A.L.E wrote:We flew Air Tahiti to LA and spent 4 days there coming home......I don't like flying Qantas anywhere unless it's with points. Expensive, crappy service with mostly crappy planes. They have next to no competion flying to the states and within OZ is not much better, no wonder they are one of the most profitable airlines in the world.
Tahiti is one place that really does look like the images in the travel brochures....stunning! The only down side is it's expensive, not sure where all the money is going it sure isn't with the locals, I suspect the French are taking it back to France.
It's a while ago when Peter was talking about a Japan set up, I hope he does it, he will do better business there with more Aussies around. Fernie is too far away particularly to attract repeat business from Aussies. Nine hr direct flights to Sapporo are the go, is that what you did?.
I thought it was Tahiti with the over water accommodation, I spent 1 week on Moorea some 3 decades ago. I was looking at photos of the new St Regis hotel on Bora Bora through the week, it's stunning.
The family flew JAL via Tokyo to Sapporo, it means an overnight stay in Tokyo and a short flight the next day, however I prefer a hotel bed to sleeping (??) in economy and the hotel is included in the airfare.
I had tried for the direct Qantas Cairns-Sapporo flight but the January bookings were full in July. I can't remember the last time I flew Qantas internationally during a school holiday, I'm just not that organized.
I'd think there would be more repeat business in Niseko from the Australians but Fernie really runs well and there's no language/cultural problems
Air NZ to LA is usually via Auckland perhaps they have a nice transit lounge unlike Hawaii, that trip through customs and back onto your plane is tedious.
Fredm8 - what's the best time of year to ski Turoa? Is spring skiing good in late Sept? I'm thinking about New South Wales school holidays