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These airlines serve the best Champagne in first, business class
Sep 06, 2023, 07:22 PMGold-medal: 18.5–20.0 points. Outstanding quality; Silver-medal: 17.0–18.4 points. Excellent standard; Bronze-medal: 15.5–16.9 points. Very good Multiply these points by 5 and you have the 100 point scale. Aussie wine shows for years used the 20 point scale so to sa...
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Travel tales: Russel Howcroft rediscovers an icon with fresh eyes
Aug 04, 2023, 07:00 PMCompletely endorse the praise for the The Wolesley restaurant in London. Went there first way back in 200? something, not long after it had opened in 2003. On a mission to have a schnitzel Holstein- veal schnitzel with anchovies and poached egg on top- wonderful and now cooked often at home...
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Review: Emirates’ elegant A380 bar [2024]
Nov 18, 2022, 08:45 PMFrom Australia to Europe the appeal of the wonderful A380 on the first long leg to Dubai is paramount, and with the time available the bar more than adds to the business class experience.Very glad to hear that Emirates will continue with the A380- and the bar!
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Qantas to close service desks at airports, lounges
Nov 06, 2020, 08:03 PMTotal disgrace- you support an airline for years, build loyalty credits which give some reward for your support and keep you happy to continue supporting it, and then it trashes your loyalty by binning the services upon which you based your loyalty?I am old, mainly fly with hand luggage and check...
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Review: 2019 Bentley Continental GT is power, glory and oh-so-brawny
Sep 21, 2018, 05:23 PMWonderful machine- $AUD300,000 equivalent in US, well over $AUD450,000 in Australia!Why the difference?
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ADL-BNE flights
Aug 27, 2018, 02:41 PMJust been advised of change to flight tines for Nov 29- and notice that direct flights are now in a 717- pretty cheesed off as I booked way back in business on the usual 737.Why would Qantas change? Probably time I changed from Qantas if that is the way they treat us!