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    Accor Step

    I contacted a Step agent via Accor Plus FB this week as he was advertising lots of luxury Accor hotels with third or fourth night free plus the other benefits. Unfortunately the two hotels I’m after in coughet and Krabi are not available for the promo so I have booked flexible rates in the hope...
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    HKG lounge crawl 9 June 2024 (the annual Asian lounge crawl)

    Unfortunately I am going to have to move from Gold to Bronze. I'll be looking forward to reading updates with interest. Have fun!
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    Searching for flights from HND to SYD - any assistance would be greatly appreciated

    It probably doesn’t help that your booking window includes school holidays in some states.
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    HKG lounge crawl 9 June 2024 (the annual Asian lounge crawl)

    Unfortunately I will have to move to bronze. I will be in OKA and just can’t make this work😢. Have a fantastic time and I’ll be following along on AFF…
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    UpgradeMe pricing and success

    OOL-MEL on a choice fare. Successful with minimum bid of $135 x 2 seats
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    Virgin Voyages Access Keys for 79,999 points on the Velocity Store

    We are currently on the Singapore to Sydney voyage and loving it. The food and crew have been outstanding. I’m going to burn some points and book the 6 night Melbourne-Sydney-Hobart.
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    Qantas Lounge Gold Coast

    I always fly VA when departing OOL and usually QF when I return! That lounge is dire for the number of people who use it.
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    Japanuary 2023 - another belated trip report

    I booked it via a Japanese travel agency in Sydney. We’ve used them and a second good agency many times. I’ll send you a message with the details if you like. Two of our other fave ski-in/ski-out resorts are Furano and Tomamu. Much easier and cheaper to get to from New Chitose Airport than the...
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    Japanuary 2023 - another belated trip report

    Thanks for your terrific TR! Brings back great memories. We stayed for 10 nights at Shiga Kogen Prince West Hotel in Feb this year (third time there). It was a bargain: JPY108,000pp including breakfast, 3 day Yakebitaiyama area lift pass and 6 day senior all mountain lift pass. Yes, rooms are...
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    The smok'n trip to Bali

    Thanks for the TR @RooFlyer. The second time I went to Bali after an evening arrival I stayed at the HGI at DPS. Next morning it was simple to get an Uber from there to the Conrad.
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    Retaining status before end of year

    I recently waited 7 days, applied for missing points/stay via ‘Claim your points’ on the app but had to wait a further 2 days before it was logged. Once received the points etc were posted the same day.
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    UpgradeMe pricing and success

    Choice fare HBA-SYD and I offered the minimum bid of $85 x 2 pax. Upgrade email arrived exactly 25 hours before the flight.
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    AFF Gathering #16 in LST on 13 – 15 October 2023

    Some of us don’t want the weekend to end so if you’re still around we’d love you to join @straitman, me and our +1s at Grain of the Silos at Peppers Silo at 6.30pm. https://grainofthesilos.com.au/menu/dinner-menu
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    AFF Gathering #16 in LST on 13 – 15 October 2023

    Thanks to @RooFlyer for being THE best tulip tour driver. Such a great day.
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    AFF Gathering #16 in LST on 13 – 15 October 2023

    torched wagyu skewers… they were delicious
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