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    London Paddington Accomodation

    Hi All, Am flying to London in November and am planning on staying in Paddington - primarily for ease of access to Paddington Station and the Heathrow Express. However, I have found the rates for the Hilton at Paddinton to be very expensive for November ($450+ for a standard room) - about...
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    What the best seat(s) to choose in First class on A380?

    Re: F seating on Qantas A380 Thanks to all who replied - your feedback has been great! I've decided to turf the A seating and am now sitting F and K both ways so very happy! I'm very excited - first trip ever in F and at 500k points I'm sure it will be well earnt and worth the wait! Cheers Hammer
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    What the best seat(s) to choose in First class on A380?

    Re: F seating on Qantas A380 Thanks for your replies - I'm thinking keeping 3A as it's a window, which I don't mind when I'm not in Economy.....as long as there is nothing to worry about, having said that 5 being near the galley could be an issue. And row 1 being up the front near the toilets.
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    What the best seat(s) to choose in First class on A380?

    F seating on Qantas A380 Hi All, Am lucky enough to be flying F (on points!) with the wife SIN<->LHR in November. Seating allocation has given us 3A, 3F to London and and 3F, 3K on the return. Can anyone provide some help as to if these seats are OK or if there are specific seats I should be...
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    Airfares to LHR November 2011

    Jetlagged - I haven't considered points plus+pay...I might see how it rolls up based on Nov 2010 fares. Having a look at qantas.com - 2x return J fares to LHR in early November is about $23k (11.5ea) - using 500k points this reduces to $17k or to be really harsh 2m points for $4k economy! Not...
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    Airfares to LHR November 2011

    Hi All, My wife and I have a trip planned for Nov 2011 to London and need some advice on when is the best time to actually purchase the tickets. Doing some research I have worked out that on Qantas at least, November is a reasonably cheap time to go as fares are often 50% of the peak times...
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    QF11 and QF94 avod?

    Hi Shano - thanks for your reply, the QF11 will be Monday and QF94 is Friday - thanks for your help!
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    QF11 and QF94 avod?

    Hi All, Will be flying QF11 and QF94 in the coming weeks - any idea if these 747-400s have been upgraded to avod? Also, I am SG but flying M class going over and Q class on my return - what are my chances for an upgrade here do you think? Are these flights likely to be full? I am flying...
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    Hawaii Hotels

    Thanks everyone - I like the idea of the condo's, may have to follow that one up. Which hotel is W? That you refer to - the Westin? Thanks again!
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    Hawaii Hotels

    Hi All, Any suggestions on a good hotel to stay in in Hawaii? Most likely to be based in Honolulu, doesn't have to be beach front (but close would be nice), and doesn't need to have megafacilities (I'm going there to relax) - just a nice Hotel which isn't a total dollars fest! Will be...
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    Seating Allocation??

    Thanks for the reply Warks - it still seems a mystery, the only thing I can think of is all those gold/Plat/CL holiday makers in front of me....! I do have seating preference - forward/ailse - but often I don't even get ailse! :? I have sent an enquiry to QANTAS customer service but am...
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    Seating Allocation??

    Hi all - have been an avid reader for a while and now I have summoned up the courage for my first post! Question - how do check-in staff allocate seating? Flew from Sydney --> Adelaide yesterday. Checked in 3hrs before flight, attempted to waitlist on 2 earlier flights (no complaints here...
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