As of today (21st November 2016) Dragonair is officially Cathay Dragon. Cathay Pacific had always owned and operated small various parts of the airline, and now they completely own them. Together the two carriers will fly up to 180 different countries with Cathay Pacific mainly doing more international and long-haul travel whereas Cathay Dragon focuses on […]
On Tuesday the 29th of November Rapid Travel Chai and myself will be hosting a meetup with various frequent flyers from Brisbane and beyond. If you would like to learn, socialize and talk points and travel I encourage you to come along. You can RSVP here, the event is free to attend but you pay for what […]
Without a doubt, my favourite frequent flyer program would still have to be American Airlines AAdvantage. The program offers some fantastic value, always has miles on sale and has some brilliant redemption partners. I’ve talked about the program a little bit for Etihad first class redemptions, but today I am going to talk about redeeming these […]
This post is a little late however It’s still worth posting about. ANA will be increasing the seating capacity on the Haneda – Sydney route throughout the December to January school holidays period. Per Routesonline.com, The daily service will be operated by 246-seater Boeing 787-9 (only 240 seats will be available for reservation), instead of 215-seater. Planned […]
Qantas Hotels are currently offering 9 points per $ on all hotels. This is a brilliant deal to take advantage of because the earn rate is usually 3 points or less. This deal applies to all hotels that Qantas offer. This is a brilliant way to get some points quickly and definitely something to take […]
Following on from my Washington to Abu Dhabi flight I had a short transit before I left for Brisbane. I absolutely love the new Etihad first class lounge, so I went for a quick visit to have a bite to eat and get a haircut, yes get a haircut in the lounge, how awesome! After my haircut, I […]
As you could probably tell by now, I am a huge Etihad Airways fan, so when deciding how I was going to get home from Washington, I immediately looked at availability out of IAD. As luck would have it, there were first seats available which I immediately booked with 115,000 AAdvantage miles. I also found […]
Qantas have released a new application that gives you a virtual tour of many destinations and experiences in Australia. Qantas have been using Virtual Reality for quite some time for use in their First Class lounges and even onboard in First. The following devices can be used to view the videos: Iphone Android Samsung Gear […]
After my tiring status runs, I had a quick overnight in Los Angeles, and I was headed to New York early the next morning. I was staying with a friend and luckily I got some decent sleep and woke around 4 and left for the airport in an Uber at 5. Sadly I didn’t get Pre-check for […]
As you could probably tell, I have been traveling within the United States for the past few weeks. This is my 5th time in the country, and I’m pretty familiar with traveling domestically but this trip I have been noting differences between domestic travel in the U.S and Australia. I have found three things that Australian […]
This is a post I’ve meant to write for sometime, and I’m happy to finally be able to write it. A question I get asked often is “what do you use for calls, texts, and data overseas” well I’ve learned the hard way, and now I know what to do without going broke. Thanks, Telstra […]
Good evening from beautiful Washington DC! This past weekend has been one of best experiences I have ever had. I was very lucky enough to be invited to attend “BACON” (BoardingArea Convention), and I have learned so much and met some incredible people which have been the highlight of this trip without a doubt. A […]