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As @AviationNZ said, it was a function of $ saved vs additional time. I actually did Air NZ to LAX the following year as well. The year in this report cost me $4000AUD which I think was pretty good. The following year cost me $3900 which was obviously even better. To me, that saving of $2-3k...

My two amex cards line up with annual fees in the same month (next month). Called up to enquire about cancelling Velocity Plat card (and asked some other questions about picking up an Explorer in place of it i.e. no bonus). Phone agent offered 70k points to renew the Velocity Plat. Way more than...

The row 1 was also considerably more spacious, although in reality you don't even need that extra space.

Truly amazing scenery. Good capture of the lights as well!

Didn't think about that.. something to do next week I suppose..

Just flew this the other day too.. same seat 2F haha!

No points on my end yet either. I have also set myself a reminder to check. Had to wait something like 90 days after a flight once before I could make a claim because the T&Cs said you had to...

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Funny you say that.. had to wait over 7 days for my points to credit to qantas and I was wondering what was taking so long..

So much searching to do now haha! Thanks everyone, very handy when people who had experience can recommend something rather than just searching aimlessly myself.

Thanks for the tips guys, I hadn't even thought of booking using a .au or other version.

Nope no hotel loyalty, although by the time I go I'll be Velocity gold which I believe comes with some hotel and car status as well? More concerned with competitive pricing than loyalty overall.

Hi everyone, hopefully I'm asking in the right section.. I'm just wondering what various sites or sources you all use when searching for hotels and rental cars in USA. I'm currently using Expedia and whatever else google comes up with on page 1, but if anyone has any better knowledge about where...

oooh nice gold colour haha