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Starlux reveals inaugural Airbus A350 routes
Jan 18, 2023, 01:15 PMGeneral and specific question - can a full service carrier, especially one targeting high end like this - make it without being part of an alliance and carrying the benefits of top tier status? Put another way - is quality product at the right price enough to shift people away from a ...
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Your guide to the APEC business travel card [2023]
Nov 04, 2022, 03:12 PMI have had mixed experience here. Mostly I am able to get my spouse through using the card. But I was stopped in New Zealand once. Was told "this is only for business trips, you are clearly on a holiday, head to the other queue".
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Your guide to the APEC business travel card [2023]
Nov 04, 2022, 03:11 PMsssshhhhhhhh! The first rule of APEC card is dont talk about APEC card!! The only "best tips on travelling" that I dont give as I (selfishly) want to make the APEC queues as short as possible in Oz, Japan, Korea, Thailand and more!
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Australia’s international travel ban to be lifted in November
Oct 01, 2021, 05:07 PMAnother Scomo announcement with no details and the devil being in the detail.What does "home quarantine" mean? How do expats with no home in Australia do home quarantine in Australia? Can we do it in a vacation rental? In someone else's home? HowAnd how does home quarantine work...
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Priority Pass expands airport lounge access for 2021
May 14, 2021, 01:59 PMI am still fuming mad about PP. I was a member throughout 2020. They offered no extensions, no refunds, no changes, nothing. They banked the membership fees and laughed all the way to the bank. The only travel company in 2020 to give nothing back to customers that could not use ...
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Qantas: how many times can they stuff it up?
Nov 14, 2023, 06:26 PMOriginally Posted by airADL As soon as I got lifetime gold I left Qantas for one world partners. QF is so far behind its embarrassing.Now with Virgin Plat I can pick and choose and I can guarantee it ain't QF Me too. How funny is it that the day after you get their big reward for millions of mil...
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"Thailand resumes quarantine-free travel from Feb 1" Not true
Jan 26, 2022, 01:52 PMHi Blaird. My comment was not about whether or not the rules are good or bad or silly (though I definitely think they are bad and silly). Instead my comment was about the PR spin and headline being wrong. It is factually incorrect to say "quarantine free" when describing travel to Thailand. E...
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"Thailand resumes quarantine-free travel from Feb 1" Not true
Jan 25, 2022, 06:09 PMHI All. You need to fix this headline. The new Thai rules require the following to enter the countryDay 1 - you have to go to your hotel, stay in the hotel, do not leave the hotel, until after you receive a clear test. For most travellers and for 100% of those flying in from Australia (because...
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Doha searches.
Nov 03, 2020, 02:50 PM@XWu. The key part of this is "if there is enough suspicion". Whether or not that suspicion is justifiable and sufficient is the crucial question. We accept in society that there are times where law enforcement can encroach a right when they have a reasonable and justifiable grounds to do so. ...
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Doha searches.
Nov 02, 2020, 08:04 PMDoes not matter if Qatar airways was at fault or not. Or if all of the blame sits with Qatari authorities. How can we feel safe flying through that airport every again? We should be clear as to what "internal exams of women" means. It means unwanted and forced handling of genitals. It means...