While I have previously tried both Qantas’ first and business cabin, I was pretty excited to check out its premium economy cabin this time round, given that Qantas only has this class of travel on a fairly small number of aircraft.
Buy points at 0.5 US cents each; offer runs till 12 April, Wed, 12pm (Singapore Time). IHG One Rewards has launched its latest sale on purchased points, not long after the last one ended just last month in March. The current flash sale offers 100% on all points purchases, and will run up to 11 Apr 2023, Tuesday (US Eastern Time), which means 12 April 2023, Wednesday 12pm for those in Singapore (GMT+8). This is in line with the best offers we see from the programme. Buy IHG Rewards points with a 100% bonus IHG Rewards have marketed a 100% bonus on points purchases this time round, but there are some online reports from other members saying that they have been targeted for different bonuses, so you’ll need to login and see what you have been offered. Also, note that your minimum purchase to trigger the 100% may be different from other members: I have been offered a minimum purchase of 15,000 points in order to qualify for the bonus, up to a maximum of 150,000 points (before the 100% …
Qantas made quite a fair bit of news in Singapore just before Covid-19 with the grand opening of its first class lounge, which sadly shuttered not long after it was officially opened. The good news is, the lounge survived the pandemic; it is now reopened and received guests at full force, just as with before. I have had the fortune to experience the first class cabin some years back, but it was from Sydney to Singapore. I had such a great time, it created a new bucket list item for me, to try the same product again but on a much longer flight, from Singapore to London or vice versa. However, the first class cabin across all airlines is some what of a unicorn in the post-Covid era. Even with a bank full of points, it takes sheer determination and an awful lot of patience to find any kind of award availability. And I finally laid my hands on it. In this post:• Flight today• The Qantas A380• Checking in• Qantas First Lounge• Boarding• The …
In November 2022, Qantas resumed flights between Singapore and Australia, after a 20-month hiatus since Australia closed its borders in March 2020. With Australia allowing Singapore citizens into the country since November last year as a pilot before reopening the borders, I thought I’d take a trip Down Under in February this year to see a couple of friends that I have not met for years. I had a good experience with Qantas several years ago, and was excited to see if the experience remained the same. In this post:• Flight today• Pre-trip planning• Checking in• The seat• The service• Food & drinks• Qantas amenity kit• Final thoughts Flight today Qantas QF82Singapore (SIN) – Sydney (SYD)16 February 2022Depart: 9:00PMArrive: 7:20PM (+1 day)Duration: 7 hr 20 minAircraft: Airbus A330-300Seat: 7F (Business Class) Pre-trip planning Visa Most visitors to Australia will require an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) or a visa to enter, including Singapore citizens. Citizens of over 33 countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong and Japan can apply for the ETA through the Australia ETA …
Courtyard by Marriott is no Ritz Carlton, but it’s functional and usually well located. So here’s a functional review.
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