I've never liked staff being informal. Yes very stuffy of me. It could be a menswear assistant calling me "dude" (when I was younger) for example. Or for the sake of this thread, it is why I have never really liked Virgin.
I was pleasantly surprised on arrival in to MEL international last month. Within 1 hour of landing we were driving out of the long term carport, having collected checked baggage that was amazingly quick, declaring some food, waiting for the long term bus and wasting considerable time looking for...
As you know, Singapore is damn hot and humid. Marina Bay is not far, but a 25 minute walk in that weather and you will arrive dripping. We walked around so much anyway, that taking a 1 or 2 stop train trip for minimal cost and less sweating didn't feel lazy.
The Stamford was excellent. I...
I can't tell you about Bangkok, but for reference we just stayed in an Executive room at Accor's Swissotel Stamford in Singapore. It came with breakfast, nightly drinks and snacks. The snacks at drinks time were substantial and essentially dinner. It was a fair bit more than $100 extra a night...
Maybe, but I value points at 1 cent each anyway. This is based on domestic travel where Classic award flights are easy to come by. 8000 points plus $40 for a MEL to ADL or SYD trip that I can otherwise get for around $120. I don't travel enough to care about status credits so I will save $80...
Does the word "stampede" stem from a QF press release or us it true? If true it's okay with me. Let others use their points up on Classic Plus, especially when I have plans for trips
For room service it seems a good idea but I can't stand this in a Cafe or restaurant and I usually ask for a printed menu. Trying to read a menu on your phone (particularly a large menu), keying in credit card details etc is an absolute pain. Then they have the nerve to offer a suggested tip. A...
Nearly 20 years ago my now wife and I were in southern Argentina in a small hotel on the ground floor (of 2 levels). We were awoken by a terrible racket. It turns out it was the national lottery draw. I don't if it was a replay because it was pretty early. It involved children singing out the...
Thus reminds me of an amusing scene in a movie, possibly Murder on the Orient Express (but searching is not coming to fruition), where this old lady refused to move to her seat because "I always sit next to the window".