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Experience 019 Show Notes. On the RTW road with Vinny and Geoff.

Jul 17, 2019

Recorded 13 July 2019

Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam

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In this very special experience, we join Vinny and Geoff while they both are on the road. Vinny joins the experience from the Super Lounge at Istanbul Airport (IST), while Geoff joins in from Kuala Lumpur's Sentral Station. We share some of our experiences that we have experienced while on our RTW adventures.

Vinny shares initial impressions of the brand new gleaming white airport at IST and its massive lounge. He also lets us know about his unique arrival taking an airport bus from a parking location that he never experienced before. Geoff shares his interaction with the UA social media team, and a terrific customer experience with ANA for his neighbouring passengers. Geoff and Vinny both share their experience with The Jewel at SIN.

If you have questions or an experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, TwitterInstagram and Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/


SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE EXPERIENCE



PODCAST CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS, CONFIRMATIONS

  • The surface area at IST is 7,659-hectares (18,930-acres) (hurriyetdailynews.com | 3 May 2013)
  • MAHB [Malaysia Airports Holdings BHD] to proceed with Penang International Airport expansion plan (thestar.com.my | 02 July 2019)



SHOW NOTES

  • What's in this experience? [00:00:48]
  • Vinny's experiences [00:01:13]
  • Vinny has a unique landing at Istanbul (IST) [00:02:55]
  • Geoff shares his experiences [00:05:36]
  • Shout out to United Airlines (UA) social media team [00:06:43]
  • Terrific soft product experience with ANA (NH) [00:07:52]
  • Vinny and Geoff share their thoughts about the Jewel at Singapore Changi (SIN) [00:08:18]
  • Wrap-up [00:10:25]