Firstclass Travel Blogs

air france business class seats

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:53:37 +0000

AF is flat but not horizontal but quite comfortable and nice dinner. Rome was fantastic and Bologna was a surprise - not touristy but very interesting indeed.

William & Anthe

Gold Coast

Our trip to Europe

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:49:55 +0000

We liked Swiss Air – and especially liked Zurich as a change flight airport – but don’t believe we saw anything of an upgraded Swiss cabin. The business class seats we had were quite acceptable – not as big in structure or style as Qantas - but OK from a comfort viewpoint.

We hadn’t realized that mid to late September was still so peak in Europe – still very hot – and very crowded – so from our viewpoint late May / early June is still the best time to visit Europe.

We missed the Emirates / Etihad Limo service – that is a real feature . In Rome our hotel organized a limo pick up for us – this worked well.

Tony Bates
sydney

Singapore Airlines and Vienna Hotel

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:34:51 +0000

Singapore Airlines in Perth suggested that we check the bags through to Vienna. I had my doubts, however she seemed confident. We were without luggage for 2 days. In hindsight, we could have easily collected our bags and made the next flight, although there is a very long (>800m) walk between terminals even after the shuttle train.

(Note, connection time in Paris was less than 2hours, from international terminal to another terminal to catch flight to Vienna)

Singapore airlines was a good experience – I won’t be so keen to fly A380 again. The seats are wide and plenty of room to lose the book etc, but I found the bed a little harder than the A330. Having said that the overall level of comfort was great, and it is nice to get there and back with almost no jetlag.

We stayed in Hotel Alstadt, near museum quarter in Vienna. Converted old building run by an on site owner with his art collect through the hotel. I can thoroughly recommend it and very good value – listed in Epoque Hotels.
BA connection though Heathrow worked well – crowded, but they handled our excess luggage (had to replace the clothes we thought might not turn up).

Michael Prichard

Perth

Double ENTRY VISAS to Vietnam

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:22:29 +0000

Please note that TWO (2) Single Entry Visas are NO longer accepted by the Consulate. If you require TWO (2) entries it is advised that you obtain the appropriate multiple entry visa to cover both entries.

If the cruise company is organising a blanket visa, and you need to apply for an additional Visa to cover a second entry you are required to notify Vina World Travel in writing at the time of making the application.

Etihad trip

Keren Dinh, FirstClass — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:11:32 +0000

Hi Keren

I’m back and sorry about cancelling the car! My beloved INSISTED he wanted to pick me up so the chauffeur had to be ditched. Now just wanted to give you some feedback, everything was excellent and I got to travel the Abu Dhabi London leg both ways on the brand new fancy super schmancy Diamond First Class and it is amazing! Everything was great, fast tracking through customs left right and centre, they could no do enough for me at the airport on all of the planes, would thoroughly recommend Etihad and it was worth the money and an excellent deal. Even the normally painful Heathrow part was quite tolerable after all the bowing and scraping.

Thanks again for making the organisation so smooth and here’s hoping Etihad continue with more good deals!

Tina

My Trip to Italy

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:08:22 +0000

Hi Tina,

Everything went very smoothly.

Etihad was great. The only complaint (about which you can do nothing) is that the business class seats are very narrow and that made sleeping a little difficult. Apart from that, all was very much up to scratch. The limo service is a great added extra. It just makes getting to and from the airport so much more relaxing.

We stayed at Tremezzo on Lake Como and we agreed that it was much more relaxed than Villa D’Este further south on the lake. Villa D’Este is beautiful but it seemed a bit stuffy, whereas Tremezzo Palace was beautiful AND relaxed. I’d go back in an instant.

Venice we stayed at the Londra Palace and it was also very nice. Very humid and very expensive in Venice. Great place but not hurrying back there.

All in all a very good holiday and the flights in particular were excellent.

Thanks for your help. We would be only to happy to use firstclass.com.au again for our next trip.

Ross Clarke
Sydney

Wonderful Paris trip

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:50:32 +0000

We had a wonderful time in Paris.
I would recommend the Hotel we stayed at; the Hotel Keppler. We were also upgraded to a Suite with a terrace and a view of the Eiffel Tower. The best thing about the hotel was the exceptional service with each and every one of the staff being helpful and friendly, and going out of their way to help us with any tickets or booking we wanted. The breakfast was also terrific (and included in the room price). Have a look at their Web site if you get the chance and the rooms are in fact as beautiful as the pictures.
We did all of the usual attractions like the Eiffel Tower, Lourve, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Versallies and the Opera. My favorite was the Opera for the most beautiful building, but of course it depends where your interests lie. If you are into old works of Art I don’t think there would be anywhere better in the world than the Lourve. One of the out of the way things we did was to book a car and do a trip out to Chantilly Castle which is only about 40 mins out of Paris and it was beautiful. There is also one of the biggest and grandest stable complexes in the world which is open to the public most afternoons and has a living horse museum (a collection of nearly 200 horse breeds). This was stunning and I love horses so a fantastic side trip.
The metro train system is a breeze to use and can get you anywhere in Paris.
Hope this gives you some ideas and areas which you can investigate. My top recommendation really is the Hotel Keppler (I think it is one of the top 5 on trip adviser for Paris), a wonderful place to stay with the best service I have ever had anywhere in the world.

Vicki Hood , Ghana

CPAP Machine on various airlines

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:35:46 +0000

Etihad: Power adaptors are available on board, power supply from the seat is 115v 60Hz AC.
Qantas are the most cooperative - they don’t allow connection to seat power but with a few days notice will rig a power lead to the seat.
BA lets you connect to seat power with a converter, which they sell.
SQ requires a battery.
Virgin Atlantic doesn’t know about CPAP.

Ken ,a client of FirstClass

Etihad were superb

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:18:51 +0000

Hi Tina,

Had a great trip thanks. Weather was great, trip was a sucess, and Etihad were superb.

I could not recommend them more highly.

Planes are great, staff are friendly. Food terrific.

Limo’s were on time and great as well.

So everything was great including your assistance thanks.

Thanks for follow up.

The Emirates flights were all very good

Tina Tong, FirstClass — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:49:12 +0000

Hi Tina

We are just back from our overseas holiday â€“ all good â€“ but will definitely need a few days to catch up !!

The Emirates flights were all very good â€“ the limo service is an absolute stand out - and all arrangements made by you came through without any hitches.

Many thanks for your work â€“ we will be back !!

Tony Bates , Sydney