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    14 hour layovers at Abu Dhabi

    In August, I stayed landside at Premier Inn. It was easy to get to and all connected via walkways with signage. The hotel was nice and had a good coffee spot for the next morning. I would happily stay again. From memory, the visa was free and issued on arrival for Australian passport...
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    A bit of humour

    This label is on the best car chamois I’ve owned.
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    Middle East Airspace Closures [QF9 to LHR cancelled]

    ABC reporting that drones are mid flight. Some have been shot down over Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Flight map shows aircraft giving wide berth. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-14/iran-launches-drones-towards-israel/103705704
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    Well, in the good old days, you could just call up and they would cancel/redeposit and rebook the waitlisted flight all in one fowl swoop. Are you comfortable that the points you are going to refund have not expired?
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    Qatar Airways may buy Virgin Australia in full - what are the consequences?

    This thread will make for a nice change to the regular “Singapore airlines could buy Virgin Australia” or “ Etihad could buy Virgin Australia”. Or the “Could Virgin join Star Alliance”? 😀
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    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    Welcome to AFF. The Off shored call centres are very challenging. Have you tried booking this using milticity?
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    VA through checking bags to SQ on separate bookings?

    This is because you need to clear customs and immigration In BNE
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    How do I know if I'm out of the exclusion period to reapply for a credit card?

    Welcome to ”churning”. Take this as a great learning experience. Setup a spreadsheet with date applied, card details, date minimum spend met, annual fee, spend required by what date, date points awarded, date card cancelled Etc. Mine dates back to 2012 and is invaluable in churning. Good...
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    I (alone) stayed the night at Yotelair and was more than acceptable. Rooms are small and you wouldn’t want to have lots of luggage.
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    Poor service from Frequent Flyer Concierge

    I find the OP experience a little disturbing. I‘ve always told my wife, if I get hit by a bus, use frequent flyer solutions. Another sign of “under new management”? Along with the much missed podcast.
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    New 120,000 American Express Velocity Platinum Offer

    Sure did. The link at post 1 says “Stephen has referred….” The link at post 3 doesn’t have this but is still 100k.
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    New 120,000 American Express Velocity Platinum Offer

    Not the end of the world, but still comes up as 100k for me on Crome and Safari.
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    New 120,000 American Express Velocity Platinum Offer

    Unless I’m missing something, offer seams to be 100k, not 120k VA points?
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    Thanks for the tip. Mrs SCR77 is salivating at the lamb pic.
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    Emirates First Class Classic Rewards MEL to Europe

    Can you book one seat in F and one in J? Then hope for a 2nd F seat in the days prior to flight. I’ve had 3 F seats released in days prior to flight.
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