Virgin rolls out new Business Class seats

Virgin Australia has begun fitting its A330 aircraft with brand new, luxurious business class seats, with the airline’s Boeing 777s next in line for an upgrade. Pictures of the new seat design were released several months ago. Our members are very impressed by the elegant yet practical design. The seats convert into 80 inch lie-flat … Continued

Chasing birdies in the UK

This week’s trip report is a golfer’s paradise. Our member bluebagger recently headed to Europe to tick a few things off the bucket list. A visit to the Isle of Skye will be in order and it would seem that our member is a golf fan. Over two weeks they managed to get in six … Continued

Heading north for some winter warmth

We are currently approaching one year since Qantas stopped selling JASAs, or business class Any Seat Awards. These awards were very popular as our members were able to book reward seats at classic award prices, and also earn points and status credits for the journey. Some of our clever members, such as amaroo, bought one … Continued

Cherry blossoms and mouth-watering Japanese cuisine

We’ve been privileged recently on AFF to see a number of quality trip reports from first-time writers. The latest comes from our member KitKat, who recently travelled to Japan in cherry blossom season. Having missed the cherry blossoms in Seoul last year, we decided to give it a go this time in Japan. We would … Continued

Beyond the Bali stereotypes

Our member GPH recently headed to a destination they never actually planned to, nor ever wanted to visit! The main reason for booking the trip in the first place was not the destination, rather the fact that Jetstar business class happened to be a cost-effective way to earn our member enough Qantas status credits to … Continued