In Travel Pointers Episode 17, Matt and Wilson chat about Emirates' Premium Economy cabin, and their experience onboard. It looks really nice in photos, but what is it really like?

The pair also chat about Premium Economy more broadly, and why airlines are more and more keen to add a Premium Economy cabin.

Each episode begins with a discussion of some of the recent Australian travel and frequent flyer news. In this episode:

• Air Canada Aeroplan moves to spend-based status
• KrisFlyer introduces a fixed award chart for Scoot
• Qantas has been fined an extra $90 million for illegally sacking ground staff during the pandemic
• QantasLink will fly from Perth to Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, taking over from Virgin Australia
• Commbank cuts the vast majority of its transfer partners
• You can now use Qantas Points to upgrade on American Airlines
• Accor Plus is rebranding to Accor+ Explorer, with changes

Here's where you can also find more information about other topics discussed in this episode:

• Matt's article on footnets
• Cheap strategies for Business Class to Europe
• AFF Melbourne 2025 Gathering