[Lounge Review] Perth International Lounge

On By Satu KosongIn Airlines, Airport Lounges, Australia, OneWorld, Perth, Perth International Airport, Qantas, Singapore Changi Airport1 Comment
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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[Hotel Review] The Ritz Carlton Perth

On By Satu KosongIn Australia, Executive Club Lounge, Holiday, Marriott Bonvoy, Perth, Ritz Carlton, The Ritz Carlton ClubLeave a comment

This Ritz Carlton has been on my list for a while and I was super happy that my 85k redemption works for this property (base room cost 65k and the next tier was over 100k so there was no middle tier). Excited to experience an immediate comparison after 2 nights in Westin too.

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[Hotel Review] Pan Pacific Perth

On By Satu KosongIn Australia, GHA Discovery, Hanoi, Holiday, Pan Pacific, PerthLeave a comment
Grabbed from official site

After deliberating over my choice for a quick overnight rest after my flight lands just past midnight, I decided that this property will offer the most comfort and value since I had expiring D$ to use and with that in consideration, this property was the same price as an Ibis near the airport. The icing on the cake was the fact that the property had recently completed a refurbishment of all their rooms so yays to new room!

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[Lounge Review] Qantas Singapore Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport

On By Satu KosongIn Airlines, Airport Lounges, Qantas, Singapore Changi Airport1 Comment

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

On By Satu KosongIn Airlines, Airport Lounges, British Airway, OneWorld, Singapore Changi Airport4 Comments

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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[Trip Planning] OneWorld Sapphire Fun-venture

On By Satu KosongIn Airport Lounges, Australia, British Airway, Cathy Pacific, GHA Discovery, Holiday, Marriott Bonvoy, OneWorld, Pan Pacific, Perth, Qantas, Ritz Carlton, WestinLeave a comment

So I finally got my One World Sapphire (OWS) status after completing the Trip.com x Japan Airlines Sapphire Fast Track. While I am happy to finally see my status reflected, there were issues with Japan Airlines telling me that my Sapphire status is only valid until 31 March 2025 versus the campaign’s official T&C of 31 Dec 2025 – a 9 months difference! Eventually it got sorted out (and hopefully stays that way!), I figured why not start planning to try out my newly minted status.

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[Hotel Review] Grand Mercure Hanoi

On By Satu KosongIn Accor, Executive Club Lounge, Grand Mercure, Hanoi, Holiday, VietnamLeave a comment

This is my first non-Bonvoy trip of the year!

After plotting out my Bonvoy Titanium renewal, I decided to focus on Accor in an attempt to see if I can regain my long lost Platinum status. And in line with my obsession with new-ish hotels, I was super happy to find an Accor property that was offering rather reasonable rates even for an Executive Room so that sealed the deal yay.

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