Lucy loves Australia

Outstanding business class service for less on Etihad Airways to Sydney and Melbourne

My lovely friends at Bridge & Wickers have just announced a Bank holiday weekend 3-day business class sale on Etihad airlines with business class flights to Australia for only £2399. This is a very very good price! Business class tickets to Australia usually start around the £3k mark so quite a few hundred pounds saved off that with this offer. Not to mention Etihad has an outstanding business class service, and you can choose between Sydney and Melbourne as your Aussie destination.

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Your cheap flight to Australia? – AirAsia

Now this isn’t going to be the most sophisticated blog post I’ve ever written, and do excuse me while I mostly cut and paste this from TravelZoo but WOW this is bl**dy cheap! Only £449 return. Seriously good price. I’ve not seen a return flight for under £500 to Australia for a long time…

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Fancy Christmas on 4-mile beach, Port Douglas?

As ever you all seem totally obsessed with flying to Australia for Christmas. I could write about this every week I am sure and you won’t tire of it (don’t worry – I would tire of it!)

BUT as I know I am going to get asked again and again, I’ve done some research (OK, hands up -  I cheated and got the lovely people at Freedom Australia to do all the research!) and I’ve found you some options for flying to Australia for Christmas. AND (be impressed!) some of the flights are less than £1k.

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Our Cathay Pacific 747 about to depart London

OK, it’s joint first place with Singapore Airlines, but I couldn’t call it! Cathay Pacific were really great to fly with to Australia and the stopover options are really good…

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We received brilliant service and attention on Cathay Pacific, as did small people

So I think I’ve (finally!) worked out how to manage jet lag when flying to Australia. And be impressed – this is also when travelling with a baby and a toddler!

If I can whip jet lag into shape in these circumstances then any grown-ups on their own should have no problems (my challenge to you!)…

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Just a quick “G’day” from Down Under! Yes I am in Australia. I am ‘loving it’.

Have heaps to tell you soon, but first I need a little bit more sleep (oh, and a cold beer!)…

Quick summary of what’s to come…

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If you are traveling with infants, toddlers or children to Australia, chances are your criteria for choosing a flight are going to be a little bit different to, say, a backpacker. But if you are after the cheapest fare you can get, you might want to have a quick think about what that might mean… a longer stopover en route, a less comfortable airline, a lower standard of facilities on board, less choice of flight times…, etc.

Flying as a family to Australia is no mean feat and it’s a very good idea to book your flight wisely!

Here are my tips…

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Now you have 2 choices here (well, sort of 3)…

• you can decide where you want to stopover and pick the corresponding national airline
• you can fly with an airline that has a few different routes to Australia
• or you can ask an expert…

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It’s easy to get tempted by the ‘cheap’ airfares you see advertised to Australia, but remember there is sometimes a catch…

• the cheapest flights to Australia are not always the most direct
• the cheapest flights to Australia may not be to where you want to go
• the cheapest flights to Australia might not be for when you want to travel

And it’s also definitely worth remembering that the cheapest flight to Australia may well not be the most sensible option if you value your sleep, your comfort, and your sanity

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OK… so if you’ve been following the ‘planning’ tips then so far you know WHEN you want to go to Australia on holiday and also what you need to do BEFORE you book your flights (get a visa!). Now… how to get there!

Technically you can overland most of the way to Australia (see Ozbus) and you can sail there (read to the end)… but most people tend to take a plane. Here’s how I go about booking my (cheap if I can help it!) flights to Australia.

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I know I said my next post would be all about booking your flights to Australia (and it will be soon), but in the meantime this offer caught my eye and it has to be booked by the 21st April 2010 so better get your skates on if you fancy it.

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Only one month to go…

So we’re booked! One month today we’ll be winging our way to the lovely land of Down Under for our next ‘research trip’.

Now for an old hand like me, planning a holiday to Australia is not all that daunting — BUT do not think that means it’s any less complicated

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Cathay Pacific great cheap flights special offer to Australia

Cathay Pacific have just released a great offer on flights to Australia WITH a Hong Kong stopover (including hotel accommodation!) – you can fly into any of Cathay’s Australian destinations for £600-something (and that includes the hotel stay!)…

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The lovely people at Travelmood have an EXCLUSIVE 7 day seat sale on return flights to Australia with Cathay Pacific starting at just £579 for returns to Melbourne.

Here’s the line up:

• Melbourne £579
• Perth £589
• Brisbane £619
• Sydney £619

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I’ve updated the ‘Planning Your Trip’ part of the site with my links for flights, round the world stops, holiday ideas, internal flight info and accommodation suggestions.

I’ve also found some cheap flights for Easter and Christmas 2010.

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Great deal on offer for flights to Australia with Royal Brunei from £499 return.

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It’s a rare day that I don’t get a question about flying to Australia at Christmas. It seems you are all obsessed with being Down Under for the festive season!

I’ve written about this LOTS so I will try not to repeat myself too much! BUT here’s my advice, and what’s out there to book NOW!!!

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Spotted this deal from a couple of travel co’s today… sale is only on for 6 days so thought better write about quickly!

Cathay Pacific are offering flights to some of their Australian city destinations for under £600 in May and June 2010.

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2010 bargain flights to Australia now available…

Now don’t get too excited — there are not the deals around that we saw in 2009. BUT there are some good fares for sale, so if you’re planning a trip Down Under this year it’s worth taking a look…

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Travelzoo (home to many a holiday, flight and hotel bargain!) featured a £479 return flight to Sydney this week with STA Travel. And its not just for under 26s either before you ask…

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