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After years of not being able to use the travel credits to their full potential, Amex have finally listened. It now appears you can use your travel credit for Fine Hotels and Resort bookings. When booking, you can now choose to pre pay and use your travel credit and/or points to book. Good to...

Hi all, we are flying Emirates J Mel-Dxb. 3 of us ticketed by Qantas flying on Emirates metal. We also have two other family members travelling in economy. We don't have status with Qantas or Emirates. Is there any way we can guest these two additional family members in? Only other option for us...

Might be worthwhile considering the Amex Platinum Charge card. Massive annual fee of $1450 per year but has many, many benefits including unlimited access to Virgin lounges provided you have a Virgin boarding pass (any class/fare type). I wouldn't get this card purely for the lounge benefit but...

Just to confirm, I was under the assumption that the premium stopover was for paid J/F tickets only and not award tickets. Is this still the case? We recently flew Etihad F, on an award booking. Was told not entitled to the free stopover but was offered the 2 nights for the price of one stopover...

Hi all, following up from our trip, our little one was fairly cramped in the bassinet and could not sleep while in it. Quite well behaved for the first leg (mel-dxb) but started to become very unsettled from dxb-lgw. Emirates J crew were very accommodating and let us set up the pram in a corner...

We have a travel pram that is suitable to bring on board- super compact! Just unsure if they'll let us open it up during cruising. And we have a bassinet allocated to our booking but it is never guaranteed and subject to availability. My concern is that our baby is a fairly big 9 month old and...

Thanks RooFlyer. Yes good idea. A box of chocolates/treats for the FAs sounds like a plan! I'm keen to have the pram set up provided there is enough room in front of us. I have called Emirates- assistant seemed a little unsure but said probably not allowed due to safety reasons. based on her...

Yes that's one hell of a referral bonus... two referrals per year and you've got the annual fee covered! Regarding current members, increased annual fee will be imposed when reveal time comes around. Current members can access Accor Plus and AFR online membership straight away however... just...

Hi all, We are travelling for the first time with an infant next week Melbourne to Dubai (EK409) then Dubai to London (EK9) in J. Naturally, we are a bit nervous about the long journey. What also compounds the problem is that the bassinet is not guaranteed for our 9 month old. Have many had...

Thanks for your responses. Yes, I agree that my restrictions make finding an award flight almost impossible. I have been quite lucky to find J award flights for our other intra-Europe flights: Copenhagen to Rome (SAS) and Venice to Paris (Swiss via Zurich), just this London to Copenhagen leg...

Thanks both for your replies. BA 808 would unfortunately be too late with an infant in tow. SAS plus saver might be the way to go. Ideally looking at an award booking as have a surplus of points at the moment but looks like options and availability are scarce

Hi all, I am seeking help in obtaining an award ticket booking from London (any airport) to Copenhagen on Aug 1 for two adults and one infant on lap in J. Preferably leaving in the afternoon (7pm at the latest). Must be direct flight. I have sufficient Qantas and Virgin miles as well as Amex...

Thanks for that info Quickstatus. I have confirmed we are seated at 6D and 6G for the Emirates flight. And you are correct about the Ehithad bassinet seats. Surprisingly, the two bassinet seats 5C and 5H are not able to open up/connect to the adjacent seat. So couples must choose to either have...

Hi all, We are travelling to Europe in 3 months flying Emirates business outbound and Ehithad First inbound, both award bookings. Is there any way to guarantee a baby bassinet? I have spoken to Etihad at length and have been informed there is no way to guarantee- this will be determined at...

from memory, it was overnight for me. No dice with this current promo for CBA unfortunately