Now, here’s something to get excited about. If you have the means ($$$) and the time, then Air New Zealand are your new best friends. They’re introducing a new service where Boeing 787s are being refitted to include bunk beds. By 2024, passengers will be able to book four-hour sessions in flat sleeping pods on ultra-long-haul routes. We’re not sure how much sleep you can get in four hours, but we guess that any little bit helps.
For those who haven’t flown Air New Zealand (or even knew the airline existed) they are the flag carrier airline of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 20 domestic and 30 international destinations in 18 countries, primarily around and within the Pacific Rim. The airline has been a member of the Star Alliance since 1999. Note the Star Alliance connection.
As part of Star Alliance, each of the airlines listed here offer deals and perks when you choose one of the partners: Air Canada, Air Serbia, airBaltic, Brussels Airlines, Bulgaria Air, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Olympic Air, S7 Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TAP Portugal, TAROM, and Turkish Airlines. Better sign up now to improve your chances of getting in the queue. Read more here from The Guardian.
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New Zealand have some of the top wines in the world. Click here for a Waiheke Island Wineries’ Tour.
This looks like fun. Boatsheds on the Bay, Waiheke Island. Click here to look and book.
For info: Air New Zealand is proud to be a member of Star Alliance. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,321 airports in 193 countries.