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Air France transforms haute cuisine into height cuisine
Apr 06, 2019, 08:36 AMGorgeous photos. But in the absence of a proper chef, pity the poor FA who must recreate these culinary masterpieces on board for their discriminating passengers.
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Qantas Titanium card: first class lounge access, extra status credits
Feb 12, 2019, 05:50 PMAm I the only one who choked at the $200k income requirement?
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USA lengthens ESTA processing times: no more instant approvals
Dec 18, 2018, 04:11 PMI apply as soon as we book flights, sometimes 11 months out. Sometimes I have to relinquish an existing visa, but generally find the $14 is a nominal fee for the convenience of locking in another 2 years. I only ever use USA Homeland Security's website for this transaction. Approval has been as ...
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First look: HP Envy x360 13 boasts a superfast-charging battery
Aug 05, 2018, 12:18 PMSounds like a tempting upgrade from my current Envy - though I need more persuasion with the AMD. The i3 processor and B&O sound system have made this compact notebook the absolute best travelling office. It's been everywhere and still hits the mark.Hopefully it's offspring is just as impress...
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Review: Singapore Airlines business class, SQ288 Sydney-Canberra-Singapore
May 04, 2018, 03:19 PMDid anyone else notice that delightful "swan" in the coffee?
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Delays to Virgin Australia flights VA1 and VA2
Jul 22, 2018, 11:39 AMI just checked VA2's history for the last week. There were serious delays out of LAX on many flights, but I do not blame VA for this. What I did notice, however - is the pretty impressive flight times for the LAX-SYD legs. You can clearly see they made every effort to make up lost time on many fl...
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Awful Customer Service with Qantas
Apr 20, 2018, 09:54 PMChalk it up to experience and look forward to your flight. Stuff happens, not always in your favor, but at the end of the day, it's invaluable information to remember for next time. Don't abandon an airline unless you intend to skip from one to the other for the rest of your life. They all have t...
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Virgin Australia award seats to LAX now available
Apr 04, 2018, 07:26 AMSomeone just snapped up a couple that popped up on 29 April for VA1. I guess it's a game of BAZINGA!
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Should airport lounges ban thongs?
Jan 13, 2018, 03:45 PMFrom an OH&S point of view, I regard thongs as inappropriate footwear in any public places. I am a female tradie and I wear steel caps on construction sites, sandals or pumps in lounges and on aircraft and thongs around my pool. Everything has its place. If you want to wear them in your own h...
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VA MEL-HKG inaugural mini-review
Aug 27, 2017, 11:31 AMOT slightly, but can anyone explain why I can't do seat selection on my VA SYD-HKG booking? Trying to search paid business class seats on VA86/VA87 but keep getting a message saying "online seat selection is not available and seats will be assigned upon check in" Every month and date I've searche...