Business Class Flight Reviews
Flying in Business Class is the sweet spot when it comes to redeeming points - it's the best combination of value and comfort. Redeeming points for First Class travel can be really fun, but Business Class comfort is usually good enough for most trips - arriving rested and feeling sane is a good thing, and well worth saving your points for.
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Qatar Airways A350 Business Class Review
The oneworld carrier sets the bar with fantastic service, a comfortable lie-flat seat and premium dining options. A great choice for using your Qantas Points or Asia Miles.
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Etihad Airways A380 Business Studios Overview
We’ve road-tested Etihad’s A380 flagship Business Class – and it’s excellent. Kiwi’s have several options for to access Etihad flights with points, and it’s worth well aiming for.
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LATAM's 787 Dreamliner between Auckland & Sydney - flight overview
LATAM’s Trans-Tasman service offers good value for paid Business fares on this relatively short international flight, but with long-haul grade cabins. In this overview we look at how how to use points or find good deals for LATAM flights across the Tasman.
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Cathay Pacific Business Class Review - Tokyo to Perth
Cathay Pacific’s Business Class was comfortable, with good service and food – and on this trip I got to check out both of their different regional and long-haul Business Class seats.
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Qatar Airways Boeing 777 Business Class Overview - Houston to Doha
This is the same plane Qatar Airways will fly to Doha from Auckland from February 2017. We give it a four-star rating for its comfortable seat and bed, excellent food and drink offerings, and spaciousness of the cabin; at times unfriendly and spotty customer service, and a frustrating IFE and remote control let this flight down.
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Qantas A330 Domestic Business Class Overview
The number of Qantas A330s with their reconfigured Business Class has been slowly growing since it’s introduction in late 2014. We look at how to redeem points to fly in it, and what to expect.
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Virgin America First Class Overview
We size up Virgin America’s First Class cabin and explain how to redeem Velocity Points and KrisFlyer Miles for Virgin America flights. Virgin Australia’s sister airline is towards the top of US domestic airlines, with good-value Velocity redemptions.
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American Airlines AA142 New York - London Business Class Review
American Airlines is a key Qantas redemption partner, and I used points on one of American’s flights across the Atlantic to London earlier this year.
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Emirates Business Class 777-300ER Review - EK419 Christchurch to Sydney
Earlier this year I was in New Zealand for a conference, and wanting to fly a new airline back to Sydney I decided to fly in Emirates Business Class on their 777-300ER service from Christchurch […]
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Singapore Airlines 777-300 Business Class Review - SQ211 Singapore - Sydney
After spending the weeked in Singapore at the Grand Prix, it was time for Zoe (my daughter) and I to head back to Sydney. We were originally booked on a 12.45am departure from Singapore on […]
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Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class Review - SQ232 Sydney - Singapore
Just a couple of weeks ago now I picked up a relatively last minute award booking on Singapore Airlines to head up to the Singapore Grand Prix with my 4 year old daughter, Zoe, tagging […]
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Malaysia Airlines A380 & A330 Business Class Review: MH21 & MH141 Paris to Kuala Lumpur to Sydney
The last leg on our European trip was to head from Paris Charles de Gaulle, to Kuala Lumpur, and onto Sydney in Malaysia Airlines Business Class – once again with the two kids in tow, […]
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Cathay Pacific 777 Business Class review - Flying with kids on CX253 Hong Kong to London
My focus for this flight was to stay sane and comfortable whilst travelling with my family – my partner and our two daughters, aged 3 years and 3 months. Hong Kong to London in Cathay […]
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Malaysia Airlines 777 Business Class review - MH141 - Kuala Lumpur to Sydney
The research and booking of this flight should have been straightforward, but ultimately proved to be a royal pain. A one way Business Class flight at the lower Enrich miles level comes in at 34,000 […]
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Cathay Pacific A330 (new) Business Class Review - CX139 Hong Kong to Sydney
This review is a long time coming. I’ve been up to Hong Kong four times this year, and felt like I was going a bit HKG mad with various reviews and posts, so I have […]
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Cathay Pacific A330 (old) Business Class Review - CX162 Sydney to Hong Kong
I’ve travelled up to Hong Kong from Sydney 3 times in the first half of this year. Two of those trips I’ve picked CX162, which departs Sydney around 11am, arriving in Hong Kong at around […]