Being Melbourne based and not a keen horse racing fan I find that the best thing to do at this time of year ( other than be in one of those posh marquees watching the prettier fillies ) is to seek out a cheap fare and head somewhere warm, cheap(ish) and where the golf courses are easy to get on to without serious family or work connections!
Having just taken delivery of the latest TaylorMade Burner golf clubs which I had only played 2 rounds with in Melbourne I was very excited that the week or so was looking so well planned.
Plan was to leave around Oct 29 and come back Nov 8, I knew if I could at least get to SIN I would be able to get a cheap fare to either KUL or BKK and take it from there, as I was travelling alone the only priority was to get at least 5 decent golf courses in the time I was away.
As a WP I am always looking to maximise my SC's even if its not the cheapest option, I did Emirates same time last year for $680 rtn via SYD but they didn't have anything similar so I ended up with a red e deal fare this time out of MEL with QF to SIN on QF9 ( around $880 inc tax ) and CX had a deal on their SIN - BKK daily flight of around $180 AUD so I was pretty happy with that.
Thur 29th Oct MEL - SIN QF9
"City of Dubbo" 747-400
Selected Seat: 41H ( online selected 14 days prior)
Booked Seat: 24J ( received a call from Premium desk 3 days prior offering to upgrade for 40K points even though was booked on red - e deal, so accepted it )
Arrived at First check in at MEL to be told that "unfortunately Mr Brumm5150 there has been a need to move some passengers onto this flight and we are unable to seat you in the Business class cabin today"
:evil: Just when I thought the gods were on my side, I knew this would affect my golf game if the trip started out this badly!
"So would Mr Brumm5150 mind if we sat you up front in the First class cabin for this evenings flight???":mrgreen::mrgreen:
Not bad I thought to myself...I just smiled and said of course and filled in my dept card while she tapped away and made a phonecall to the service desk I think I heard her say.
Boarding pass 3F duly handed, golf clubs ( my only checked baggage ) taken off me and to the lounge I headed where on arrival I was asked if I would like a massage, there was a spare 30 min slot which I could have that would still allow me tim to have a quick bite to eat ( maybe they wouldn't have enough food for me on board I told myself, does "catering not assured" get printed on F boarding passes??? )
Had my first ever facial, was complimented on my skin, laid back and watched the SQ380 manouevre itself around outside and then had a quick bite of snapper and the soup of the day just in time to get the boarding call.
Next..on board QF9 in F, Ayers Rock loop and SIN Hilton
Having just taken delivery of the latest TaylorMade Burner golf clubs which I had only played 2 rounds with in Melbourne I was very excited that the week or so was looking so well planned.
Plan was to leave around Oct 29 and come back Nov 8, I knew if I could at least get to SIN I would be able to get a cheap fare to either KUL or BKK and take it from there, as I was travelling alone the only priority was to get at least 5 decent golf courses in the time I was away.
As a WP I am always looking to maximise my SC's even if its not the cheapest option, I did Emirates same time last year for $680 rtn via SYD but they didn't have anything similar so I ended up with a red e deal fare this time out of MEL with QF to SIN on QF9 ( around $880 inc tax ) and CX had a deal on their SIN - BKK daily flight of around $180 AUD so I was pretty happy with that.
Thur 29th Oct MEL - SIN QF9
"City of Dubbo" 747-400
Selected Seat: 41H ( online selected 14 days prior)
Booked Seat: 24J ( received a call from Premium desk 3 days prior offering to upgrade for 40K points even though was booked on red - e deal, so accepted it )
Arrived at First check in at MEL to be told that "unfortunately Mr Brumm5150 there has been a need to move some passengers onto this flight and we are unable to seat you in the Business class cabin today"
:evil: Just when I thought the gods were on my side, I knew this would affect my golf game if the trip started out this badly!
"So would Mr Brumm5150 mind if we sat you up front in the First class cabin for this evenings flight???":mrgreen::mrgreen:
Not bad I thought to myself...I just smiled and said of course and filled in my dept card while she tapped away and made a phonecall to the service desk I think I heard her say.
Boarding pass 3F duly handed, golf clubs ( my only checked baggage ) taken off me and to the lounge I headed where on arrival I was asked if I would like a massage, there was a spare 30 min slot which I could have that would still allow me tim to have a quick bite to eat ( maybe they wouldn't have enough food for me on board I told myself, does "catering not assured" get printed on F boarding passes??? )
Had my first ever facial, was complimented on my skin, laid back and watched the SQ380 manouevre itself around outside and then had a quick bite of snapper and the soup of the day just in time to get the boarding call.
Next..on board QF9 in F, Ayers Rock loop and SIN Hilton