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Lounge Review: Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita Airport

During my four hour layover in Tokyo’s Narita airport I decided to do some lounge hopping. I had just arrived in Tokyo after an amazing First Class Flight with Japan Airlines. My lounge hopping began with the old Japan Airlines First Class lounge in the Main Building. Although the old First Class lounge was a…
Lounge Review: Qantas International Business Class Lounge Auckland

To get home for our trip to Australia and New Zealand my girlfriend and I decided to fly directly from Auckland to Los Angeles. This meant we wouldn’t get to go back to the incredible Qantas First Class Lounge Sydney, but we did get a great price on an economy ticket (which we later upgraded)…
Review: Qantas Economy A330 Sydney To Auckland

After spending a few hours in the Sydney Airport it was finally time to board our Qantas flight from Sydney to Auckland to continue or trip down under. Although the flight awkwardly departed in the early evening my girlfriend and I specifically picked it because it was on one of Qantas’ Airbus A330 aircraft. Almost…
Lounge Review: Qantas First Class Lounge Sydney

After spending a few days in beautiful Sydney it was time to head over to Auckland for the second half of our trip. To get to Sydney my girlfriend and I took a “unique” route; the United States to Hong Kong then down to Sydney in Singapore Airlines New Suites and Old Suites. For the…
Introduction: Double Beds Down Under

One of my goals for 2018 was the finally make it to Australia. At this point I’ve been to most continents, but I have been unable to make it to Australia in years past. The reason I haven’t been to Australia is that prices tend to be quite expensive. Thankfully, over summer 2018 I found…
Lounge Review: The Qantas Lounge London Heathrow

During my OneWorld Twice To Oslo I purposely planned two long layovers in London Heathrow airport. I spent much of the first long layover in the fantastic Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge. For my second long layover I decided to visit another one of the several OneWorld Lounges in Terminal 3. This time, I chose to…
Lounge Review: Qantas First Class Lounge Los Angeles International

To conclude my HKG over MLK weekend I specifically booked a flight through Los Angeles to review one or two lounges in the airport. I scheduled a 3 hour layover to give myself plenty of time to fully enjoy each lounge. My Cathay Pacific flight landed in Los Angeles at about 10:30AM. The flight took…
Booked: Qantas Airways A380 First Class From Sydney To Dallas!

A very short while ago I wrote about my frustration with Qantas phantom award space on the American website. Every time I searched for a first class award between the US and Australia all I’d find is itineraries where the transpacific flight actually booked into economy. After several days of searching I finally stumbled on…
Phantom Qantas Airways First Class Award Space With American

I rarely make New Year’s Resolutions, but this year I’ve decided to. No, I didn’t make a resolution to workout more or eat less. Instead, this year, my resolution is to burn my American Airlines AAdvantage miles. It’s been a while since American devalued their award chat so I want to burn miles before certain…