Our Virgin Australia flight landed almost 40 mins early in Sydney and luckily the gate was empty which meant that we were off the plane by 9 am. Upon disembarking, it took less than 20 minutes for us to be seated in a cab, on our way to the Park Hyatt. …
Our Virgin Australia flight from Auckland to Sydney left at 8 am in the morning on January 2. Auckland airport was a 25 min drive (20.6 km) from the Hilton Auckland at 5 am in the morning. We had very little trouble finding the place to return our rental car …
[UPDATE: LOOKS LIKE THE DEAL IS GONE AS OF 11 AM CST] Hello Folks, There is an incredible business class sale going on between select U.S Cities and Europe. And it looks like British Airways is involved! Why do I say this? Because AARP has this great discount going on …
It was a rather windy and rainy start to New Year’s day and our last day in New Zealand. I was a bit worried that it would start pouring while we were in Hobbiton, but trudged on with hope. We quickly ate breakfast in the hotel restaurant (see review for more …
My dad recently made a surprise mother’s day trip to India to see his parents. He flew United Airlines BusinessFirst Houston – Munich and then Lufthansa Business Class Munich – Delhi to get there, but wanted a more entertaining experience from there on out. What could be a more entertaining experience …
Update: This issue has been resolved. If you come up with this error message, please call the Platinum Card Customer Service @ 1-800-525-3355 and go through the automated system to verify your card information and transfer points. Agents seem to be having the same trouble as customers so make sure to …
It was the morning of New Year’s Eve when we arrived in Auckland. I won’t review the flight over to Auckland because it was exactly the same as the flight into Queenstown. All I can say is that it was a very smooth flight with some spectacular views of the …
Our last day in Queenstown started out a little rainy and rather dreary. My mom and I had caught a cold sometime earlier during the trip and the runny nose and sore throat were at their worst. Tired from the previous days activities, we pretty much slept in that morning. Lucky …
Our third day in New Zealand kicked of with a morning hike up Queenstown Hill. The trail begins on Belfast Terrace, a quiet residential street above Queenstown, and continues on up the hill for almost 1.2 miles.
Queenstown is close to 4 of the great drives and 3 national parks of New Zealand. Fiordland National Park, Mt Aspiring National Park, and Mt Cook National Park are all within a 4 hour drive of the Queenstown-Frankton Area. Given that we only had around 5 days in Queenstown, and …
