2011 in Frequent Flyer miles

by gavin, posted in Travel

As 2011 draws to a close its always fun to look back and see how much travel I did this year.

In total I’ve done 66 flights taking around 182 hours (7.6 days) and flown around 134,000 kilometers.

Sadly only two of those flights were for leisure.

Where did I get to this year?

Australia

  • Sydney
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Hobart

New Zealand

  • Wellington
  • Auckland
  • Christchurch

Asia

  • Hong Kong as a gateway to Shenzhen
  • Bangkok
  • Singapore for my holiday

North America

  • Los Angeles
  • Las Vegas

On the upgrade front it’s been a reasonably good year with a number of “free” upgrades to business class both domestically and trans Tasman. Also got a “first class” upgrade on a flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas but I’d count that as a business class upgrade rather than a first class upgrade. I’ve also got all of the international points upgrades that I’ve requested across a mixture of Premium Economy and Business Class.

My Domestic map looks like
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and internationally
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Let’s see what next year has in store.

InterContinental Grand Stanford, Hong Kong

by gavin, posted in Hotels, Travel

I was in Hong Kong for a week for a well deserved holiday and one of the perks of working for who I work for is being able to use the corporate hotel rates, and perks, when on holidays.

I hadn’t been to Hong Kong for 6 years and wanted to stay on the Kowloon side of the harbour. Luckily the InterContinental Grand Stanford in is Tsim Sha Tsui East, just a quick walk from the Tsim Sha Tsui East and Tsim Sha Tsui MTR stations and the Star Ferry.

InterContinental Grand Stanford, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

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Stamford Plaza, Adelaide, Australia

by gavin, posted in Hotels, Travel

Do you ever have that sense of foreboding when you turn up at a hotel? Sometimes its just the fear of the unknown and the upcoming adventure then everything turns out fine… Then there’s the other times. This is one of those times!

I guess I’ve just been spoiled by the first class, luxury hotels I’ve stayed at for the past 5 years. So when you end up in a supposedly decent hotel, and you get a room that only has two single beds and looks like it was last refurbed in the 80s, including a cork bulletin board in the room (wtf were these people thinking!) I get a tad disappointed.

Stamford Plaza, Adelaide, Australia

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