ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) and Hilton Worldwide have teamed up in a first-of-its-kind partnership for new airline lounges and in-flight services.
Initially to be introduced on ANA’s flights between Narita and Haneda airports, and Honolulu, the Experience More partnership will be introduced on June 1 and run through the end of the summer holiday season on August 31.
Under the programme, travellers leaving Japan for Hawaii can begin their holiday before they even board the aircraft – a new menu in the airline lounge created by chefs at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort will offer “an authentic taste of Hawaii”.
Once aboard the aircraft, travellers in both economy and business class on all ANA flights between Tokyo and Honolulu will be served more Hawaiian-inspired meals and will be issued with a guidebook that has been commissioned for the partnership and provides details and recommendations on places to eat and sightseeing spots.
The companies say this is the first part of a three-phase collaboration which is scheduled to run until 2017. Should it prove successful, however, it is likely to be continued and extended to additional routes.
