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I was wondering what was the nature of the damage, and how much of the excess charge was refunded? I now have over $3k held on my credit card for some alleged front bumper scratch, and I think that's totally absurd.

Thanks for the review. I have an upcoming stay at this hotel using the 50% off sale.

I think what happened was that the meal was forgotten, and when informed of it, it was dropped during the preparation. The alternative was that it was dropped at the beginning, and hushed up hoping it would go forgotten.

Dessert was up next. Nice Cream Vanilla and Caramel Ice Cream with Almond Praline Espresso The rest of the flight went by quickly. Overall it was excellent - good service, good food. Hard product is a great improvement over the MK I - comfortable in both seat and flat bed mode. Well done...

I find eating on a plane quite a novelty, akin to having a picnic. Sure you can get better food elsewhere (in your own kitchen for example), but its not quite as fun. The recent improvement to the food service ("small and main plates" and removal of trays) came at a good time. Shortly after...

The month of May arrived, which meant an adventure to Asia was in order. I took this trip as as opportunity to sample the Qantas MKII business product, which I had yet to try. Flight: QF51 BNE-SIN Dep 1020 Arr 1605 Cabin:J Seat: 3A Arrived at Brisbane International at 0800 for a hassle...

Did it once. Do note BA redemptions require you to pay the fuel surcharges, which are about $300 or so. New first is very nicely designed, although its small. Feels very similar to business class on CX. Usual coughpy BA service. Got to use to Flounge in Sydney, although you dont get the perk of...

The 'Singapore Lounge' - YouTube A good video on the new lounge.

Interesting. The site quotes $800+ Brazilian real, which is close to AUD 400 for a BNE-SIN return. Anyone had any success with bookings from expedia.br?

That's odd. PER-MEL-SYD-AKL is not much of a detour, I can't see why it shouldn't be allowed. Transits up to 23 hrs 59 mins are permitted.

I've done up to 6 segments before on a South Pacific to Asia 2 award. With MH now in oneworld, a few more interesting options are available, eg, KUL-HKG on the A380. I usually stop in SIN and HKG.

On leisure trips, a flying adventure, like AKL-BNE-SYD-MEL-SIN-KUL-BKK-HKG-PEK in J, on QF, MH, CX and KA. All for 35k points and about $100 in taxes.

I see from qantas source that the new skybed MKII is available on QF51 on most days. But does anyone know the seating configuration for the flight on Saturday May 11? Looking forward to trying the new seat. Many thanks!

As a data point, I inquired about an airport upgrade for a SIN-BNE flight and was quoted SGD500. The lowest offer on Plusgrade was AUD385. The J cabin was perhaps about half full.

Miles came through...

Pecorino, St Paulin, Camembert with spiced pear paste Fresh Seasonal Fruit Flourless chocolate cake with mascarpone and pecan walnuts Chocolate Praline, Tea Travelling can still be a joy! Almost there... It was nice having 2 full meals on a 9 hour flight. The recently introduced...

Dim sim with chilli sauce I always enjoy the meals on CX, especially the Chinese options. After brunch, it was time to relax and test out the new entertainment system. New Studio CX I like the new interface on the IFE system, as well as the improved responsiveness. There was an excellent...

Cabin View - Good privacy agnes b amenity kit Control panel Hong Kong Milk tea Before long, the flight was underway. The cabin crew were quick in setting up the beverage service not too long after the flight leveled out. Brunch was served soon after. Fresh fruits and a croissant

After a month and a half away, it was time to return to Australia to start the new year. The other trip reports for the outbound flights for this trip can be found here and here. Flight: CX163 HKG-MEL Dep 1020 Arr 2235 Cabin:J Seat: 17k I checked in for this flight the day before in PEK...

Just as a data point: base and promo points just posted, all within 12 hours. Impressive.