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Will be mid-August, so bracing for the heat/humidity. Interesting re: the tunnel; I'd not heard of it. Checking it out on Google images, looks wonderfully tacky.

Thanks for the tips, sounds like a good itinerary. Shame about missing the tours but I guess that leaves me to wander at my own pace. 1753339047 Cheers for the tip re: Maglev. I had been thinking about taking it just for the novelty but good point about the time saving.

Scheduled to arrive at 11:50, then flying out at 20:20. So pretty much the entire afternoon, even allowing for plenty of padding. Bit of a shame I'll be roaming around in the hottest part of the day - when it seems to be 30+ with 85% humidity atm - but I'd like to see a few sights (and properly...

Update: Ended up lucking out and finding HND-SYD early on, so grabbed that - unfortunately, only the daytime flight was available, not the overnight. Locked in the following: 5 nights in Taipei TPE-PVG-KIX Y (AC/NH) - 5 nights in Osaka as a base to hopefully see some of Nara/Kobe/Kyoto as well...

With the recent launch of flights to HLZ, maybe a few more routes to other lesser served NZ airports? Not sure how practical, but GIS or NPE on the North Island, or IVC on the South would be nice options to have.

I have an 8 hour + daytime layover in Shanghai coming up (LGW-PVG-SYD) and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for what to focus on for a day trip into the city? (I've done a short trip to China before, so I have AliPay setup and have used it on the Guangzhou metro, so hopefully...

Background: I needed to get from TPE to KIX and had a hard time finding anything with a reasonable cash price, so ended up using KrisFlyer points to booked TPE-PVG-KIX (CA and NH). The problem with this is that the PVG-KIX flight is scheduled to arrive at 22:00. Assuming that flight is on time...

I wasn't planning on going to Europe this year but was somehow talked into it by my brother last month (wine may have been involved) -- despite my reservations about visting during Summer, and at short notice. Sadly, neither of us had enough points to do J return, so we head off next week in...

March: Only Singapore booked for 2026 so far. Wanted to get ahead of the QFF price rise, so booked SYD-MEL-KUL-SIN in MH J. (Booked via MEL because I wanted to make sure to get the A330neo, which has subsequently been announced for SYD-KUL. But, the SYD-MEL sector was in Y, so only an extra...

So, just a month after I booked SYD-MEL-KUL-SIN via QFF to get the A330neo's new business class, it's announced that it's finally coming to SYD-KUL: https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/malaysia-airlines-a330neo-sydney Good news, but (for me) would have been nice to know a little earlier, lol.

Has anyone booked a domestic connection on an VFF ANA redemption? I was looking recently for later this year and ended up booking a simple HND-SYD J when I saw it going, but even on days where that was available couldn't add e.g., CTS-HND-SYD, or NGO-HND-SYD. I put this down to the early...

I did look at the bus/ferry, but from memory I just missed it so had to settle.

It's a bit awkward location for visitors too: I once flew MEL-NTL and caught the local bus to the city (40 something minutes) and was the only passenger on the bus until the very last stop. EDIT: to remain on topic, surely the only int'l flights would be to AKL. NAN at a stretch, if FJ were...

Many thanks for all the suggestions, folks. I'm not traveling until November so have some time to mull over options, thankfully! It seems a lot of the cheaper options involve giving up a window, but there do at least seem to be many options near the main station. I'm probably aiming at the...

Hi all, When in Asia, I usually aim for Accor (or sometimes IHG) properties, but there's not a lot going in Taipei - apart from the airport, most hotel options seem to be independent. I'm interested to know if anyone has any recommendations for decent hotels in Taipei - near the main train...

February: Uluru. VA had a special offer on fares when they launched. I picked a cheaper time, hotel-wise. Still not cheap, but I've never been there. March: Hong Kong & Jakarta. Saw redemption availabilty on QF J SYD-HKG & CGK-SYD so decided to make a trip of it. After visiting Europe annually...

Flights: 42 (18 J, 1 W, 23 Y) Total Distance: 63,450 mi Most flown airline: VA (19) Most flown aircraft: 73H (22) New aircraft: 35K, 78J, 7M8 New airlines: CI, MU, AF, MH, TR, PR, AB Best flight: CI BNE-TPE (then TPE-LHR). Very impressed with both hard & soft product Runner up: QR BRU-DOH &...

I flew SYD-AKL in J yesterday, and had been resigned to flying in the 2-2-2 config that had been showing in the seatmap since just after my initial booking (back in May). So I was very pleasantly surprised to step on board and see a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone cabin awaiting me! That's the kind of...

A minor one in the scheme of things, but frustrating at the time: Visiting Paris a couple weeks ago, I was using the Navigo Découverte card on my phone. Went through the gates fine at CDG (for the RER B line). Tapped phone, gates swung open, away I go. Finally got to my destination (or where I...

Good info, thanks for sharing. I must admit, I hadn't even considered calling (I always dread calling up an airline, no matter which). I'll give that a go. (I recently gave their app another go and had to give up in frustration). The second part seems par for the course - I added my QFF number...