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    Shenzhen Side Trip - All tips appreciated

    I was there 2 weeks ago- I did a quick trip from Hong Kong-visa obtained in Australia but instead of a day trip I stayed at the Shangrila Hotel at Lo Wu .5 minutes walk from Lo Wu border crosssing and absolute luxury hotel for bargain rates by Oz standards. It means you can escape from the...
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    Flying LAN

    I did this trip in business class last year essentially as a status run.Service was friendly but not over the top-food interesting, seat very comfortable- business cabin was not very full in either direction. The early departure for the return leg is not great, but at that time of day a taxi was...
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    Premium Economy, is it any good

    I have only flown it once (recently) from Melbourne to Hong Kong on a 747 but thought the extra comfort associated with the additional legroom is worthwhile-I was sort of trialling it for a longer trip I have booked from Sydney to LA in May and I am thinking that it will also make that trip...
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    QF128 HKG-SYD 14/1/11 subbed from B744 to A333. Bugger.

    An after the event report- QF 29 packed- connection worked well although immigration line was much longer in Melbourne than I have ever seen in Sydney. The reroute via Melbourne was a little tedious but I did score 20 extra SCs.No upgrade came through, options to seat us together nil. Premium...
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    QF128 HKG-SYD 14/1/11 subbed from B744 to A333. Bugger.

    Sprucegoose thanks for comment on seat trading on board - we are both seated in a window seat. A related question on this trip- we have been booked on the last evening flight out of Syd to connect to QF29- there is a generous transit time but I am worried that there are no other Syd-Melb...
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    QF128 HKG-SYD 14/1/11 subbed from B744 to A333. Bugger.

    Thanks.I am not really interested in a refund as this would mean cancelling a whole stack of related arrangements and a holiday! I was on my computer when the Qantas email came through (just luck) so got straight on the phone to them-I got the feeling they really didn't want to look too hard...
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    QF128 HKG-SYD 14/1/11 subbed from B744 to A333. Bugger.

    Yesterday I was bumped from paid Premium Economy to Economy on QF127 on 16/1 due to an aircraft change to A333 which is 2 class only.What really peeved me was the fact that I was sent an email that seemed to try and disguise this info as an innocent schedule change- no info about options to...
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    Things to do near Tokyo!

    I can also recommend a Hakone day trip- you can do it on the train without an organised tour- the quirkily named Romance Train from Tokyo is great fun , but remember to book a day ahead -it is really popular.The open air museum is easily reached on foot as part of this trip and is fantastic- it...
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    Flying J by JAL Sydney - Narita - NY.

    I have been flying JAL to the US in Business from Sydney via Narita for the past 6 years,often twice a year. JAL no longer has a Sydney lounge- they use Qantas lounges now. The first class JAL lounge in Narita is excellent, much nicer than the Business(Sakura) lounges- short massage appointments...
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