I hit Dubai May 21 on the way to CDG.
Better be quiet by then.
Jnr THT and mates wanting to head OS for a bit of a short trip.
Where are young folk going these days? Some of them are pretty relaxed and responsible, others just your usual neighbourhood rat bags.
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Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia
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Howâs the flight path over Armenia and Azerbaijan? It look like Turkish Airlines goes from Istanbul to Tokyo that way, and my brother and his wife fly over in a few weeks. Best I can see online is itâs a heavily used corridor at the moment.
So if you accrue Velocity points you can use them on Qatar, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic etc?
Hanoi is so hot right now. Also the Phillpines.
And Japan with everyone.
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Yes. Very useful option. ANA too I think. Have had a few trips now using VV points one way & QFF points the other. United to LA last yr. Colombo to SIN. Have booked Singapore Air to / from Istanbul later this yr, could have booked QATAR, kinda glad I didnât.
QFF better for NZ & South America tho. And their web site (although putrid) has more booking options, e.g. multi-city.
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Iâm way out of the loop, and Iâm not sure if it is âoverseas enoughâ, but Queenstown is a ripper any time of year and a very easy trip.
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Yes plus Air Canada, South African Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, ANA and the HNA group which are a bunch of Chinese carriers
TLV opening tomorrow for repatriation flights. Inbound passengers only, but history says a few select people are allowed on outbound flights.
I live nearby and the sirens are few and far between. Having said that, while writing this I got an emergency warning of an impending siren.
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Air Canada has an awesome tail logo.
Red and black maple leaf. Youâd like it as a bomber fan.
Flight Ek407 to Dubai leaving Melbourne tonight.
Has anyone used Passport Travel Insurance ? It has been recommended to us as older folk, and it seems attractive but it is expensive.
Weâre travelling to Japan in June and I was just wondering the best method to book a JR Rail pass? I went there10 years ago and booked the same pass through a travel agent friend (who is now out of the industry). Iâve had a brief look online and looks as though thereâs about 50 options. Anybody have experience with âKlookâ as this one has popped up a heaps?
https://www.jrpass.com/ - Iâve used this site previously.
Where will you be visiting? The JR pass doesnât include bullet trains, youâre limited to the JR network (which is still very comprehensive, but not total) and can only be purchased for 7, 14, or 21 day periods so there is the possibility that youâll pay for days you donât need.
Previous trips weâve tended to just get a Suica card and top up as required, but then itâs usually been a case where weâve been based in one city and done daytrips (or hired a car).
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Thanks mate. Flying into Tokyo then off to Kyoto, Osaka & Hiroshima, then looping back to Tokyo. Looked at buying each ticket individually but appears fairly well cost neutral to the JR pass when factoring in the convenience factor. Our inter city travel days all fall within a 7 day window so the 7 day pass will be fine.
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Yep, go with the JR pass then.
First time to Japan?
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My 3rd time but my better-halfâs first time. My last trip there was 2016 so seems a few things have changed!
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Enjoy. Japan is rad!
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Donât discount travelling one way by rail (we all need that experience, try to book a seat on the right hand side travelling to Osaka to get Mt Fuji views) and return by air. Japan has a lot of small regional airports that will all fly back to Haneda and probably at a cheaper cost.