Category: Travel
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It’s hard to avoid the adverts from Singapore Airlines for their new First Class suites and ultra-wide Business Class. Over the last few years, airlines have come up with countless upgrades to the front part of the plane, and these improvements have been accompanied by significant increases in fares, particularly in Long-Haul. Meanwhile the economy…
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I see that Oasis has won an award. Cathay must be a bit worried, because they have come up with a curious style of advert that tries to make out that they are a budget airline (except, of course, so much better, lah). And, yes, they only use to advertise services to Vancouver and London…
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I have to admit that I’m still intrigued by Oasis. Here’s an interesting quote (in The Australian): Stephen Miller, chief executive of Oasis, said: “Where are traditional carriers most vulnerable? They are vulnerable at the front (of the aircraft).” I think that’s correct (and I’ve been arguing that for a long time). This summer, Cathay…
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A few years ago there was a TV programme, putting forward an interesting idea about how to make better use of the space available on board planes. I didn’t watch the programme, but I came across a summary of it on a website (though of course I can’t find it now). The idea was a…
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The Sunday Times has highlighted some of the abuses of websites that carry ‘consumer’ reviews of hotels and restaurants: The online review appeared to be a glowing endorsement of a fine hotel by the shores of Loch Ness. “My parents stayed many years ago and said what a lovely spot this place has. They were…
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Asia Miles (Cathay Pacific’s frequently flier program) are making changes to the number of miles needed to redeem flights. Rather to my surprise, the change actually seems quite logical and, well – fair. They have increased the number of miles needed for some long-haul tickets, and cut the number of miles for short-haul. This makes…
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I notice that Star Cruises have a new ship, and Paul over at The Valley has also commented on it: It sure does look very sleek. But don’t fool yourself, this ship hasn’t been designed to maximise the comfort of guests but more to maximise the size of the on board casino. Once the ship…
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Little bits of rubbish I have accumulated… As I am sure I have remarked before, I could fill this blog with the mad letters they publish in the SCMP. Yesterday, Spike couldn’t resist the temptation to highlight a particular stupid example about domestic helpers’ salaries from a retired civil servant living in Mid Levels. It…
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It’s easy to get confused about events that happen after midnight (insert your own punchline about eight pints of lager here). Cable TV try to solve this by extending the 24 hour clock past midnight, so that a football match that kicks off at 2.45 a.m. is announced as taking place at 26:45 the previous…
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There was a rather stupid letter in SCMP on Monday (Hidden cost of budget airlines – subscription required) about the recent problem Oasis had with a flight delay. Here they go again – "Flat tyre takes the wind out of Oasis Flight" (April 8). The airline’s inaugural flight last October was delayed for 24 hours…
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