline. 🤣
Oh no! Sorry to hear someone reclined on you for such a long flight 🤪 but glad to hear the experience was good prior to that. Thanks for sharing your experience and for watching 🙏🙌
@allons.y Only from Tpe to Bkk, 3 hours. He moved up a little when I asked. It's quite a nice 12hr Sfo to TPE n the 3 hr. to Bkk flight on Eva.... Better than the JAL 10 hr + 6 hr format to Bangkok. The 6 is tiring. Cheers on your travels! Good luck!
@@JoeHan268 if someone reclines in front of you, isn’t the personal space returned to normal if you recline also?
Cathay business model - Good service for passengers who can speak english. Good service for those who look like white people.
Hopefully Cathay has learned from the carpet experience to treat all passengers with the respect they deserve no matter what language they speak
You just got a sub ❤️
Thanks so much 🙏
I was groovin’ until you mentioned some seats face after. No. No thanks. I’m outta here.
Face after? Do you mean backwards? It is a little odd at first but after awhile you really don’t notice.
airplane bathroom foot lever garbage one of the best features!!
Definitely! Nobody wants to accidentally touch the garbage in an airplane washroom 🙅♀️
Great review, and good to know about the delta between economy and premium economy. I've never flown EVA so this is super helpful. Keith has often talked about how great their business class is compared to other airlines but I don't believe he's flown premium economy so this is a good intro for me. I'm not sure if I would fly PE from Van to Taipei or just splurge on a business class flight (on points) like Keith did when he went diving in Indonesia last year.
Oh definitely it’s a long flight from Canada to Taipei! I need to check out EVA business class one day if I can find the award space. They definitely looked real comfy up in business class from what i saw 😎
This is a really great review, Isabelle! I always enjoy how thorough you are when going through your entire experience from lounge to take off to landing. And love the tips on what to avoid. The Room sounds incredible and will definitely keep it in mind for a future trip to Haneda Airport.
Thanks for watching Cindy! It lives up to its reputation as one of the best airlines. Definitely worth experiencing at least once if you get the chance ✈️
I fly Eva Air quite a bit and used to fly Premium Economy just to get to Alliance Gold faster. Now that im Gold I have returned to flying economy again since last year. Economy is ok IF you guaranteed exit row seats. Gold members get to choose those free so I will continue to fly Eva economy. My next flight the P.E seats were going for $2,500.00. I purchase my exit row seat in economy for $1099.00. I always have 6 to 8hr layover there in Taipei airport. Its tolerable with free lounge access 🙂
@@russellmania9157 exit seats are definitely a great way to get extra room at a more reasonable cost for sure🙌 and the lounge access definitely makes long layovers much for comfortable.
You lucked out and didn't get the cucumber starter which has to be the cheapest starter in airline history. Oh and it tastes horrible.
Yikes I’ll be sure to avoid it if I ever see it. Thanks for the heads up
Don’t take Eva PE class 50-60+ seats Short of staff 垃圾航空公司
Thanks for the review. I am flying with EVA to Thailand and purchased my ticket via Capital One travel portal. Little did I know I am not able to pay extra for an upgrade. Would prefer to be in Premium Economy on a long flight. Anyways, thanks again for doing the review. BTW- I find your voice very pleasant.
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the review 🙏 Sometimes the airline might give you the option to bid for an upgrade a few days before the flight. You’ll receive an email about it if they do. You might also be able to pay for an upgrade to premium economy when you check-in at the airport or at the gate. I hope you enjoy your trip to Thailand and have a safe flight ✈️
@@allons.y thanks again! 🙏🏻
Maybe maybe … after Covid19 Cathay is more like Mainland China standard now, since they control everything… cheap, rude and ignorant 😮
Never again in Air Canada, the worst fligjt experienced i ever had!
I flew Air Canada Signature Class last month ( June 2024 ) from Sydney, Australia to Vancouver and found it to be an excellent product. Food was very good , the service spot on and the pods comfortable.
Glad to hear you had a great experience!
It’s amazing you were able to find these flights at such low points rate, usually around 200K to 300 K points
I find you have a better chance if you’re looking super far in advance, like at least a year in advance, or if you’re willing to book last minute. Of course little bit of luck helps too. But it was definitely a steal when I booked so I had to jump on it as soon as I saw it. Thanks for watching 🙏
@@allons.y thanks
Very good content but I had a hard time listening to your voice... sorry...
Thanks for watching despite my awful voice. I always provide subtitles in multiple languages so feel free to mute the video and read the next time around lol 😆
@@allons.y Nothing is wrong with your voice haha, thanks for the review video.
Thanks for watching and for kind comment about my voice. Glad you enjoyed the video🙏
Thank you. That was a fantastic review and really helpful. We will be flying this flight from Toronto to and from Hong Kong later in the year. I think overall it looks great and what we paid for. I flew Qatar Q suites a couple of years back and my headrest was broken and the seat never went completely flat so these things can happen even on the top rated airlines.
Thanks for watching and glad you found the review helpful. I'm sure you'll enjoy your flight on Cathay and hope you have a great time in Hong Kong as well😀
That food looks pretty amazing for airplane food! And I’m not mad at a warm pizza for a snack 😍
Right?! More pizzas as snacks🍕
personally get more annoyed with ppl kicking my seat from behind than recliners in front of me 🤷🏻♂️
People kicking the seat is way worse!
I had that in 2019 it was not a good experience I no longer fly economy because of that experience
@@FranciscoGarcia-nf9sbI don’t blame you! Someone kicking your seat is the worst 😩
@@allons.y yeah I was on eva airlines It was kid kicking my chair and I told his parents to stop kicking the chair but nothing happened even ask the flight attendant and nothing also so now I fly on premium economy or business class ?
Sorry to hear the parents and crew didn’t do anything about it. Hopefully you’re having better flights now that you’re taking premium economy and business class✈️
Winder if the CCP has anything to do with their 'decline'.
Old style business class.
oh yes for sure. can't wait for them to release their Aria Suites
Nice review Thank you
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed the video 🙏
CX is now partially owned by the communist HK government. It fired many good people for political reasons.
Sorry for the judgemental comment! I didn’t really go through the whole video and it’s certainly nothing personal, but after watching from @19:13…🙏🏻 i think one of the reasons that we have low morale is because we’re getting paid almost 50% less and the company still expects us to do 150%. And our passengers have such a high expectation for us because of the former us. That really stresses us out. Like what you mentioned in the video, we aren’t being extremely friendly because we are tired and we are sick of the company lying and exploiting us, but then again i really do think there’s a reason for those who stay. I am really truly content to see my passengers smile, even though i am exhausted and not happy working for this company. YOU are the motivation that keeps us going. I like when seeing my passengers happy even when things happen. I like when they credit my hard work, my preparation as I’m telling you I remember every single name in business class, at least in my responsible aisle. It may not be MR jackfreksondave but Jack will do! I love when hearing my passengers say thank you instead of taking everything for granted that we’re their servant, technically we’re, but you know what i mean. It makes me so happy serving people. That’s why i stayed.
Thank you for the background and sorry to hear that the company does not seem to value the hard work you put in. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the crew as I know they need to handle a lot. You are there first and foremost there to keep us safe for which I am grateful for and occasionally yes you provide us with beverages and meals for which I also appreciate. I think most long term Cathay customers recognize that the staff that do remain are overworked but are trying their best. Hopefully Cathay recognizes that the strength is in the people and are able get back on track. Just know that there are customers that do care and want nothing more than to see happy employees who are being treated fairly and well.
@simonbacon023 thanks so much for your comment and perspective. We’ll be flying CX later this year both in business and first. I hope we’re lucky enough to have you as part of our crew.
@@KevinandLizGrogan wish you a happy and safe flight! First class, must be coming from either LA, Paris or London? If it’s a long haul
@@Simonbacon023 JFK
Are you using asian miles?😂 as crew this is one type of passenger we hate the most…they eat everything and get everything just to make their money worth. Real business class passengers don’t eat that much as they have done the lounge before getting on a flight! Aeroplane food is super super unhealthy 😂 nowadays people Flying 16 hours they don’t even bother walking into the galley and ask for the thing they need. Do they even know the attendant call light is supposed to be used for emergency? I bet they don’t. If you’re stuck in the middle or in the window I understand. Those who are in the aisle or next to the galley, I don’t know what they are thinking. Can’t they walk? If not what are their feet for. They have no idea how much walking it involves working on a flight. No enough rest, low salary. Too much workload and not having enough manpower. CX is becoming a budget airline now. So don’t expect much, not anymore!
Simon, I would suggest you delete this comment because as an employee you probably should not be publicly saying online that you despise customers who use points and stereotype them as the types that just want to get their money worth and how they are not “real” business class customers. It’s comments like this and about carpets that got your company in hot water earlier this year. As someone who has flown with Cathay for over 20 years prior to the pandemic what do you suggest I do with my points? Should I let them collect dust in my account and not redeem them ? What is the point of customers flying with an airline and being given points if we aren’t supposed to use them because that’s not what “real” business class people do? It’s a little callous of you to say And maybe consider people enjoy trying food on planes because they are foodies and like to try a variety of foods as opposed to “getting moneys worth”. One of the main reasons I chose this route was because I was curious to try the Duddell’s menu and to see whether Michelin quality could really be executed on a plane. And I have never pressed the flight attendant lights ever in over 20+ years of flying
Lounges at 2:53. There are much better business class lounges than Air Canada. The problem with AC is there are no real Canadian competitor airlines for international flights. So people often get stuck with the airline.
Ah yes of course there are much better lounges than Air Canada in the world. But I was specifically referring to lounges in comparison to the other lounges at toronto Pearson airport. In toronto we sadly lack good lounges so Air Canada’s is actually the nicest one in Toronto.
Air Canada has some of the highest priced tickets per km compared to other airlines.
Oh definitely! Their prices are eye watering 😮💨
Very nice review. Ty !
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it🙏
Thanks for letting me see the Park Hyatt vicariously before the renovation closes it. But how could you skip out on the iconic water aerobics class? You could have channeled your inner Bill Murray. :P
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed the video. And you’re absolutely right I should have done the water aerobics class for the full experience. A missed opportunity on my part 😝
Air Canada is the WORST !
14:27 I have such hate for 'cold in the center' food. They really need to retrain staff as it's quite an unpleasant experience, I hate to send anything back but this is unacceptable. Thanks for sharing your experience
Definitely agree. Food not warmed all the way through is so unappetizing. Thanks for watching 🙏
A few years ago I took trip from the east coast of Canada to Alberta. We were going to be out there for a month and when we got off the aircraft there was news that some AC people would be going on strike. For three weeks the strike threat was hanging over my head and I absolutely had to be back by a specific date. Finally I had enough and decided to go home early, with my wife and kids staying with the grandparents. The change in ticket went OK, wasn't crazy expensive and all was going well. I arrived at the airport really early and the AC lady at check in was taking good care of me. Then her radio went off. It turns out that a full aircraft had left the gate, went about 50 metres and then something broke. The passengers needed to be unloaded, and for them it was about to be hot, frustrating, miserable, and a whole lot of hurry up and wait. My lady radioed that as soon as she was finished with me she'd come out to help. At this point a co-worker came up to her and snarled at her that she had a break coming and that she was to take it before she went out. So the passengers endured extra time on a hot airplane and once again the staff and management of Air Canada prove their motto, "At Air Canada, we're not happy until you're not happy." Oh, they never did go on strike.
That sounds terrible and sorry you had to experience that. I think you can tell a lot about a company by how they handle a situation when things go wrong. Hopefully they start to realize the importance of this
Cathay is still one of the best. It didn't get higher because some airlines paid to be high on the Skytrax ranking.
While I agree that skytrax isn’t necessarily the most trustworthy source I don’t necessarily think Cathay has kept up to pace with other 5 star airlines like Emirates, Etihad, ANA, Singapore Airlines just to name a few. I hope with the release of the Aria suites it will help bring them back as a top contender as Cathay has always been a favourite of mine actually. They’re just not there at the moment unfortunately