• Just did a return marathon trip to JFK, via Jakarta and Doha, and tried out Timeshifter - a new app based on sleep programs for astronauts! The positive reviews don’t lie - a personalised program which starts up to 2 days ahead of your trip, based on you plugging in all your flights. I foll...

  • As a former resident of Doha, who recently returned to visit ahead of the World Cup last year, I agree that some of these hotels deserve the title of ‘the best’, however there are so many other great hotels to add to the list. My all time favourite is the Intercontinental Beach & ...

  • How do you manage jet lag when travelling across so many time zones David? I’m about to fly MEL-SIN-CGK-DOH-JFK (in J on QF and QR) and I’m going to try out Timeshifter app, which is designed to beat jet lag as I want to make the most of our few days in NYC. Any tips?

  • CGK-DOH then DOH-FCO with QR in A350 private suite (almost Q-Suite!) and on the way back, FCO-DXB on EK F A380, then drove to Abu Dhabi and AUH-CGK on EY business in their A350. Overnight in the airside Oryx hotel at DOH was first class, with the indoor pool a must visit. The Al Mourjan lounge is...

  • I have never read such a long and heated debate on ET. Not surprising that emotions are so high and opinions so polarised. I am obsessed with airline and OS travel, and very keen to be back in the air, like many of the people posting here. However, I don't believe we would be having this debate i...

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  • A post script which is a good news story - I decided not to call the QFF call centre and take my chance and see whether the SCs were allocated without intervention. To my surprise, they did, and within hours of taking the flights! They appeared in my statement as AA, and all in all, I scored 520 ...

  • Originally Posted by quantumreality It may be a lot more tricky with this type of ticketing.To start, Qantas calculator does not always have the option to pick the marketed carrier for that particular route. For example, as OP mentioned above, and I myself also double check just now, the Qantas c...

  • Originally Posted by FmD Regardless of who issued the ticket (AA in your case), you'll earn based on the carrier marketed tag. So if your flights are AA tagged, the AA rate. If they are QR tagged, the QR rate. Note that Qantas is tricky with QR codeshares. For example, SYD-LHR via DOH on QR meta...

  • May be a dumb question for some of our very well versed QFFs, but I can’t find the answer anywhere and hoping someone can help. We are flying from CGK to DOH and on to JFK and return in Business (D). Flights purchased through AA and all on QR metal (yay, QSuite on all but one of the flights...

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