Oz Fest 20 Cairns, QLD, Australia. USA Memorial Day Weekend May 24 to May 26, 2024
May 22, 2024, 6:00 pm
#181
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Brisbane AU, Planet X
Programs: QC Life, QFF Gold, VA Gold, HH nothing,IHG Gold
Posts: 1,615
Top of post 4 Hotels are listed in an online google doc link. Click link Click on hotel tabs.
Thanks to Doug reminding me about it,
I have booked the 1-5pm ferry.
Thanks to Doug reminding me about it,
I have booked the 1-5pm ferry.
May 22, 2024, 6:04 pm
#183
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,288
Flying up tomorrow @ 9:45 AM SYD T3. OW Emerald & J so will have lounge access. I can have an early breakfast at the Hilton CBD or grab something from the lounge. Any ideas of what will be offered in the lounge? Early eat or more sleep is the question...I do not need anything heavy as there will be a meal onboard also.
May 22, 2024, 6:56 pm
#185
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RNO, NV, USA.
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 5,093
May 22, 2024, 7:43 pm
#186
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SEA/YVR/BLI
Programs: UA "Lifetime" Gold, AS MVPG100K, OW Emerald, HH Lifetime Diamond, IC Plat, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 9,507
Flying up tomorrow @ 9:45 AM SYD T3. OW Emerald & J so will have lounge access. I can have an early breakfast at the Hilton CBD or grab something from the lounge. Any ideas of what will be offered in the lounge? Early eat or more sleep is the question...I do not need anything heavy as there will be a meal onboard also.
May 22, 2024, 10:34 pm
#187
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,128
Complete:
JQ 142 RAR-SYD
In Progress:
QF 534 SYD-BNE
QF 1898 BNE-CNS
Could someone update the spreadsheet on my behalf? I plan to be at Dundee's for dinner tomorrow, and I've paid for the Saturday dinner cruise. Thanks!
JQ 142 RAR-SYD
In Progress:
QF 534 SYD-BNE
QF 1898 BNE-CNS
Could someone update the spreadsheet on my behalf? I plan to be at Dundee's for dinner tomorrow, and I've paid for the Saturday dinner cruise. Thanks!
May 22, 2024, 11:16 pm
#188
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brisbane (BNE), Australia, QF/VA Forums Meeting Organiser
Programs: VA Plat, QF Gold (97.4% LTG), QP Life, AA (66% LTG). HH Diamond. Amex Plat, Visa Plat
Posts: 6,525
Just got the Hilton email to tell me check-in is open, their suggestion was taken up posthaste. (9th floor Exec Room). Looks like my previous Diamond status (when I was booking) has stayed.
another 2 nights on my climb back up from Silver 🫢
another 2 nights on my climb back up from Silver 🫢
May 23, 2024, 2:09 am
#190
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RNO, NV, USA.
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 5,093
We are at Chiang Mai airport now, awaiting TG CNX-BKK-MEL and then VA MEL-BNE-CNS. This is in order to get a business award booking TG BKK-MEL. Price was a reasonable 50K UA miles one way pp. (But now increased to 90K miles in UA most recent devaluation!) ✈️
May 23, 2024, 3:17 am
#192
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: OOL
Programs: QF WP - LTG, VA Plat, HH D, IHG Plat, Rydges Black, GHA Black
Posts: 458
We get so much value out of our Amex cards👍.
May 23, 2024, 3:18 am
#193
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Cairns, Australia
Posts: 930
Flying up tomorrow @ 9:45 AM SYD T3. OW Emerald & J so will have lounge access. I can have an early breakfast at the Hilton CBD or grab something from the lounge. Any ideas of what will be offered in the lounge? Early eat or more sleep is the question...I do not need anything heavy as there will be a meal onboard also.
IME Hilton SYD has a reasonable spread for breakfast in the Exec lounge - on my last visit, however, the hot food arrived before they'd fired up the heaters when the lounge opened - resulting in cooked, but cold sausage, etc. If you can access the restaurant for breakfast (usually possible with Diamond, unlike US credit system) , that might be better (others can append to their own experience).
We redirected ourselves to the QF SYD Domestic Business lounge to eat there, with the benefit of being at the airport.
Math may shift if you - if sleep priority, then eat in QF lounge.
Most traffic is inbound when you'd be heading to SYD from Hilton, so not too much of an issue once you've cleared the CBD and got into the tunnel system.
May 23, 2024, 3:20 am
#194
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Cairns, Australia
Posts: 930
Nice. Presume you've been before and know to request / allocate the inlet / river side of the building....
