Which Airline to Australia?
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Go for Virgin and try and beg the extra money for Premium Economy - worth every penny believe me. Avoid BA until they've sorted out their annual internal woes once and for all.
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Gulf Air business class excellent value for money - and a real Sky Chef on board too! A limo will collect you within 55 Km of airport and on return will deposit you back home!!!
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Bear in mind no duty free smokes allowed into Singapore. Paramount Hotel is 3 star and may offer cheapo deals but keep yr mss out of the basement (bit of a den of iniquity la).
Hong Kong is a wee bit more interesting on a broef stopover, but so is Bangkok, which is apparently a twin city with Pittsburgh.
Have a nice trip!
Hong Kong is a wee bit more interesting on a broef stopover, but so is Bangkok, which is apparently a twin city with Pittsburgh.
Have a nice trip!
heidelberg ..... Emirates also . mrs zed and myself are booked DUS-MEL via Dubai in Business Class for e3200 each , around Lstg4000 for the two of us including limo collection and dropoff from the Dutch side of the border - around 70 kms from DUS . Roll on Feb 20th !
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If you are flying on Singapore Airlines the airline offer Singapore Stopover packages, have a look at their website. They offer a wide range of hotels from cheap up to 5* but rates are very good. The advantage is the price includes transfer to & from the airport plus free use of the bus that loops around the major tourist areas.
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Hotels in Oz and Sin
There is a useful website at wotif.com which offers discount rates at short notice, say the next 28 days. Have used it for Sydney and Sin, the Sydney choice was the Shangri-La overlooking Circular Quay, the Opera House and the Bridge.
Airline choice, well Malaysian gets many accolades, my brother did KL to London a couple of days ago spread out over xxHJK, helps if you take the less popular deparures, most of the airlines do the Kangaroo Route 2 or 3 times a day.
Airline choice, well Malaysian gets many accolades, my brother did KL to London a couple of days ago spread out over xxHJK, helps if you take the less popular deparures, most of the airlines do the Kangaroo Route 2 or 3 times a day.
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Atishoo, may I ask when you looking to travel? Gulf Air got great specials from London to Aus, but within a spesific time period. Its a good airline, but then you have to take a connection flight via Bahrain though..
I dont know about any airlines that provide free internal flights, but if you are sure about your dates, you can pick up internal tickets for really cheap. (usually these tickets cannot be changed after you purchased it) Where do you want to go in Australia?
I dont know about any airlines that provide free internal flights, but if you are sure about your dates, you can pick up internal tickets for really cheap. (usually these tickets cannot be changed after you purchased it) Where do you want to go in Australia?
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Atishoo, you do not say when you intend to travel but there are some good deals with Qantas available until 31st Jan for travel between April and June. eg: £595 LHR to Melbourne, £599 LHR to Sydney. These fares are return and only available through a major national retailer I believe.
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Etihad have announced that their flights to Sydney will start 29 March. You can check in www.airlinemeals.org to see if you will like the food.
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travel to Aus
Just remember it is a long haul - does not matter who you fly. 20 hours so it ain't enjoyable. Early morning arrival at Sydney usually means a long queue at customs etc. so drink lots of fluids and pace yourself.
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We arnt going until dec12, we have now booked Sing airlines so i hope itll be ok....
We are going to perth then syd, then up to the whitsundays before back to Sing then home a month later....
whitsundays are proving a problem though, where to stay, and its expensive !!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We are going to perth then syd, then up to the whitsundays before back to Sing then home a month later....
whitsundays are proving a problem though, where to stay, and its expensive !!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Atishoo.....bang 'Airlie Beach hotels' into Google and choose from there . Over the past few weeks I have spent hours narrowing down the selection , pitting site against room against facilities , repeating myself time after time - good fun once you get into it . I was last there 20 years ago and am going there with Mrs zed in ten days or so . We are booked into the Coral Sea . Last time , hired in an appartment complex with a work colleague . Self catering but was great . Fly into Whitsunday Airport - Proserpine .
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Whitsunday Islands accommodation
Atishoo
Sydney direct to Hamilton Island using Jetstar.
Mrs H and myself will be spending our 40th 'together' anniversary there end March.
We have decided to do a self catering job.
Our Sydney based daughter will be with us.
Will PM u with details of accommodation etc.
H'berg
P.S. On my return mid April will post my GF Business Class experience.
Sydney direct to Hamilton Island using Jetstar.
Mrs H and myself will be spending our 40th 'together' anniversary there end March.
We have decided to do a self catering job.
Our Sydney based daughter will be with us.
Will PM u with details of accommodation etc.
H'berg
P.S. On my return mid April will post my GF Business Class experience.
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Dublin/Sydney
Arrived Sydney from Dublin with Gulf Air on Thursday night 15th Feb.
Great flight.
Superb service in every way - Business class with the lie flat beds worth it.
Bus class cost 3120 Euro return!!!
Managed to sleep on all three sectors - DUB/BAH; BAH/SIN; SIN/SYD.
And no Going through LHR!!!!
Great flight.
Superb service in every way - Business class with the lie flat beds worth it.
Bus class cost 3120 Euro return!!!
Managed to sleep on all three sectors - DUB/BAH; BAH/SIN; SIN/SYD.
And no Going through LHR!!!!
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Whitsundays !
Atishoo.
If you haven't already found it, try the attached website for a selection of accomodation.
http://www.queenslandholidays.travel...ch_results.php
Hamilton Island has a selection of budget, self catering to 4 and 5 star accomodation. If you'd prefer to speak to someone, you could check availability and offers via the Island Switchboard 00-61-7-4946-9999
Heidelberg is correct, use Jeststar to Hamilton Is (keep your eye open for their regular seat sales) - A Proserpine arrival will require you to make your way to Shute Harbour and an onward ferry to the Islands (which I think is fairly expensive).
Ferry timetables:
http://www.fantasea.com.au/Timetables.htm
If you haven't already found it, try the attached website for a selection of accomodation.
http://www.queenslandholidays.travel...ch_results.php
Hamilton Island has a selection of budget, self catering to 4 and 5 star accomodation. If you'd prefer to speak to someone, you could check availability and offers via the Island Switchboard 00-61-7-4946-9999
Heidelberg is correct, use Jeststar to Hamilton Is (keep your eye open for their regular seat sales) - A Proserpine arrival will require you to make your way to Shute Harbour and an onward ferry to the Islands (which I think is fairly expensive).
Ferry timetables:
http://www.fantasea.com.au/Timetables.htm