This review is part of a three-week round-the-world holiday paid for using reward points. Following ten nights in Canada, my partner and I flew from Toronto to the Maldives via Dubai on Emirates in First Class. Continue reading…
This article is a recap of Matt’s travel planning for the Point Hacks Singapore meet up in September 2017.
Next month, I’ll be embarking on a four-week trip from the US to Australia via Southeast Asia and back again, taking seven flights across all four cabins.
In this post, I aim to provide you with insider knowledge to help you plan your next international trip by explaining why I chose each flight, how much I paid for it, and what my expectations are. Continue reading…
In this guide, we identify the best airports in Spain to fly into, how to minimise travel time with only one stop, and detail the points currencies you can use to make a redemption on the varying routes. Continue reading…
Passengers departing on an international flight from Brisbane can take advantage of four new lounges that opened in 2016, with this guide highlighting the Qantas International Premium and Plaza Premium Lounges. The other two are the Singapore Airlines SilverKris and Air New Zealand Koru Lounges.
The Plaza Premium lounge is a particularly good win – it’s the only substantial lounge in Australia offering access via Priority Pass – the only other options are the ageing Reef Lounge in Cairns, and the small Catalina Lounge in Darwin.
In this guide, we give you a tour of the lounges and explain how to gain access to them. Continue reading…
In June 2016, I had the chance to try out Delta’s premium domestic product for the first time, flying a tiny Bombardier CRJ-900 for the very short half-hour hop from Toronto Pearson to Detroit on SkyWest (a Delta affiliate) and onto Denver on a more common Boeing 757 operated by the mainline Delta fleet and crew.
The only reason I booked this flight was that I had $300 USD worth of Delta vouchers to use, otherwise I would have just flown Economy (and you’ll see why soon.) Continue reading…
It’s not so easy to redeem frequent flyer points for travel on Emirates, so we’re really lucky in New Zealand to be able to use our Qantas Points for good-value redemptions in Emirates First and Business Class.
Last week, Emirates debuted their new First Class seat on two European routes and it is certainly a great product, but very few will be lucky enough to experience it. Continue reading…
Did you know that for as little as an extra 4,000 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles, you can trek across the globe and stop in up to seven cities in Business Class instead of just flying to New York return?
Or for an additional 56,000 miles you can do it all in First Class? Today, I’m going to teach you how. Continue reading…
Now that we have looked at the evolution of premium cabin air travel over the past few decades, let’s analyse the numbers to work out whether the premium paid for First Class services like complimentary massages, onboard showers and chauffeur transfers justify the higher cost versus a flight in a lower class of service. Continue reading…
Earlier this year, I was lucky to attend two weddings in Europe, meaning that I had to make two trips to Europe during this time.
While the first trip was done in Economy and relatively uneventful, it was my second trip that proved to be more luxurious and got me thinking about what I am sure is a hotly-discussed issue within airlines’ strategic teams—whether First Class still proves to be good value for customers. Continue reading…
