Yesterday American Airlines landed in Auckland marking the commencement of their daily Auckland service with their new 787 aircraft. American has expanded their pacific network with adding a direct daily service to Sydney and now Auckland. For Oneworld flyer’s they had no direct service to the U.S.A and would have to transit through Australia onto […]
Early yesterday Virgin Australia announced some interesting and exciting improvements in regards to upgrades especially for platinum members. Platinum members of the airline are given 4 complimentary upgrades every membership year which used to be only for domestic flights, this has now changed and can now be used for short haul international flights. Unfortunately upgrades […]
Yesterday SultanALFuraih1 on Twitter posted the following photos of Saudia’s brand new first class. Saudia currently only have first on 16 of their 777-200 aircraft. All together they have 27 -200 aircraft in a configuration of both F24C38Y170 and C14Y327. The airline also have newer and more modern 777-300ER aircraft in a configuration of C30Y351. […]
Not surprisingly American Airlines are again currently offering a significant bonus for purchasing miles through to July 8. Details here: At this time I won’t be purchasing any miles as I am planning some more flights with star alliance and my AA balance is sufficient for now. Is this bonus worth it? Definitely. There is […]
It’s now been 13 days since Etihad Airways opened their brand new first class lounge and spa, but not everyone is happy with the opening. The review can be found here: Review: Etihad Airways First Class Lounge. Many guests have been denied access even though holding partner elite status. one airline that really surprised me is […]
Hilton Hotels and Resorts are one of the most well known and popular accomodation companies in the age of travel. The hotel company was founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton. When the company started they were known as Hilton Hotels but renamed to their current name. The group currently have hotels in 93 countries, 6 […]
As you might of seen from my previous posts Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi First Class Lounge To Open May 1? and I’m going to Abu Dhabi for a day! I was headed to Abu Dhabi to review the much anticipated first class lounge. Originally I was supposed to be flying business both ways but decided last minute to use […]
After the long wait Etihad have opened their new first class lounge. The lounge has been a talking point for some time now. Before this lounge they used a roped off area of the premium lounge which wasn’t any different to the business class area’s. The lounge was originally supposed to open on May 1st […]
After my time in the Wing I was very excited to try the Pier. I had heard so many good things about the lounge that I had to try it for myself! Like the Wing the Pier has both a first and business class lounge avaliable. At the time of visiting the business class lounge […]
Ever since I obtained Oneworld Emerald there have been 2 lounges on the top of my list I have wanted to visit. The Pier and Wing first class lounges in Hong Kong. I don’t know what it was but It was something I really wanted to experience. As my previous post explained which can be […]
For some time now I have wanted to trial the new Qantas business suites on a longer flight as I’ve flown them on domestic flights a few times now. They currently operate into Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Manila and Jakarta and very soon Honolulu. Occasionally they will have some flights to Auckland and Wellington but […]
Yes you read that right, I’m going to Abu Dhabi for a day. This may sound absolutely ridiculous but hear me out. Think back to the American Airlines devaluation. The rates for travel in first and business to the middle east were extremely good value and I had taken advantage of that before. The […]