Thanks for the detailed trip report...quite informative and so much food! Emirates seem to do a lovely spread of food wherever they operate a lounge. I noticed the same extensive selection in Hong Kong and Bangkok as well. I guess I prefer the closed suites over the open suites in first class.
Jump to postI hope they offered to dry clean your clothes or give you some pj's to change into! The first class looks okay but similar to a lot of business class seats that are standard nowadays. Food looks good in the lounge but not so sure about it on the plane.
Jump to postTrip report is great. I like the presentation of the food and looks of a generous quantity. Camera shy huh? The sashimi in the lounge seems quite healthy at only 164 calories!
Jump to postGreat lounge review and trip report...interesting reading and keep up the good work!
Jump to postGreat detailed trip report! Looks like you stayed at the Sofitel Wentworth? Kinda guessed from driveway that the Tesla is parked in. Glad you enjoyed your trip to Sydney. the 747 is an endangered breed now. Still remembered when I travelled on when they flew to Buenos Aires.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aryonoco" class="quote" target="_blank">aryonoco</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i>If 2,000 points give you $10 rewards, an...
Jump to postI have also been to both cities about 4 years ago. I found Santiago the most westernised out of both cities however not as interesting as Buenos Aires. It depends if you want something that is more familiar and to western palates like Santiago. It is cleaner but not as many highlights. Buenos Aires ...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airbuseric" class="quote" target="_blank">airbuseric</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I have to...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flySFO" class="quote" target="_blank">flySFO</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I flew <acronym tit...
Jump to postYou should be able to earn 100% mileage on the itinerary as mostly booked in H class for the Star Alliance special 26k fare. I think Star Alliance offer a good fare as have used the higher mileage RTW and worked well for the destinations I wanted. You might to get the ticket issued on <acronym title...
Jump to postThe most direct way from <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym> to <acronym title="Phuket (HKT / VTSP), Thailand">HKT</acronym> is on <acronym...
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Jump to postI know you said you didn't want to build up <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym>/One World points, they do have a super cheap special for travel during the time you want and for sale until 21MAR. <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> 648 20DEC PERMEL 2340 0615 (arrive 21DEC) <...
Jump to postThere are a few carriers that fly <acronym title="Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi International (BKK / VTBS), Thailand">BKK</acronym>-<acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - Chek Lap Kok International (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong ...
Jump to postJust wondering if brand recognition will be as high for the logo without the word American next to the logo as with the previous <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> logo which is instantly recognisable. It just looks like a couple of red and blue stripes with a beak. If you showed ...
Jump to postThere is a round the world fare with VA, <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym>, and <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)">VX</acronym>. Basically you would <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>/<acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - C...
Jump to postHere's my list; A: Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Ansett Australia, American Airlines, Asiana Airlinea, Austrian Airlines B: British Airways, British Midland C: Cathay Pacific, Continental Airlines D: E: Emirates, Etihad F: G: Garuda Indonesia H: Hawaiian Airlines I: Iberia Airlines J: Japan Airlines,...
Jump to postFlown a bit more this year but still missing the usual suspects! A: <acronym title="Adelaide - International (ADL / YPAD), Australia - South Australia">ADL</acronym>, <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>, <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM),...
Jump to postI would try <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)">VX</acronym> over <acronym title="JetBlue Airways (USA)">B6</acronym>. Both are excellent carriers (way better than the legacy carriers). Flown both before but <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)">VX</acronym> more recently and loved everything about them. Th...
Jump to postHi Dallas, Welcome to A.net. Pretty good itinerary however heaps to fit in to 2 1/2 weeks. Great to non-rev but need to take a few things into consideration. <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>/<acronym title="Dalla...
Jump to postI have PJs from <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> first, <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> business and <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> business. You see most pax get changed into them especially for night flights as a heck of a lot...
Jump to postHere's my list; A: <acronym title="Adelaide - International (ADL / YPAD), Australia - South Australia">ADL</acronym>, <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>, <acronym title="Alice Springs (ASP / YBAS), Australia - Northern Territory">ASP</acronym>, <acronym...
Jump to postQF use a 4 cabin aircraft but only sell it as a 3 class aircraft. Platinum <acronym title="Tower Air (USA)">FF</acronym> get first choice of first class if on a business class ticket, rear lower deck business class if on a premium economy ticket, and rear premium economy class if on an economy ticke...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/excel25356" class="quote" target="_blank">excel25356</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>I always prefer to stay at the ...
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Jump to postExcellent trip report Cam! Great pics and the food pics make me drool. Don't know why I like airplane food so much (even in economy). <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ozvirginuk...
Jump to postHi Joffie, I actually only purchased a return economy airfare when <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> had a sale for AUD220 plus taxes so this was truly a bargain. I heard back from Optiontown about 2 days before travel confirming this. This time round for the return I think they are on...
Jump to postI know this has been posted before but this is a response to pugsley's question back on 30 June 2011 which has now been closed so could not respond to that. I applied for <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> upgrades to first from <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Ma...
Jump to postI travelled to Peru last year and visited the Amazon Rainforest. If coming off a flight that is from South America, they make you line up so the sniffer dogs can check for drugs. In terms of quarantine, you will need to select that you have visited South America as well as visiting farm/rural/forest...
Jump to postVS has a bar on board their planes. They used to have 'mixologists' on board for a while a go. They have stools around their bar so you can actually sit and have a drink. They also set up their breakfast bar their too. VA also have self serve bars. <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK...
Jump to postHi Cubsrule, Seems like there is availabilty in the system for refundable fares. In our market, N, V, and W class seem to be non-refundable for this pairing. H, B, and Y seem to be refundable. May be different again in your market. All these booking classes were available when I checked. The cheapes...
Jump to postI a flying on <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> in August and have gone to their website and paid for UTo upgrades. I can advise you about them once I have travelled on them. I thnk they should be ok as <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> advertises them on their own websit...
Jump to postNice trip report tk747. Good pics and very interesting. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tk747" class="quote" target="_blank">tk747</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starte...
Jump to postGreat trip reports Allrite. I enjoyed following your trip reports from start to finish. Looks like Alex is growing up fast. He will be a seasoned traveller before he gets to kindergarten! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva...
Jump to postLooking at the <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> option that most people have mentioned above you can do the following; 1. <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> - <acronym title="Perth (PER / YPPH), Australia - Western Australia">PER</acronym>/<a...
Jump to postNice trip report legalkiwi. I had tried <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)">VX</acronym> a couple years for <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>/<acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym>/<acronym t...
Jump to postNice trip report MHTripple7. I guess this will be one of the last trip reports on Virgin Blue as now known as Virgin Australia. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MHTripple7" clas...
Jump to postI think the reasoning behind the airline making it cheaper to fly via their hub to another city is that they are trying to attract the business from the customer instead of flying another carrier via thei rhub, i.e. more competition and ways to get to your destination. Sometimes a certain carriers m...
Jump to postI have had the joy of paying the fee at both <acronym title="Buenos Aires - Ezeiza / Ministro Pistarini (EZE / SAEZ), Argentina">EZE</acronym> and <acronym title="Santiago - Arturo Merino Benitez (Pudahuel) (SCL / SCEL), Chile">SCL</acronym>. Thought I might get away with it in BUE as was originally...
Jump to postGreat <acronym title="Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas">TR</acronym> as usual Adam. This brings back great memories of my trip back in October last year. It seems like a liftetime ago now! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" c...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Coal" class="quote" target="_blank">Coal</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Generally when I fly Y I prefer an aisle se...
Jump to postGood trip report Cam. I enjoyed reading it and pretty detailed. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ozvirginuk" class="quote" target="_blank">ozvirginuk</a> (<a href="#0" class="qu...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DrStrange" class="quote" target="_blank">DrStrange</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>We booked our itinerary now. It's goin...
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Jump to postGood first trip report Easyjet. Lots of good pics. The meals looked ok. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/easyjet" class="quote" target="_blank">easyjet</a> (<a href="#0" class="...
Jump to postThis is a very good trip report Adam. The pics of Costa Rica looked great. The animals looked cute. It seems like TACA would be a nice airline to fly on. Did you get sick of empanadas though? They seem to have popped on up on a few of your meals. I actually loved them when I was in South American an...
Jump to postSeoul is a nice enough stopover city. There is the <acronym title="Korean Air">KE</acronym> Limousine bus that takes you into the city and their metro is straight forward to use. I would also go via Seoul just to travel on <acronym title="Asiana Airlines (South Korea)">OZ</acronym>. They are definit...
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