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Economy seats are in a 3-3-3 layout.

Don’t make this check-in mistake if you’re doing a short stopover

My bag was slightly over the carry-on limit, so I checked it in instead of trying to sneak it past the ground staff.

  • Jennifer Johnston
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 707 over Hong Kong in 1970.

Two of the world’s oldest airlines are chalking up new milestones

One is turning 100 and the other 80, but the party is just starting for these aviation legends.

  • Julietta Jameson
The art walk.

In one of the world’s glitziest cities is a hidden, abandoned highlight

I’m seeking abandoned buildings scattered throughout an island village. A pin on Google Maps is my only clue.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Bar Leone. Yes, it’s nice, but “world’s best”?

I went to the bar named the best in the world. It’s not

The venues I love, and no doubt the ones you love too, will likely never appear on any of these “World’s Best” lists.

  • Ben Groundwater
Hong Kong comfort food – corned beef and egg in a sandwich.

The Hong Kong dish the British left behind

For many, these sandwiches are comfort food at its finest.

  • Ben Groundwater
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Hong Kong’s city lights out the window at the YWCA’s Garden View Hotel.

In the world’s second-most expensive city, this hotel is a bargain

In a place filled with millionaires, finding an affordable, central hotel is hard. This one, for less than $120 a night, feels like hitting the jackpot.

  • Justine Costigan
High-speed train at the platform of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.

Noisy and unsophisticated, but this Chinese bullet train beats flying

No one has their ear buds in, so there’s a cacophony of children’s video games, social media videos and loud conversation in the carriage.

  • Justine Costigan
Privacy wings make the seat feel enclosed … Cathay Pacific’s new premium economy seats.

This airline’s ‘next level’ premium economy is more like business-lite

While all eyes are on Cathay Pacific’s business-class Aria Suites, my money is on premium economy for the design details and value.

  • Flip Byrnes
Hong Kong Airlines’ business class seats are an older style.

Dated seats and entertainment, but this business class can save you $2000

Some seats are better than others, and you won’t find the latest Hollywood releases on board, but the crew helps make up for it.

  • Craig Platt
Hong Kong Airlines will fly an Airbus A330-300 on its new Sydney route.

New route launched as Australians flock back to former Asian favourite

The number of Australians visiting Hong Kong has surged by 40 per cent in recent months.

  • Craig Platt