Last week I decided to head across to Auckland for a quick getaway. I had previously flown Emirates First Class on the Trans-Tasman flights before but hadn’t reviewed it so I thought …

As I’ve mentioned many times before, airlines and hotel programs offer promotions all the time. Some of them earn a few hundred points and some can even earn in the millions. Taking …

I haven’t talked about Shangri-La properties much on the blog purely because I’m not too familiar with the brand. I’ve only ever stayed at one of their hotels and that was the …

On a recent trip to Abu Dhabi, I decided I’d visit the Aerotel transit hotel at Abu Dhabi airport. I had to check-out of the St. Regis Saadiyat Island at 10 am and instead …

A few days ago, I wrote a post called ”5 Ways To Earn Velocity Points Without Flying.” In this post, I mentioned how easy it is to earn points when spending at eligible …

Qantas’ 787 is definitely one of the most talked about subjects in the Australian travel space. Not only is it a new aircraft for the carrier but it’ll also be operating the …

Since February 25th this year (when I first got on BoardingArea) the blog has grown incredibly quickly, faster than I had ever thought it could have. Due to the fantastic growth, there …

Qatar Airways announced their revolutionary Business Class product earlier this year and the anticipation for it has been very high. The carrier’s 777’s don’t have direct aisle seating so the new seats …

Virgin Australia has been a little crazy in the last few months in regards to lounge access in Los Angeles. The airline has been swapping and switching between lounges and it’s been …

In Australia, both of our major airlines have a VIP membership, Qantas have ‘Chairman’s Lounge’ while Virgin Australia has the ‘Club.’ Both memberships cannot be earned by flying and members are usually …

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Qantas first announced that they would their own lounge at London’s Heathrow airport in February of last year. The development of the new facility started in September and it was supposed to open in …