Marina Bay Sands Singapore
There are plenty of memorable experiences you can enjoy while travelling, and if you want a pool with a view, staying for 2 nights at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore is one for the bucket lis...
Author Archives: Nick La Galle
We’re back!
Hi everyone, After a bit of a hiatus here, I am back. Change in careers, family and other things have left me not travelling as much had me staying at home. However I have re-charged and will be back...
When First Class isn’t First Class
So when is First Class not First Class? Apparently on UK trains on weekends as I just found out. I decided to splash out and catch the train from Edinburgh to London as something a bit different to j...
FAA relaxes rules on Electronic devices
Announced quietly overnight the FAA lifted a near 20 year ban on electronic devices during the “critical phases” of flight, namely take off and landing. Now while this won’t affect ...
Final Changes to Qantas booking Engine and Status Credit offer
Qantas finally finished re-building their online booking engine yesterday, which will finally allow you to book both classic awards and paid flights on the one ticket. This is a great improvement if ...
Qantas A330 re-fits
Over here at the The Frequent Flyer, we weren’t too interested in the nitty gritty of the Qantas financial results that were posted this morning (apart from the fact it didn’t lose money)...
Movies on your iPad
Like many people, I love travelling with my iPad. It’s a great unit to take away, and one of the best features is being able to use it to watch movies or TV shows. But what do you do when you h...
New look Qantas booking engine
As you will know from my earlier post here there have been rumblings around about changes to the Qantas booking engine and the possibility of ASA’s vanishing. Well The Frequent Flyer was privy ...
Changes to Qantas ASA’s?
There has been a rumour circulating among some of the various frequent flyer forums, that Qantas is going to be making changes to the Any Seat Awards. It was supposed to happen back in April, then Ma...
Searching to earn points
Thanks to a tip from a Frequent Flyer follower Perri, here is a new way to earn points for your Qantas Frequent Flyer account. Enter the Qantas search toolbar. You can quickly install it into your br...