Guess what, I saw him in Australia.
Matt is a funny aussie guy, who quit his job @home in Australia and traveled the globe to film himself dancing in around 50 countries. Later on Matt decided filming himself dance and filmed the people of each country dancing along with him.
The result is awseome feel-good video footage that brings the people of the world closer and together. I love him. Quantas will bring you to Sydney.
Qantas frequent flyers will find it easier to snare an upgrade with the launch of ‘at the gate’ upgrades, as the airline aims to fill premium seats left empty due to passenger no-shows and missed connections.
Available for both domestic and international flights, the new system – which the airline began trialling in May – processes upgrade requests almost until the flight itself is closed.
Previously there was a five hour cut-off for international flights, leaving a window in which passengers booked on a flight may not actually check in.
This would leave their seat vacant, much to the chagrin of frequent flyers who’d applied for an upgrade but been knocked back – but then spy those empty seats when they walk on board.
The Head of Airline Loyalty for Qantas Frequent Flyer told House & Hotel Magazine, is more than aware this raises the hackles of the frequent traveller.
They previously have customers request an upgrade, but they’d get on the aircraft and see an empty seat which they were more than willing to use their points to get.
Most no-shows are missed connections and that’s more likely to happen in hub airports, you take Los Angeles, where you have people connecting from American Airlines and many other carriers. You’ve got Singapore and even in Sydney there are domestic transfers connecting through.
Single-leg upgrades also possible.
Another benefit of the new system is that is journeys involving two flights, such as Sydney-Singapore-London, can be handled as two individual segments. Under the old system, if a Sydney-London travellers puts in an upgrade request it’s only approved if there are seats available on both segments.
Mostly stop over in Singapore:
For the 18th year in a row, Singapore Changi has been voted the best airport in the world. Its the airport#1 for its overall soothing ambiance, its intuitive layout and friendly staff.
You spend too much cash on luxury things in Singapore, no problem. The airport continues to impress travellers with its comfort and long list of activities.
At Club Changi, travellers can sleep in special relaxation zones that feature reclining lounge chairs and padded seating. After a nap, travellers can connect to the internet using the free WiFi and internet stations, enjoy a free city tour of Singapore, join a cultural activity or walk in one of the seven gardens. Other airport amenities include a movie theatre, music and TV lounges, a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, 24-hour massage and spa facilities, video games, and a 4-storey slide. This year the airport introduced the Social Tree, an interactive attraction designed to share and remember your Changi experiences.
Travellers rave about Changi’s 6 rest zones with special reclining sleep seats. They are popular watch out, if they are busy, showers area available.
The sheer volume of activities and amenities left some transit travellers wondering if they has just arrived at a shopping mall or resort rather than an airport. With its themed gardens, cultural activities, world-class shopping, spas, swimming pool, gym, lounges, 4-story slide, movie theatres, TV lounges, entertainment deck, and free Singapore city tour, a layover here is not likely to be boring. Travellers can enjoy free Wi-Fi and recharge all their gadgets at one of over 800 mobile charging points. In July, the airport opened the Wellness Oasis spa in Terminal 1. The unique feature here is the fish spa that exfoliates your feet and legs. As for sleeping in between flights, there is a transit hotel and lounges with napping rooms and showers. Travellers most appreciate the dedicated rest & relaxation zones. There are currently 6 areas set up with reclining lounge style seating. Often busy and sometimes noisy, these areas are appreciated by those travellers who are not so comfortable stretching out on seats at the gate.
Any seats left vacant after points-based upgrades have been processed are still available for one-off upgrades of high-status passengers, beginning with Platinum One and Platinum frequent flyers.
Those upgrades will still happen because we still want to surprise and delight out customers Quantas said.However, the new upgrade system is clearly aimed at turning empty seats into a commercial gain rather than a freebie. The new system will also let travellers on domestic flights more easily manage their upgrade requests. Currently if there’s a domestic business class seat available you’ll get it right away, but, if there isn’t a seat available you have to keep going back to request it again, and hope one will come up. Now you can register and you’ll be informed by SMS to your phone when a seat comes up all the way through to departure.
Sounds attractive.
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