Recent content by farawaymum

QF 3 Syd to Akl sector this week, food unworthy of business class and cabin crew blamed lacklustre menu on being a short sector. No dessert alternative, or chocolate offered.Tiny tub of Maggie Beer ice cream had an unpleasant grainy texture. Pepe Saya butter was the only quality item on the tray!

The answer is not much! I know this lounge is up for a makeover but the date has been pushed back several times and it is long overdue. Here is a photo of the only hot dish other than the soup.

So if you arrive on a holiday trip what does the SA government expect you to do while waiting for a test, pick up a hire car Ok or not, check into a hotel without any human contact, sit at the airport for the night. I really think no one who is coming for a short break holiday is going to be...

South Australia entry requirements for low risk areas have changed from 28/11.They have woken up to the fact forcing you to have a test before arrival within 72 hours is no good if the test is positive so have added the requirement that you need a negative test. I wonder if they will tell those...

Here is the lunchtime first lounge menu, staff were all having a tasting session while I was in the SYD lounge today Barramundi is pictured.

I take the blue bus outside the terminal , with no traffic it is not much longer than a cab and much cheaper @$16 , runs 24/7 stops right at the door of many Auckland CBD hotels or within a five minute walk. Runs half hourly at that time so the max wait is half an hour and can be much less if...

I agree, Auckland is a great place for a weekend from Sydney , you can leave after work Friday on the last flight for the day and fly back on Sunday.Fares are often on sale, you basically walk through immigration with no lines.Plenty to see and do and lots of great restaurants. I do this run...

Everyone needs a hobby, that's how I explain trips that seem illogical to the uninitiated.

Perhaps targeted at Aussies this time, I got the same "exclusive" invite.

I find it useful ,often there is good information to identify exactly how well located a hotel is for public transport access. A couple of times I have picked up a really good rate through the trip advisor specials particularly in the U.S. with no prepay requirement, and cheaper than AA or other...

Update- went online this morning and the fare is now widely available across the originally advertised date ranges- seems like the CSO's advice that the fare only applied in February was incorrect and it was in fact a computer glitch. Purchased accordingly for my desired dates in June!

This morning I went on line to book a sale fare that appears on the website as part of the "new year sale" and according to the price graph runs from 16 Jan to 30 November 2015 with a business class price of $650 each way direct from SYD to AKL.I do this trip regularly and know this is a...

Re: Air New Zealand It was directed at one particular respondent who put their point of view across with (in my opinion ) a tone that was unhelpful

Re: Air New Zealand Seriously do you need to be so nasty

I have used both 1Cover and Travel Insurance Direct over the past few years, for multi travel annual, often with a promo code. Price varies each year and with age, so pays to check ,from memory coverage was similar. Have not claimed with either so cannot comment on claims performance.