dixieagle
Dec 31, 06, 11:12 pm
Hello,
We hope to spend time in New Zealand and Australia from mid-to late June (2007) and are in need of some input. We have limited time, due to my husband's work, and this may be our only visit to this part of the world. We hope to spend the bulk of the time in NZ but must visit a dear friend near Melbourne, and desperately want to set eyes on Sydney harbor, Opera House, etc. We well understand that we won't be doing justice to anywhere, but that's the way it is, unfortunately. The Sydney stop would have to be brief, with perhaps two days near Melbourne and the rest on the South Island (son-in-law will be at a conference in Christchurch which precipitated the trip.)
We would love to fly premium economy, which I know Air New Zealand has, and it likely makes better sense for us to do the Australia part of things first, joining the family later in Christchurch. I guess it would also make sense to fly back to the States (Alabama) out of NZ, due to the shorter distance.
We will have about 150,000 AmEx membership rewards points available to be worked into this, if possible.
Any advice will be gratefully received. We've traveled a lot, but not to this part of the world. We are amenable to flying out of pretty much anywhere in the States, through Hawaii, whatever works.
Thanks.
We hope to spend time in New Zealand and Australia from mid-to late June (2007) and are in need of some input. We have limited time, due to my husband's work, and this may be our only visit to this part of the world. We hope to spend the bulk of the time in NZ but must visit a dear friend near Melbourne, and desperately want to set eyes on Sydney harbor, Opera House, etc. We well understand that we won't be doing justice to anywhere, but that's the way it is, unfortunately. The Sydney stop would have to be brief, with perhaps two days near Melbourne and the rest on the South Island (son-in-law will be at a conference in Christchurch which precipitated the trip.)
We would love to fly premium economy, which I know Air New Zealand has, and it likely makes better sense for us to do the Australia part of things first, joining the family later in Christchurch. I guess it would also make sense to fly back to the States (Alabama) out of NZ, due to the shorter distance.
We will have about 150,000 AmEx membership rewards points available to be worked into this, if possible.
Any advice will be gratefully received. We've traveled a lot, but not to this part of the world. We are amenable to flying out of pretty much anywhere in the States, through Hawaii, whatever works.
Thanks.