Luxury Australia Review: Great Barrier Reef, Thala Beach Nature Reserve, Hanson Bay, Melbourne Walking Tour, Penguins

As mentioned above, allow more time, study itinerary more carefully (not sure if this would have helped)., book international flights directly.

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Hi Frances,

Thanks very much for the feedback. Yes, had I known about the possibility of an upgrade due to your husband’s status with Delta I would have mentioned that we needed to keep both people on one ticket. Airlines are funny animals and have all sorts of rules that don’t seem to make a lot of sense. I’m sure there is internal logic behind them but from the outside they can be hard to fathom. Your point is well taken on the Melbourne arrival transfer/private tour. Conceptually staying busy in the early hours following an international arrival prior to rooms being ready for occupancy makes a lot of sense but you are right, that early in the morning the city is still sleeping on the weekends. This is a new tour and I think they are still trying to figure out how to best make it work. It’s clear that it needs some more thought. That Virgin Australia flight arrives extra early and maybe just too early for any solution.