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Thailand scraps 60-day visa free stays for Australians
May 20, 2026, 05:26 PMOh well. It was nice while it lasted. From various articles in the Bangkok Post, the change stems mainly from visitors obtaining work, and/or overstaying the visa. There are also certain National groups whom I won’t mention, who are the main offenders in this. Supposedly, there will st...
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Cathay Pacific’s cool retro-livery for 80th anniversary
Jan 07, 2026, 05:07 PMOn one level, it’s nice to see the green & white again. Only for me, it’s a sad reminder of the bygone days, when Cathay Pacific was, well, Cathay Pacific. Any old-timers will know exactly what I mean!
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Up next: a ‘green tax’ on frequent flyers?
Nov 22, 2024, 04:20 PMCan we say “wealth transfer”, children?And no, 11sjw, the WEF/COP types in private jets won’t pay a cent of any of this. It’s only for us plebs. But just wait until some faceless bureaucrat tells you, based on your social credit score, that you’re only entitled to on...
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Thai Airways: new 777 first & business class, premium economy
Oct 04, 2024, 03:05 PMAll very nice about PY, and long overdue, except that unless TG swap airplanes again, it won’t be of any use between AU & BKK, since SYD lost its 77W service last year, replaced by the A350. Ditto for MEL. But for onward travel to FRA, LHR, NRT and a few other places, wonder...
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Photos: inside Qantas’ newest jet, the Airbus A321XLR
Aug 29, 2024, 03:02 PMPlus, if you’re lucky, you might get a sandwich that isn’t semi-frozen, and doesn’t cost you extra on top of the fare.
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Transfer Velocity points to Singapore Airlines
Apr 14, 2021, 03:16 PMIt would be nice if it happens, but not holding my breath. Best halfway realistic case I believe , I’d be hoping for a travel bubble to open up to S’pore and/or Thailand so I can burn some of my VA points on a SQ biz-cl return trip.Meantime, I’ve given up hope on ever being perm...
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New normal?
Apr 14, 2020, 06:55 PMMy only question, Pegasus, is why you'd want to come home, in any case. My son & his family are currently in the UK, scheduled to return in Aug after his post-grad exams end-July. When I made the mistake of returning from Canada back on 10/3, and realised that it could be a very long time unt...
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New normal?
Apr 13, 2020, 10:40 PMI'm with Rotten, in that I believe leisure travel might recover sooner than biz travel, as recreational travel doesn't depend directly on tightening of corporate travel policies. All you'll need is to still have a job to pay for it!Meantime, I'm also with Rotten on the Canada in summer/Oz in summ...