{"id":1492,"date":"2013-03-27T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2013-08-11T20:45:40","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T03:45:40","slug":"trip-report-everything-you-need-to-know-about-shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2013\/03\/27\/trip-report-everything-you-need-to-know-about-shanghai\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip Report: Everything You Need To Know About Shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction to Shanghai<\/a>
\nChicago O\u2019Hare American Airlines Flagship Lounge<\/a>
\nAmerican Airlines ORD-PVG 777-200 Business Class<\/a>
\nLe Royal Meridien Shanghai Hotel Review<\/a>
\nThe Westin Bund Center Shanghai Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nThe Westin Bund Center Shanghai Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Hongta Hotel Shanghai Review<\/a>
\nTwelve at Hengshan Shanghai Hotel Review<\/a>
\nFour Points by Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel Review<\/a>
\nMy Experience on the Shanghai Maglev Train<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Nanjing Road and the Shanghai Bund<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of the Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of the French Concession in Shanghai<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Pudong Shanghai<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Qipu Lu (Cheap Road) in Shanghai<\/a>
\nScam City: Shanghai Edition<\/a>
\nThe Various Restaurant Eats in Shanghai<\/a>
\nThe Various Street Foods in Shanghai Part 1<\/a>
\nThe Various Street Foods in Shanghai Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Various Street Foods in Shanghai Part 3<\/a>
\nShanghai Pudong Airport First Class Lounge<\/a>
\nShanghai Pudong Airport Dragonair and Cathay Pacific Lounge<\/a>
\nAmerican Airlines PVG-ORD 777-200 Business Class<\/a><\/p>\n

I booked an airfare on American Airlines to Shanghai last summer in 2012 for travel in Mid-March of 2013. I\u2019m always looking for great deals every day for travel on American Airlines for the following year since my schedule is very flexible and I want to get a head start on re-qualifying for Executive Platinum. On the Flyertalk Mileage Run Forum, I saw a great deal to Shanghai with a EWR-ORD-PVG-ORD-EWR routing for $660. This routing would net me 15,552 elite qualifying miles at 4.2 cents per mile. With my Executive Platinum 100% mileage bonus, I would be earning 31,104 redeemable miles. Since I am an Executive Platinum member, I used two systemwide upgrades and was cleared immediately into Business class on the international legs.<\/p>\n

Since I live in Los Angeles, my trip started from Newark, New Jersey. I booked a round-trip LAX-JFK for $300 as a separate ticket and my routing was LAX-JFK, EWR-ORD-PVG-ORD-EWR, JFK-LAX for a grand total of 20,502 miles.<\/p>\n

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This was my first time to China and I secured my 12 month multiple entry Chinese VISA a month prior to starting this trip at the Chinese\u00a0Consulate<\/a>\u00a0in Los Angeles for $140.<\/p>\n

Since I am a die-hard Starwood fan, I stayed at five different Starwood hotels which allowed me to experience the different facets and neighborhoods of Shanghai. I took a combination of the high speed Maglev train to and from Pudong Airport, Shanghai metro, and taxis throughout my experience. If you have ever wanted to visit or re-visit Shanghai, you don’t want to miss out on reading this lengthy and comprehensive trip report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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