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Hi all, Unfortunately a trip to BNE fro SYD was rendered impossible tomorrow, so I went online to try to cancel my VA flights.. No dice, says I have to call, then when I call it hangs upon me saying they are busy and that I should try to cancel online. If I was only slightly thicker than I am...

I've noticed that I tend to make some odd food decisions when I travel. Spur of the moment choices in restaurants, like ordering pork knuckle in Germany, when I know full well that pork doesn't agree with me. Today in Bangkok SilverKris lounge I noticed with the delight of a 5-year-old...

Hi all, Just finished a stay with Marriott Sukhumvit in Bangkok. was there for a conference (ostentatiously called an Executive Summit) for one of my vendors. I have to say I was impressed. Spotless room, and an unusual design with a huge sliding door to the marble bathroom. This gave the room a...

Hi All, Thought, since there are precious few Garuda stories on here, that I'd post my experiences with a recent trip to Bali, flying Garuda in J. Our route was SYD-DPS-CGK-SYD. Flights were as follows: Route Dep Time Arr Time Duration Aircraft Class Seat SYD-DPS 10:05 14:55...

Odd request, this time from my wife. Can anybody identify the piece of music used as the theme from ABC's The Drum? Big brownie points for me if I can find it. Regards, Peter

Travelling back to Sydney from SIN in J on SQ231 last Friday morning with the 3 kids and wife. As the aircraft taxis a guy in the front of our section of the cabin (we were in rows 24/25) gets out of his seat and is told firmly to sit down. Does so, but then gets up as the a/c rotates (!) and...

Hi Folks, Just got back form a Europe jaunt with the family in SQ J. SQ flights were sadly not the greatest I've ever experienced. New A380 J seats are pretty impractical - multiple false calls to attendants. But, to my questions. Flew on SQ335 out of Paris (10:50am departure) Then SQ231 out of...

Hi, Is anyone else experiencing problems with Samsonite warranty of late? I had to put my usual business bag (Samsonite briefcase-type thing) in for warranty with The Luggage Professionals in Crows Nest back in July. Still waiting on them to provide a replacement or repair. Meanwhile I am...

Hello all, Just thought you all might have some insight for me. I've been planning a European jaunt for my family using my much loved KF points. Had enough for the entire family in J - will be a big surprise for them. Needed to transfer my Velocity points to KF to make it happen. I had booked...

Hi all, Had a weird one this evening. Planning a trip to Europe and need to transfer all my AMEX points to KF. I have a Platinum Edge card that I get through a professional body. Enrolled in Ascent I also have a Business Explorer enrolled in Gateway Logged in, my Plat Edge was the selected...

Hi Folks, I've been reading a bit about the problems with the A380, and the mooted A380Plus program Airbus is using to try to save the program. And over the past few days the retirement of the first commercially delivered A380 from SQ has been in the news. I'm interested in any industry folks...

I read an article today in the SMH traveller section (yes I know.....). "Changi is a superb airport", says Geoffrey Thomas, the Perth-based editor-in-chief of www.airlineratings.com. "It works so beautifully. That's because it's government-owned, and the Singapore government understands the...

I've tried to convince my wife to let me upgrade her to Suites. I've honestly married the wrong woman - she said no! I offered to take one for the team and upgrade myself, but she simply gave me "the look". Oh well, slumming it in J it is.

Hi folks, Just did a few internal flights in the LOTFAP and the following showed up on my Velocity activity statement. Why the difference in points one way or the other? Both are booked in Delta's First class, and the SCs are the same so I'm a little confused. Thoughts? Regards, Peter

Hi All, Just flew SQ222 SYD-SIN in Premium Economy. Since being introduced to Suites by Cove and Cruiser Elite some time ago, I've not flown anything else for a long time (a single economy leg in 2013 was my last right turn after boarding). Circumstances have meant that I'm forced to pay...

Hello All, Instead of posting a question as I usually do, I thought I'd pass on a bit of info that some may not be aware of - at least my searches on the forum haven't uncovered it. The question was raised as to whether you can effectively "double-dip" your redemption nominees by booking...

Hi all, I've been spending a few hours researching some Delta (and Virg America) status runs for my trip to the US next Feb. The pricing seems just too much. Others here have managed to find prices that net about $2-3 per SC, but I can't find anything like that. More like minimum $5.80. The best...

Arrived from Brisvegas last night to find Virgin valet hadn't yet brought my car over from long term due to an oversight. I wasn't too worried and said I'd go sit down and check emails while I waited. 10-12 minutes go past and the guy there comes over and apologises again, but says my car is now...

Hello All, I had the pleasure of my first Suites experience today and thought you may appreciate this report. Many of you will already have read much about these or have travelled them, but hopefully I can add a little bit to what's gone before. I'll add some photos when I have time to compress...

Hi All, Just researching tickets for a possible trip and found a weird routing offer for SYD-LAX. See below. Would anyone actually do this routing? And why not offer a SYD-MEL connection instead? Would make an interesting status run, though as it is effectively same price as via MEL. I'm not...