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Trying out Adria Airways and Croatia Airlines

Matthew September 10, 2011 3 Comments

This weekend I am checking out out two new European cities: Ljubljana, Slovenia and Zagreb, Croatia. The cities are only 140km apart, so I will be flying into Ljubljana then traveling to Zagreb by train, and finally returning to Frankfurt by air from Zagreb.

Lufthansa serves both cities, but I thought it would be interesting to try out two lesser-known Star Alliance carriers: Adria Airways (the flag carrier of Slovenia) and Croatia Airlines (the flag carrier of Croatia). Ticket prices, particularly on these airlines, were high, so I burned 18,000 bmi miles for a round-trip in business class. Stay tuned for a full report on each of the flights–though with flight times of not much more than one hour, I am not expecting too much. Normally, business class is just not worth it on these short routes, but for an extra 3K miles each flight, I figured why not…

I am preparing for departure and still have to take care of a few items, namely where I am going to stay and what I am going to see, but it has been a busy week. Besides, maybe it is time for  a hostel this weekend–I was spoiled by the Park Hyatt in Mendoza and Grand Hyatt Santiago last week. I love luxury hotels, but am not opposed to saving a few Euros now and then. There will be plenty of time luxury hotels in the weeks to come.

I will check in again, perhaps on Twitter, if anything goes wrong, but I wish you all a great weekend. Look for a special 9/11 post tomorrow.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 120 countries over the last decade. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, BBC, Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Al Jazeera, Toronto Star, and on NPR. Studying international relations, American government, and later obtaining a law degree, Matthew has a plethora of knowledge outside the travel industry that leads to a unique writing perspective. He has served in the United States Air Force, on Capitol Hill, and in the White House. His Live and Let's Fly blog shares the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs and promotions, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel. His writings on penandpassport.com offer more general musings on life from the eyes of a frequent traveler. He also founded awardexpert.com, a highly-personalized consulting service that aids clients in the effective use of their credit card points and frequent flyer miles. Clients range from retirees seeking to carefully use their nest egg of points to multinational corporations entrusting Matthew with the direction and coordination of company travel.

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3 Comments

  1. Drew Reply
    September 10, 2011 at 12:50 pm

    Enjoy the train between the two cities. It’s quite beautiful as you ride along the river in some parts of the trip.

  2. Darren Reply
    September 10, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    Looking forward to the trip reports! BTW, are you going to review Ryanair (or did I miss it)?

  3. Matthew Reply
    September 11, 2011 at 6:20 am

    @Darren: Thanks for the reminder. I’ll get that out next week.

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