Hi cbourl, Thai Airways no longer has any lounges in Hong Kong, unfortunately. The only remaining Star Alliance alternative to the SilverKris lounges in Hong Kong is the United Club.

That's an interesting observation on the view. While you certainly notice that obstruction in photos (particularly when standing back to get the whole window in one shot), the angle of the cut-out works surprisingly well within the room. When you're sitting on the bed or in the chair next to the ...

Hi Phil, for what it's worth, I spent hours at the desk working on a laptop, and there was plenty of room on the side, especially after moving the welcome water, glass and card off the desk as pictured above, which may make the work surface appear smaller than in real life. I found ample space to...

Hi Sven, you can read our article about this here.

Qantas has reverted to Boeing 737s on Darwin-Adelaide - but of course, the E190 could well return in future.

Home quarantine will be available across Queensland, but questions regarding specific itinerary plans or individual requirements are best asked of Queensland Health (call 13 42 68) prior to travel.

Hi Hank, AMEX Membership Rewards points can be converted into miles with the Oneworld frequent flyer programs of Cathay Pacific (Asia Miles) and Malaysia Airlines (Enrich). Plus, members at the Ascent Premium tier of Membership Rewards (generally those with an AMEX Platinum Charge Card or Centuri...

Just re: 'access on arrival' specifically: this wasn't covered here as it's not a benefit currently available to members of either lounge program, and of course, this is a comparison of the two programs as they stand for members today, not how they fared 18 months ago. Virgin Australia offered th...

This piece is brand new, written yesterday from scratch.

highflyer: The only difference in access between (annual) Lounge and Lifetime Lounge is that Lifetime Lounge members can use Premium Entry where available, which is a perk otherwise restricted to Gold, Platinum and business class. Of course, Virgin Australia is yet to reopen Premium Entry in Sydn...

To make that kind of comparison (and to do so fairly), I'd need to have stayed at Como, which I've not.

This will be an ongoing requirement in Queensland regardless of community COVID cases in Australia, much like the border pass requirements in VIC, SA, TAS, WA and NT are also ongoing requirements regardless of community cases.

A simple green/amber/red framework (like Victoria has) would certainly be more straightforward, as opposed to Queensland's three distinct border pass systems, with two different quarantine outcomes within two of those three passes. How a typical tourist (or business traveller) is supposed to get ...

Interesting comment on the arrival process in Sydney - we arrived at a remote stand but the transfer to the terminal was very quick, and the bus drops you at the doors right next to the T2 baggage carousels, so found it faster than arriving at many of the pier gates (where you then have to walk t...

Delta's inclusion here was primarily as a member of SkyTeam, allowing those travelling on airlines outside the partnerships of Qantas and Virgin Australia to credit their miles to a program that in turn, allows its miles to be spent within Australia.While Delta flights can be credited to Velocity...