Around the World: Dubai, Ankara, London and More

The Qantas Oneworld Award is an extremely popular use of points. 280,000 Qantas points is all it costs to fly around the world in Business class, with up to 5 stopovers! The Oneworld Award permits travel on all Oneworld airlines, and you can fly up to 35,000 miles in total. That provides plenty of flexibility … Continued

British Airways First Class: Second Class Service

British Airways used to be renowned for its superior customer service. Sadly, things have gone downhill at the UK’s national airline in recent years. And it has started to show in the service. AFF member PaulST recently flew British Airways in First class from London to Abu Dhabi. The First class seat itself on the … Continued

Lufthansa First Class: Service Starts on the Ground

Our member Princess Fiona was recently lucky enough to experience Lufthansa’s First class service on a flight from Frankfurt to Chicago. The in-flight service was exceptional, but the First class experience began long before Princess Fiona stepped onto the plane. After a short connecting flight from Berlin, the layover in Lufthansa’s Frankfurt hub was long … Continued

Trekking the Kokoda Trail

This week’s trip report is a little different. Our member swanning_it recently flew to Papua New Guinea with a team of 8 Australians to trek the Kokoda Trail! Walking the Kokoda Trail, the site of a famous World War II battle, is not an easy task. But it’s an area of great historical importance. Between … Continued

Qantas First Class across the Pacific

Last week’s trip report featured “the business”, Virgin Australia’s highest class of travel across the Pacific. This week, our member Berlin reviews Qantas’ trans-Pacific First class. Berlin had booked a Business class ticket, flying from Sydney to Los Angeles and returning from Dallas. Thanks to some frequent flyer points and a little bit of luck, … Continued