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I have had APEC card for many years (but a gap during Covid). I travel mainly for work but my wife/daughter come along sometimes. When I first started it stated clearly you can have one accompanying person. Certainly in the past SIN is very strict and say choose to take your wife OR daughter...

I showed mine at Saigon airport yesterday. They would allow me to go through but strictly won't let my wife or daughter to come with me, so we lined up in the general queue (for almost 30 min).

Going to Vietnam for the 1st time at Christmas with family. I have digital ABTC with VNM on the back. I am a bit concerned with the prior post that the airline denied boarding because they don't know about the ABTC. I will be flying Malaysian Airline. Did anyone have such boarding issue other...

Thank you everyone. I have had cancellations many times. This is the first downgrade. Will learn from it. Will try emailing one more time and then Airline consumer advocate. Will feedback to the forum if something happens (not holding my breath)!

Boarded a domestic fligth PER-SYD on QF business. Then pilot discovered brake problems. Flight cancelled. QF offered to put me on another flight but only with economy seats. It was the only way I could make my connections otherwise will have to overnight at SYD. The alternative was I took a...

Booked on CX HKG to Gatwick new service in 1st wk of Sept in J. Have OWE. Arriving around 6:30am. Got to go to meetings that day. CX has arrival lounge arrangements at LHR but not sure if they do at Gatwick?

Thanks all. Interestingly after no news for almost a week since the outbound flights, the status credits and points of all legs were listed within 2 hours of arriving back from the inbound flights. It was a Monday night I arrived - so maybe the suggestion that they clear the backlog every...

Recently flown QR in J. Wonder how long it usually takes for QR flights to appear on Qantas account? Thanks in advance.

Many thx. Just checking you mean before the ABTC expiry rather than visa (because I am trying not to get one). I am more worried if the airport immigration will let me enter. In fact my travel agent just told me CX needs to sight my card. I wonder if it is such a grey area that someone may...

I hold an ABTC but it has expiry on the card as 'August 2015'. I have just been asked to go to Beijing in July for a week. Previously I won't need a visa. I can't find out if there is a minimum valid duration of the ABTC for exemption of visa entry. My local chinese embassy said they do not...

Ramada (presumed the one in Western District) is good for the reasons you mentioned. What they provide is good value for money. I have not stayed there for a couple of years now (used to) but believed that some of the staff are a bit shy with English. Many of these hotels are targeting mainland...

My first hand experiences of QF recovery had been all good - volcanic ashes; AJ grounding of fleet, QF cancelling routes/flights etc. Back at the time when QF grounded fleet, they told me they had rebooked me on CX. When I turned up CX said QF had not done the paperwork, but the CX manager at...

CX over QF business any day. Consistency in service is the key. You know what you will get. CX F Lounge in HKG has great food/menu.

Flown SYD-PER return and was told both sides that QF doesn't provide the plastic bag for prams. There used to be a help yourself pile of bags at SYD which has been removed. Another service enhancement?

Recently was in Holiday Inn Sydney China Town. Asked the cleaning lady to come back as my 4 yr old was having afternoon nap. Was told: now or never! as the cleaners were going home after. Have never had such reply. Was in a Middle East hotel earlier in the year. Left the room when cleaners...