[Flight Review] Air New Zealand NZ127 Auckland to Melbourne (Business Premier)

This flight happened only because the only SQ Saver redemption I was able to find not far from Auckland was Melbourne – and that I was able to cover the cost of my ticket with my Air New Zealand credits from my cancelled ticket one year ago.

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[Cathay Crusade 2025] [Lounge Review] Cathay Pacific Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport

Cathay Crusade 2025

  • Cathay Pacific Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport
  • The Bridge Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport
  • St Regis Shanghai On The Bund
  • Cathay Pacific Lounge, Shanghai Pudong Airport
  • The Silveri, McGallery

This was my first time accessing this spot after staring wistfully at it whenever I pass through T4 airside!

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[Trip Planning] Cathay Crusade 2025

Grabbed from Cathay official site

I’ve decided to bundle this trip into a trip report after all – the trip which I randomly booked wayyy ahead due to a previous Amex offer on Cathay Pacific for $100 off any $500 spend. And this is how I’m going on this 3N fun hop for only $400+ on economy.

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[Lounge Review] Perth International Lounge

Grabbed from https://www.qantas.com/sg/en/qantas-experience/at-the-airport/airport-lounges/all-qantas-airport-lounges/perth-international-transit-lounge.html#lounge-information-and-access-eligibility

OneWorld Sapphire Fun-venture

Based on my research, this seems to be the only lounge that is available at Terminal 3 for international departures so 3hrs prior to check in here we go!

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[Lounge Review] Qantas Singapore Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport

OneWorld Sapphire Fun-venture

  • British Airways Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport
  • Qantas Business Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport
  • Cathay Pacific Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport (tbc)
  • Qantas QF72 Singapore to Perth – Economy
  • Pan Pacific Perth
  • The Westin Perth
  • The Ritz Carlton Perth
  • Perth International Lounge, Perth International Airport
  • Qantas QF71 Perth to Singapore – Economy

After the disappointing BA Lounge, I had much higher hopes for this spot especially after seeing glowing reviews from fellow travelers. And thank goodness it lived up to what I had in mind!

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[Lounge Review] British Airways Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport

OneWorld Sapphire Fun-venture

  • British Airways Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport
  • Qantas Business Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport
  • Cathay Pacific Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport (tbc)
  • Qantas QF72 Singapore to Perth – Economy
  • Pan Pacific Perth
  • The Westin Perth
  • The Ritz Carlton Perth
  • Perth International Lounge, Perth International Airport
  • Qantas QF71 Perth to Singapore – Economy

Checking in for my QF flight 4hrs at Changi Airport was almost smooth except for the fact that the Business Counters were rather confused when I asked to confirm that One World Sapphire can use this line. Apparently, my JAL Sapphire was not tagged to my ticket – despite calling the QF customer service to add it manually and then seeing it added to my ticket via the mange booking section.

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[Flight Review] Singapore Airlines SQ656 Singapore to Fukuoka (Business)

Fukuoka Fanfare

  • Singapore Airlines SQ656 Singapore – Fukuoka [Business]
  • The Ritz Carlton Fukuoka
  • Hotel Oriental Express Fukuoka Nakasu Kawabata
  • Lounge Fukuoka
  • China Airlines CI111 Fukuoka – Taipei [Economy]
  • Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport
  • EVA Lounge Safari
  • EVA Air BR215 Taipei – Singapore [Business]

Time to fly J again on SQ!

A quick review this time as I was super tired and slept 50% of the way. And the time of the flight made it hard to take good pics so make do, opps!

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[Experience Review] Priority Pass Non-lounge experience – Singapore Changi Airport

Grabbed from official site

Ever since Priority Pass launched its non-lounge experiences as part of the benefits, there’s been a flurry of excitement about discovering more than boring airport lounges during travels. And I certainly tried my best to clock as many as I can since hah. My last trip has finally allowed me to try some of what is available on home ground Singapore Changi Airport’s airside and I figured it’s probably a good time to document my tryouts with them, as fleeting as some may be.

Some of these places also accepts arrival boarding passes as a non-published policy so wouldn’t hurt to ask nicely.

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[Lounge Review] Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge – Business

  • Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge – Business, Singapore Changi Airport
  • SQ322 Singapore (SIN) – London (LHR) Business Class (A380)
  • London Marriott Park Lane
  • St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London
  • Eurostar London to Paris – Business Premier
  • Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador Hotel
  • Star Alliance Lounge, Charles de Gaulle Airport
  • SQ335 – Paris (CDG) – Singapore (SIN) Business Class (Boeing 777-300ER)

Finally getting to try this lounge to check off all my SilverKris Lounge experiences with this visit! And after hearing all that datapoint about how this lounge can be a madhouse especially later into the evening, I actually made my way almost 6 hours ahead, at 6:30pm, to attempt a much more peaceful experience and take my time instead of rushing through the stay due to the crowd.

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