Recent content by clifford

Woolies have got very stingy of late. I'm currently in the middle of a Coles spend $50 a week for 4 weeks and get 10,000 points. Coles gain, Woolies loss. I'm quite happy for my Velocity points to be boosted.

This is what I use. High Sierra Composite V4 Medium 76cm Backpack Wheel Duffel Black 36024 It's 2kg and just about the right size for a carry-on, Jetstar have never had a problem with it. However, if you don't ever want to take your rolling backpack on a plane, the North Face item is fine (if...

Ah yes, but Freddie was hard done by with his previous airline employer (Not O'leary, but who I've taken a shine to of late). There's a lot a garbage around in airline management these days. Just look at Australia.

I always stay at the Premier Inn T4 whenever I have a day or two in London. It's just so convenient (and reasonably priced) and I always get a room with a view of Heathrow airport (which is just a few metres away). Well soundproofed though. A short walk on a covered walkway to T4, where you can...

But Freddie Laker was one of the good guys. I remember taking one of his SkyTrains LAX-LON in heaven knows what year (my daughter was one then and she's now 45). BA was the BA bad guy there. But there is no bad guy with Bonza (apart from Bonza)

There were some smart (or possibly dishonest) cookies at CO. Taking over UA was breathtaking and we're all now suffering from that. Turned UA into a semi-LCC, despite what anyone might say. Just fly them and you'll know (I'm a UA 2MM, lifetime Plat). Getting back to Bonza, I never expected them...

I flew MNL-AUH-IST and back last year in W class (assume it's similar) and got the VA points and SC's no trouble. I'm doing it again this year and it should give me enough SC's for Plat membership until 2026. Quite cost-effective, really.

Virgin seem to be playing games with ADL-DPS-ADL flights. I was booked on a DPS-ADL flight next month, but they cancelled it and offered DPS-SYD-ADL on a pretty full flight with no decent seats left (I had 3A on the DPS-ADL flight). Cancelled for a refund and booked elsewhere. Seems like they...

Yes, IME.

It wouldn't surprise me at all. It's the way airlines are heading at the moment. FWIW, I flew AY in J on a 359 a couple of weeks ago (QF reward) and was able to select any seat for free and had all of the other perks. The OWE lounge at HEL was very nice, where the barman went off to find a very...

FWIW, I'd always go for the $60. Cheap points. However, on a slightly different subject, I happened to notice on seats.aero that there were quite a few business class points redemptions available on UA to LHR, at a very reasonable points/$$$ price. I may well use this for a trip next year...

I'm not even sure if they could..

And a hundred others. But why exclude Qantas?

I've tried it and the computer said NO.

I'm sorry, but it's not public transport at all. It's private transport. Pity the Vic Govt can't (or won't) step up. Too lucrative I imagine.