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Greetings, It's been a long time since I posted here, mainly lurking these days... My wife and I have ONE4 tickets MEL-LHR-NCL-LHR-VIE-drive-FCO-CHI-MCO-drive-MIA-LAS-LAX-MEL. Both of us are lowly NB plebs (our work does not let us travel much, and we tend to pick up cheap international...

You can't get cheaper than free! Mind you, you still have to pay taxes and baggage fees and meals but a round trip for two from Gold Coast to KL works out to about $550-$600. Maybe appropriate for someone? http://www.airasia.com/site/my/en/page.jsp?reference=500kfs Flights from Jan 2009 -...

New budget airline offers $3 dollar flights April 5, 2007 - 9:56AM New budget airline offers $3 dollar flights - Travel - theage.com.au Low-cost carrier Firefly, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has started commercial operations with ticket prices as low as $US2.60 ($3.19). Its...

serfty, Thanks for the tip about that link. I agree they're cheaper and under other circumstances we'd pursue that option. We considered them in the past but alas, they rejected us last time we wanted to buy from them due to pre-existing medical conditions. Similarly, other companies either...

All, Thanks for the responses. We subsequently discovered that the exact flights and dates we wanted had FF seat availability so we decided to ditch the plan for a possible upgrade and just take one definite "free" return ticket instead. On the downside, we discovered a matter of hours later...

Greetings, I figure there's an answer to this somewhere on the net and this is the best place to find it! I am looking to fly MEL -> JNB in mid-September, returning mid-October. It seems that if I take a QF flight then I may either fly MEL-PER-JNB or MEL-SYD-JNB where the latter is on...

Just a brief update - I applied six days ago online and received a phone call today stating they'd already spoken to my payroll folks and the application would be processed in the next three to five days. :) Something that surprised me a little was the call centre operator asking me if I...

Considering applying for this card since the offer is still available - anyone have any more feedback on the process? Problems? All good? How has it worked out so far?

Just received in my email... That's right... Jetstar's off to Hawaii! And to celebrate the launch of Jetstar's flights to Hawaii from Sydney or Melbourne, we're offering you fares from just $249 one way, web only. Or, treat yourself to StarClass, Jetstar's premium cabin, with an...

I took one around the world with me in 2001. Only met the police once (Minnesota) and although I offered him both my Aussie licence and IDP he was not interested in the latter. I can't imagine he knew what an Australian licence looked like but a nice broad accent, Akubra hat and friendly...

You might also consider applying for a credit card with an ongoing low interest rate so you're paying less interest each month. Don't be fooled by the introductory rates - the low rate must be an ongoing one if you're to make headway into the debt. I suggest this as an alternative to a...

I have also seen the two different approaches to credit cards when applying for a mortgage. As oz_mark notes, some believe if you have a credit limit of $50K available to you through credit cards then you're going to use it all. Others actually look at the true spending on the cards which is a...

My beloved and I managed to inadvertently delay our flight from KL to Shanghai earlier this year - though it was (mostly) not our fault. We'd arrived from Melbourne with a couple of hours to spare before the connecting flight left so we found the nearest map of the airport, located "G" section...

Greetings, I'm looking to get one of those handy-dandy wheeled trolley cases to replace the trusty large bag for when I go travelling. However, I've no real idea of what specifically to look for in terms of quality. It's not going to be used more than a few times per year in airport...

Re: Offer of 15000 points is on again Well, looks like the NAB is not going to fix the issue. I have had to tussle with them over the past week or so to try and get the extra points. They have apparently "moved heaven and earth" to get an additional 10,000 points for one of the three cards...