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TG isn’t a bad option if you specifically want to fly Thai Airways (and in the next few years). It’s also the last chance to transfer Amex points to Thai as this option gets removed in the devaluation. https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/thai-royal-orchid-plus-improvements/

A pet peeve at many Hilton hotels in Australia & New Zealand is the extra charge for barista coffee when having breakfast. You can get filter/machine coffee for free but get slugged $5 for a barista-made flat white, latte or cappuccino. I mostly stay with IHG, Accor and Radisson hotels and...

Qatar Airways/British Airways (for Avios) or Cathay would be my top choices. Virgin Atlantic could be worth considering as well if you want to fly to Vietnam or Indonesia (for the great availability and reasonable business reward pricing on SkyTeam partners Vietnam Airlines and Garuda).

@AviatorInsight mentioned to me recently that you feel the effects of turbulence more strongly when sitting at the back of the plane. And also that the ride is smoother on a 737-8 MAX compared to a 737-800. I was wondering if you could expand a bit more on why this is the case?

I believe SYD-HNL will drop back to 6x weekly from May 2026. The daily service is temporary.

It’s based on the total distance of all flown segments.

Book by 9 December using promo code NT100. https://www.qantas.com/au/en/promotions/flights/take-off.html

I can imagine that if Qantas offered 500,000 points for flying to everywhere on their network, a whole lot of AFFers would suddenly start appearing in Paraburdoo, Weipa and Moranbah 😂

Haha - well that is more achievable, I guess! I don't think I have though - am yet to fly BNE-WLG or BNE-CHC.

To complete the trilogy of threads I've started this morning (see here), what's your favourite place to visit if you want to experience a big, bustling city? My personal favourite is Berlin, but New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore all come to mind as well as places I really enjoy.

Following on from this thread: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/whats-your-favourite-holiday-destination-for-spending-time-in-nature.121640/ I'll ask a different question here. Where would be your ideal destination for a relaxing beach/resort holiday? If I had to...

People often ask me what my favourite destination is. It's really hard to answer this because I like lots of different places for different reasons. Like, if you wanted a city holiday, my recommendation would be totally different than if you wanted a beach resort holiday, or to spend time in...

Have you flown so much with a particular airline that you've flown (either on that airline or in general) to everywhere in their route network? I guess this would be easier to achieve on a smaller airline with fewer destinations. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any airline that I...

Has Cathay been comparing notes with its partner Air New Zealand? 😟

I arrived in SYD this morning and there were enough Smartgates to process everyone quite quickly. I actually thought to myself that it had improved since my last morning arrival at SYD T1.

Interesting that you were able to switch from your CX to your QF number. Perhaps I should have put my CX number down originally on a recent booking that I made where I want to upgrade with Asia Miles but credit the flights to QF. @exLXCXFF can you choose a seat if you put down a CX number...

Qantas is giving 25% off Economy & Premium Economy Classic Rewards to Paris, Santiago, Honiara and Port Vila. Book by 6 December. https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/member-offers/classic-flight-rewards.html This coincides with Qantas releasing extra reward seats to these destinations...

T&Cs here for anyone interested: https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/double-days

It would appear that way, yes.

Virgin Australia Holidays is running a triple points promo until 8 December (so you earn 9 points per $1).