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Thanks. The attraction is Ningaloo Reef & surrounds. Pre COVID in peak they were running A330's 2 - 3 times a week, so it must have been worthwhile. They are currently running A330 ex MEL some days. Otherwise it's 737's some days - squishy for 5 hours. Oh, plus there's the US eavesdropping base...

hi Has anyone heard or have guesses about QF re-starting direct fights? I'm on my 3rd attempt to get their (thanks COVID!!) & would really prefer direct. thanks

I mostly use Europcar, for the rates. That's been in Sydney, & well in advance, & they were cheaper & available compared to the others. Note - sometimes the rate is better when you check as a non-member than a member! And use Incognito in your browser. I've also happily used Economy Car Rentals...

Thanks! Yes travelling together, & I'll need to give her points.

hi I'm about to do an upgrade request for my wife & myself SYD - NYC return. She has fewer points than me but is Gold, whereas I have many more points but am Bronze. Any suggestions who has more likelihood of success when requesting the upgrade? I would assume the higher status, but then...

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hi, sorry, this isn't a giveaway! :( A couple of friends are going on their first trip to the UK. I was hoping to give them 2 QF lounge passes I have courtesy of Amex. It's not leaping out at me whether I can do this, or how. Also, can they be used in Emirates lounge instead of QF? Thanks in...

thanks - I found this on their site Guide for using your USD bank details in 2019 1580611546 Very thorough! thanks. I'd take it that Transferwise, as a money dealer, conforms to "all international transactions are reported regardless of amount".

It has somewhere on their site that AUSTRAC receives notification of transactions of A$10K, but you would expect AUSTRAC could also see anything - the recent Westpac issues talk about how AUSTRAC didn't get notified even of small inbound amounts. Someone is always tracking!

Thanks everyone! It's actually to receive the proceeds of a sale of an asset that's in the US. I want to keep the proceeds in US$ in the US, & be able to withdraw it when I'm travelling in the US, via a debit card or cash. 1580368751 yes that's right. I'll look at Transferwise!

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hi Has anyone recently opened a US bank account? Not through an Australian office, but online or in person in the US? Do you mind sharing how you did it? I know I need a US address, but probably can use a forwarding service address for that. I'd like have an account in the US I can deposit...

Your other possibility it that you need a VPN app on your phone. I've found this with a few odd sites (including Sydney library!) - you set the VPN connection point as being Australia or Sydney, start the VPN, wait for it to connect, then try QF - the QF site should think you're in Australia...

hi Any thoughts on which is more likely to get an upgrade on QF: one of us is Gold, with 220K points, I'm lower status (just lost some) but 620k points. Which person is more likely to get the upgrade? thanks in advance.