The prospect of a long international flight changes quite a bit for the rich, powerful and lucky who are seated in the front section of the plane. The land of lie-flat beds and warm cookies may seem almost mystical or a bit mysterious to most travelers. However, Cheapflights.com is shedding light on this VIP experience with its survey of airline amenity kits.

Our team of travel experts looked through, tested, photographed and rated 48 economy, Business and First-Class kits from 27 of the world’s leading airlines to reveal the “secrets of the VIP experience.”

It was no surprise to learn that the First-Class kits are stuffed with luxury brands (Loewe, Tumi, Chopard, Bulgari, Dior, Ferragamo, L’Occitane) – and contain everything from eye masks and shoe horns to “pulse point oil” and “pillow mist.”

In total, just five of the 27 airlines achieved a six-star review, with Middle Eastern and Far Eastern airlines dominating, as kits from Emirates, Etihad, Japan Airlines, Qatar and our own United came out on top.

Lufthansa and Royal Brunei took joint top honors for the “Best Male Accessory;” Lufthansa for its German soccer kit-themed bag and Royal Brunei for its super luxury slippers.

Polish airline LOT grabbed “Best Female Accessory” for its nail file; while Qatar was – literally – the comfortable winner for the “Best Kids’ Accessory” with a Spongebob Squarepants backpack (in a Qatar captain uniform) that also doubles as a pillow or booster seat.