Long-haul flights can often be the downside of winning a fantastic holiday and we all know that more often than not, budgets can’t quite stretch to a Business Class solution. Well, thank goodness for Air New Zealand who have provided the answer! Their new Skycouches offer a budget-friendly option which allows travelling couples to purchase 3 seats instead of 2 (with the third at a cost-conscious half-price). These brilliant new seats have fully retractable arm rests and foot-rests that raise up to create a flat mattress panel all the way to the back of the seat infront of you. This allows couples to lie down fully – as if in a flat bed. Other upgrades to the economy service include mood-lighting to help you transition between time zones, bigger entertainment touch screens and touch-of-a-button snack requests in between meals.

This fantastic development means that we can now offer prize winners a much more appealing long-haul flight without doubling the budget – and also offer shorter trips to New Zealand, knowing they won’t need weeks to recover from the flight! Hoorah for Air New Zealand. Now if only we can persuade them to let us test this service for free….