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My best times in Bali have been in Ubud, mind you that is getting a bit busy. In terms of hotels/resorts - I'd suggest the Warwick or the Four Seasons at Sayan. Have stayed in both, and they were excellent. When our pool at the 4 Seasons turned green overnight - they upgraded us to the...

But the EK lounge in Sydney has that beautiful rock fountain. How can you compare that to the bland bespoke design of the QF first lounge (tongue firmly in cheek)

They do expire now after 24 months of inactivity, unfortunately. I purchased minimum points, which counted as activity. so have another 24 months of life for my points balance.

Yep - I meant Qantas

My tuppence worth: Social media assistance has never worked for me - either no knowledge or they actually advise phoning if anything is complex. Online chat is the same - basically, if you can't find it on the website, then neither can the chat 'person'. Having become a WP this year, I find that...

Goo Good News and well done. I always say it is better to ask - they can only refuse - or as in this case, act responsibly.

Bet on a CL - from my knowledge of a couple of CL's - if they don't get upgraded to business, then Row 4 or 5 are their next option. They don't need to request it, its an automatic 'service', although they do have the option of refusing it once the lounge attendant brings them their ticket. If...

Bundy Bear - I like your thinking

The mention the following: Vancouver (cold this time of year) Bay of Islands (Lovely!) Rugby Players (4 of them) Los Angeles (traffic tricky in rush-hour) Bagley Park (in Christchurch – ‘Beautiful in Autumn’) 777-300ER (‘Blueprint’ – with business class detail) ‘Apple’ (‘No’ – so not New York?)...

Air New Zealand launched three video promos with a 'spycraft' theme, which heralds an announcement on August 1. There are hints in the promos.

We stayed at the Four Seasons Sydney for our honeymoon. We booked a one bedroom suite with Opera House views for around $2,000, and then due to being stuffed around by the hotel, got an upgrade to the Presidential Suite. Made our wedding night! Full review and reasons for the upgrade can be found.

In a word - 'no'

Ok - if you are aiming for Lifetime Platinum Status - on my calculations you would have to spend - If you travel this much you probably mainly travel on flex fares, and at an approx. price of $20/status credit, that means you would need to spend around AUD$1,500,000 to get lifetime platinum...

In my experience the default position on claiming Oneworld airline miles via the online form is - you get an 'UNSUCCESSFUL - NO RECORD OF TRAVEL' until you email a copy of the booking and the ticket to them. Happened on so many occasions to me, I now just regard the initial rejection as standard!

Ok, I'm putting some opinions on the line. Worst I can be is wrong! Like most on this forum - major changes are unlikely to be positive for members, just positive for Qantas Loyalty. The want to make the most profitable aspect of Qantas even more profitable.