Premium
Economy Is it worth it?
It can be tough having champagne taste
on a beer budget and when it comes
to flying, many of our budgets are
more suited to bread and butter than
the decadent pointy end of the plane.
Premium Economy looks to bridge the gap
without breaking the bank.
It usually costs between 25-50% more
(depending on flights) but is still roughly
half the price of flying business. So, is it
worth it? Sure Travel Journey flew Qantas
Travel
Photographers
You should follow: Adam Combs
Eight months
after Adam
Combs
decided to
strap on
saddlebags
and go on
a bicycling
mission
around the
world, he and a friend had pedalled
almost 11,000 km – all the way from
Vancouver, Canada, to Peru.
While the around-the-world part of
the trip is currently on hold (Combs
is back to work as a filmmaker and
photographer), this young adventurer
has more journeys up his sleeve – and a
growing portfolio of incredible photos.
His majestic, misty winterscapes are just
one reason to follow him on Instagram
@adamcombs.
Premium Economy between Sydney
and Johannesburg to find out.
Bicycling around the world – what
made you decide to take on such an
epic adventure?
The idea came about in our last year of
high school – more of a joke, really. But
somehow it all came to be. It was an
unreal journey: living off our bikes for
eight months and being fully exposed to a
little bit more of this wondrous world.
What makes a great travel photo?
When I find something I love – an article,
blog post or Instagram photo – I find
myself falling in love with the story behind
it more than the photo itself. People aren’t
dumb, they know when they’re being
lied to or sold something, or used to get
“likes”. I love it when I find photographers
to follow who are genuine about what
they do – right down to the way they tell
stories, as well as the types of stories they
tell. There is beauty to be found in humble
storytelling.
Where would you like to travel next?
Easy – I want to bike-pack Mongolia and
then hopefully get down into Antarctica
within the next couple of years.
GETTING SETTLED
With a dedicated boarding queue, there’s
no hurry-up-and-wait when it’s time to
start your journey. A flight attendant
was on hand to greet us with a glass of
champagne as we got settled in, so you
get to be one of those smug people
already sipping some bubbly as the rest of
the passengers finally traipse past to find
their seats behind the curtain.
With only 32 to 40 seats in a private
cabin and its own dedicated flight
attendant, the Qantas Premium Economy
experience immediately feels more
personal and intimate.
LEANING BACK
Ergonomically designed, the seats are
wider, have more legroom, and go further
back. You won’t get to lie completely
flat the way you can in business or first,
but Qantas Premium Economy seats feel
luxurious to those of us who normally fly
cattle-class. If you’re looking for specific
measurements, Qantas Premium Economy
seats are 19.5 inches wide with a foldout
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