Hello fellow travellers, anyone got good insights into the sky couch concept of AirNZ? Specifically, as a solo traveller, does it work as basically a lay-flat bed? Secondly, is it better worth paying extra over and above what a Premium Economy seat gives in terms of space and comfort?

I find it's easier to find one way classic award flights using Qantas points in First Class. Last year I booked Perth to Manchester UK using QFF points and an EK A380 all the way in First. Next week I've got a one-way from Seattle to Perth via Dubai. 777 on first leg and then A380 into Perth. ...

Avoid the back row in the centre. Can't recall the seat number? There's a fan or somesuch device that cycles on and off behind the bed and is quite distracting if you're trying to sleep.

I'd forgotten about Ethiopian Airlines. They did fly in and a few guys living in Thailand were coming through to EG using them - so a good option from Australia. Into Dubai or Joberg and then out to Malibo via Addis Adaba.

Congratualtions. I worked in EG several times in 2008-11. Flew in via Paris on Air France, then a local charter to get back to the mainland at Bata. I don't recall any difficulties but the company i was contracting to 'facilitated' the process at the local airport in Malabo. They have a very ser...

Originally Posted by GBRGB These things are always subjective, if you stayed at Hilton Cairns or Darwin you would probably think the opposite, poor product and average service, not even a bottle of water in the fridge, just terrible for what they say is 4-5 Stars, they obviously put a lot more e...

Why is there such a large differance in the product offering between Hilton hotels in Australia and Hilton hotels in the USA? In Australia, I've stayed in Hilton hotels in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne and they're always excellent. Specifically with good lounges (or vouchers for food and drinks) a...

I made LTG in about 12 years of travel in early 40s. Probably a lot of folks do. I still had 20+ years of busines travel at that time. I still have 10 to go; and all it meant for loyalty to me is that I immediately dropped Qantas as my 1st preference and jumped across to Air NZ and Star Alliance...

I transferred a bunch ;ast Friday and nothing appearing in my account yet (5 days).

Hoping someone can help. I've got a month long trip to South Africa and Mozambique coming up and want to have access to cash over there. Normally I load up the Commonwealth Travel Card or Qantas Cash Card and then withdraw funds locally via ATM. Buth neither card accepts African currency upload...

Originally Posted by jonathan.wu How did you get that free year? They contacted you, or did you contact them? I always wonder how long you have to be platinum for before they consider you for a free year. thx. I Agree 120K points seems a bit much I didn't ask for it or contact Qantas at all. I j...

Same happened to me this year after about 13 years on Platinum. They did give me a free year last year (2017) as I hadn't flown them much in 2016. I'm now back at Lifetime Gold. The one and only downside is not being able to get into the First lounges when I'm at Heathrow, HK or Sydney. So I ...

IMHO, there is a culture in Australia of over the top Officialdom from even the most minor people in even the slightest positions of Power, I think it harks back to when you were all criminals off boats and "Authority" was used under the slightest pretext. I've noticed this across many situation...

Hi folks, I'm travelling in J on QF76 from Vancouver to Sydney on Thursday 12/07. My question, is there anyway to find out if the Plane is a 4-class (with old First section down the front) or a more common 3-class with no First section? Reason I ask is I'm in row 3 which is a First class seat o...

Does BA have its own version of Qantas' Chairman's Lounge (sorry, I mean Qantas' Chair Person of Indeterminate Gender Lounge ;-)