frequent internationl travel, got the job!

[Imp]

woo. got the job. going to be working in australia!

Pack your sunscreen. Non-native "light skin" + desert/equator = record skin cancer rates.

 

[Midwayman]

Something that caught me out recently- some non-US carriers have weight limits on carry-ons. They tend to be very low. It pays to look up the carry on weight before booking.

 

[herm0016]

Australia can be very costly. Are they providing room and board or a very good salary?

i will be at a camp out in the outback while working.

 

[KMFJD]

woo. got the job. going to be working in australia!

Congrats!

your gonna sweat your balls off!

 

[skim milk]

I used to do a lot of domestic traveling for work (4000+ miles per week). Make sure you take advantge of frequent flyer miles and hotel points. I focused on United and Hyatt and got ridiculous amount of points to last me years. Check out flyertalk.com and take advantage of promotions to optimize your stays

 

[Pantoot]

I second the frequent flyer account, make sure you set that up now so that you start racking up the miles.

Ativan/lorazepam is magic for me for any flight over 8 hours.

 

[K1052]

Luggage: Briggs and Riley. Sturdy, well made, and carry a lifetime warranty. The road guys I know all swear by them.

Out of DIA you'll have to pick between United and American (Quantas codeshare). Pick one airline and stick with it. I'd lean heavily to the Quantas codeshare flight since their all their products are far better than what United offers on the route. Also at the rate you'll be flying you'll hit the AA top tier elite level which brings some nice goodies.

 

[Pantoot]

Also at the rate you'll be flying you'll hit the AA top tier elite level which brings some nice goodies.

If you are flying coach (I pity you) I recommend you look into the the qantas program instead of AA. Once you hit oneworld sapphire you will be able to use the admirals club in Denver (and LAX if you connect there), and you wouldn't be able to do that if you did AA's program.

edit : become a member of flyertalk and read up on it there, it could be that depending on the fare class you buy my advice above would be a bad idea...

 

[K1052]

If you are flying coach (I pity you) I recommend you look into the the qantas program instead of AA. Once you hit oneworld sapphire you will be able to use the admirals club in Denver (and LAX if you connect there), and you wouldn't be able to do that if you did AA's program.

edit : become a member of flyertalk and read up on it there, it could be that depending on the fare class you buy my advice above would be a bad idea...

On an international itinerary you get lounge access at AA Plat. The AA program is also a lot more versatile if you ever want to go somewhere else besides destinations served by Quantas.

 

[drinkmorejava]

- Active Noise cancelling headphone such as Bose & Sennheiser.

I have the Bose QC15s, and I like them at home. They're comfortable, do a decent job of blocking out background noise, and battery life is acceptable.

However, they really just can't block out enough of the cabin noise to make it an okay experience. For flying, I have some SoundMagic PL30s (http://www.soundmagic.com.cn/en/products/Details37c33p38.html) that I picked up from dealextreme or focal price for ~$30. They're not as comfortable, but they block out a lot more noise, I think they sound better than the QC15s, and if I lose them or they're broken, I'm not going to cry.

why the hell is ********** (focal price as one word) blocked

 

[Ferzerp]

I used to do a lot of domestic traveling for work (4000+ miles per week). Make sure you take advantge of frequent flyer miles and hotel points. I focused on United and Hyatt and got ridiculous amount of points to last me years. Check out flyertalk.com and take advantage of promotions to optimize your stays

Right now I'm racking up $250 in gift cards per $750 domestic fare.

 

[Murloc]

Something that caught me out recently- some non-US carriers have weight limits on carry-ons. They tend to be very low. It pays to look up the carry on weight before booking.

each airline has a different max depth and max weight for carry-ons in my experience. But I always flied plebeian class. Just check on the website first.

 

[SSSnail]

Just remember, when it's hot here, it's cold there and the reverse is true. From what I remember, female Aussies don't like to wear bras. :awe: