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    Taken Free Stuff - Who Wants to be a VA WP (Velocity Platinum)

    A fabulously generous offer Matt. I'm a very occasional poster but a regular lurker on the site. Most of my trips are to Kathmandu, Nepal. They were initially for business but now just to visit my many friends there, especially a family who I'm now part of. I've been part of the lives of the now...
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    4 Months In

    I've done something similar and have added about 180000 Qantas points to my total. I decided last Friday to cancel a few of my cards that I wasn't using, and when I rang the DJ's Amex line to cancel they asked if 30000 points would change my mind. Of course it did. That's transferred as 22500...
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    refunds from Qantas

    Thanks everyone. I'll be getting on to consumer affairs tomorrow. I don't expect a quick reply, but I'll post again when I have some sort of outcome.
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    refunds from Qantas

    Thanks markis10
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    refunds from Qantas

    Thanks for the insightful comments from everyone. As markis10 said "It seems unfair that the party breaching the contract can limit the remedy to a set time limit that for many may not be suitable for all when such a large amount is at stake. It's a trip most take once in many years for the...
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    refunds from Qantas

    My daughter and her partner bought return tickets SYD-Mumbai with Qantas early in 2012 for something over $2000 - yes it was a super cheap special. One week later Qantas cancelled the Mumbai service. They were unable to offer satisfactory alternative flights. They did not offer a refund, and...
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    Travel insurance - optional or essential?

    "Kathmandu is 4,000m above sea level." from legroom earlier. No it's not. 4000 feet yes, as it's actually 1400 m
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