A new flight can open up different and varied destinations very easily. Here, ETG, keep track of our favourite new flight routes in Asia.
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If you’re based in the UK, Europe or America (as many of our travellers are), flights evidently play a key part in a trip to Asia. How else would you get there!?
Here, we can help advise you on both international flights to your chosen destination and routes across South and Southeast Asia that connect the region so well. We’ll give you tips on how to use air miles most productively and hacks to get the best value flights (or even upgrades). We’ll give our opinion on different cabins, aircraft, and airlines too to help you make the right decision for you. From experience, we can also share tips on how to keep your kids entertained on long-haul routes, beat jet-lag and more.
Plus, we’re passionate about sustainable travel and keen to share our tips on how to fly in a more eco-conscious way.
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Our newest Travel Advisor, Abi Northage, previously worked as Cabin Service Director as well as in the Head Office at British Airways. Armed with such insider knowledge, she is privy…
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The ETG Take On Travel
Business Class Flights for Economy prices with British Airways
by Matt BrazierBusiness class flights for economy prices are a holy grail in travel. Whilst we can provide a general guide as to how to achieve this, a step-by-step specific case study is always useful. Using British Airways as an example, here we provide 5 steps to getting business class flights for economy prices with the airline. It’s easy once you know how.
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Business class is the sensible way to travel – if we disregard the cost. The leg space, ability to sleep in a horizontal position, delicious food and champagne on tap all make for a very civilised experience. Unfortunately, money doesn’t grow on trees. But fear not, you can sometimes swindle a fantastic deal on business class seats. Here is how:
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Like the elixir of life, air miles always seem out of reach despite so many anecdotal legends told of their power. Understanding how to get them and spend them can feel like embarking on a journey to Mordor, to cast an evil ring into the lava-filled pit of Mount Doom. But if achieved, the bounties reaped are infinite and heavenly. Here, we provide a realistic guide on how to accrue and spend air miles.
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Far-flung destinations offer awe-inspiring cultural riches, gorgeous golden-sand beaches and tastes and smells you may never have experienced before. It’s a shame that ‘star trek’ style teleportation devices still haven’t been invented as it’s always the journey there and back that moves us to question the meaning of life.
International long haul flights can be a thorn in one’s side when the price tag becomes apparent. The cost doesn’t have to be astronomical though and, with some expert ‘insider’ knowledge, you can get fantastic value for your transport. Here are our top tips:
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Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos – collectively known as Indochina – offer history, culture and nature in abundance along with mysterious sights like the Angkor temples, colonial towns such as Hoi An and spiritual cities like Luang Prabang. 2016 brings some fantastic excuses to start planning your holiday to this beguiling region of the world. Here we feature the highlights.
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With their affordable prices, civilised flight times and direct route from London to Colombo they are, in my opinion, one of the best options on offer.
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Travelling with children on a flight can be a bit of an adventure (to put it mildly) for the ill-prepared. At Experience Travel Group, we know a thing or two about travelling long-haul with children in tow. We’ve been there, done that and have some handy tips up our sleeve for other adventurous families.
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When one of the ‘mystery guests’ (people sat next to me) complained on my recent flight to Bangkok that he did not have a window seat, his wife simply told…
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They say trouble comes in threes and if that is true then we are at Experience Travel can look forward to a restful summer. We’ve had the volcanic ash, the…
Product Director, Melissa, recently inspected several exciting island resorts in The Maldives. As part of her visit, she flew for the first time in a seaplane. More spectacular than a speedboat, flying low enough to give fantastic views over the white sandy islands in the turquoise ocean, she provides her account of the experience.
Being ETG’s resident flight geek, David recently flew with Vietnam Airlines Premium Economy on his trip to Myanmar. Here he shares his rather comfortable experience.
Given the time it takes to travel small distances in Sri Lanka, helicopter transfers are an incredible, if expensive way of getting around Sri Lanka.