BA is probably going to be easiest if you are based in London. If you can somehow swing it, Finnair is the other European based OW airline worthy of consideration. Qatar may be a stretch if your trips don’t involve Asia/Africa/ME. Virgin is your other option. There are no UK-based SA airlin...

The eSim is in parallel with your Australian physical sim and has no effect on it. So you can choose to turn off the Aussie sim, or keep it on for calls and SMS only. Most eSim only give you data, which is pretty much all I need on leisure trips. However, I noticed that my eSim in Thailand also g...

Ever since I got my first eSim-capable smartphone (iPhone XR), it has been a game changer for travel without the dreaded sim card roulette. eSim is a digital sim that sits virtually alongside your physical/plastic sim card. iPhone have had the eSim functionality since the X series; Google Pixel 2...

The Singapore stopover is dead for the foreseeable future. It's not worth the hassle, uncertainty and cost. Even transit through SIN is tricky with multiple (often conflicting) rules on allowed origin/destination, approved airlines and itineraries, VTL status (whatever that means now with omicron...

There are so many conflicting reports online about the Changi transit maze. With SQ spinning the story to make you only fly with them, not sure who to believe. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has actually managed to transit to a non-VTL country via Changi.

Have done transit < 1 hour several times through HEL, one of the most efficient airports in Europe. This is quicker (and might even give you time to pop into the Finnair lounge) if your transit is in the late evening after 10pm. I managed to squeeze in a quick visit to the nicer intl. (non-Sch...

The latest list of countries to join GEP include Switzerland, India and Argentina.Any news if Aussies are getting anywhere with this? Other forums seem to suggest that it is our govt that is holding it back.

Has anyone been successful in getting their Etihad FF status match from a promotion earlier this year? Or was that a hoax?

I used the MH Golden Lounge (first) last week. The emerald/first side of the lounge opened a couple of months ago and is about half the size of the business lounge. It has showers and a small buffet. You can order drinks which come from the bar on the business side. It is cozy, comfortable and le...

If it doesn't credit within 48 hours then there's an error or glitch. I find emailing QFF with scanned boarding passes is better than calling. 

If your itinerary allows, fly via DFW where the AA lounges are more spacious and, I think, better than at LAX. 

Timing: I prefer to sleep on the second leg and wake up at my destination; so LHR-DXB-SYD is fine, but not great on the way there.City: personally I don't think DXB is even close to the attactions, food and ambience in SIN.Lounges: DXB EK lounges are fantastic - big, direct boarding, food is plen...

Thanks Robert. I knew that there is to be full OW incorporation of the US Airways lounges and shared priveleges on Mar 31st as per:aa.com/i18n/urls/more-clubs.jsp usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/arriving.html?c=glmus_21225&re=1 So good to know that some have been able to ...

US Airways Lounges for OWJust wondering if anyone has been able to get into a US Airways lounge with OW Emerald/Gold since the merger? Or is this only from 31 March?

I think you should be ok in Sydney depending on how old you are. Qantas counts adults as 18. In Emirates/Dubai they count adults as over 17. This page will likely answer all your questions:qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/lounge-eligibility-access/global/enI think with 2 Platinum members, chances ar...