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Month: March 2023

Loyalty Programs – Should I join? 

Posted on March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 by Scott

Right from my first Independent Adventures in the 1990’s I’ve been a member of an airline loyalty program. Over the years I’ve managed to take a number of “award” flights, many recently have been in business and first class.  Living in Australia, few would be surprised to know the program I chose to join was…

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Qatar’s luxe business lounge – CDG

Posted on March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 by Scott

Date: February 2023 Airport: Paris – Charles de Gaulle Title: Qatar Airways Premium Lounge Location:  11th floor, Terminal 1 Airline/Alliance: Qatar Airways; Oneworld Access: Qatar Airways business/first class passenger; Oneworld Sapphire and Emerald traveling any class; high “status”frequent flyers with Qatar and partners airlines Summary: At the time of writing the all-new Qatar Airways business…

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Quick visit to Lisbon, Portugal

Posted on March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 by Scott

If we’re completely honest, Lisbon was booked on our current European trip purely because we knew nothing about the city. As so often happens in cases such as this, we had an incredible couple of days, and wished we had more time…  Don’t ever fly the national airline, TAP Air Portugal, they were bloody terrible,…

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