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    How does Accor treat you as an Elite guest?

    Property: Accor Pullman St George Sq Brisbane Status: Platinum Room booked: Deluxe King Balcony Room upgrade: Offered but not taken up as prefer a balcony room Rate: $225 Free I'net: Yes Welcome drink: yes Early/late check out: offered but not taken up VIP treatment: Phone call from hotel day...
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    How do Hilton treat you as an Elite?

    Conrad Bali of Sofitel? decisions! Am Hilton Hhonours Diamond, and Accor Platinum. Whilst the Sofitel appears cheaper, it doesn't seem as good as the Conrad? Can anyone pass on comments? We are really in a quandary! Will get half price Food at Accor with AccorPlus...but the Conrad seems nicer...
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    How does Accor treat you as an Elite guest?

    Property: Sofitel Broadbeach Status: Platinum Room booked: Classic King Room upgrade: Yes, to 22nd floor ocean view King Rate: Flexible Free internet: yes Welcome drinks: yes Welcome hand-written note and chocolates and a bottle of water in the room Early check-in/out. Not offered, not required...
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    QF Lounge Gold Coast

    Sunday 20th March 2016. Platinum member walks into QF OOL lounge. ITS FULL! Cant find a spare seat. Cant find a place to stand at a table. Cant be bothered waiting in the line for the coffee, or waiting for the hot food to be replenished. The lounge was dirty, lots of empty plates un-collected...
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    How does Accor treat you as an Elite guest?

    Novotel CBR Am Accor Platinum Stayed Sunday night 13 March 16, (Sunday of long weekend) Room booked: Standard King Upgrade: yes, to suite Welcome drink: yes VIP: yes, note and free bottle of water Late check out: not offered, not needed VIP check in: I stood on the carpet, no acknowledgement of...
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    QF Platinum at Tom Bradley

    Ah. Thanks. That puts my mind at rest. Knew Id get a definitive answer :)
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    QF Platinum at Tom Bradley

    Hi all. Thought I saw somewhere that there are Fast Track facilities for arrival Immigration and Customs at Tom Bradley for QF Platinum/One World Emerald? Can anyone confirm this, and what the process is to take advantage? Am arriving on QF15 from BNE
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    Accor - Platinum Benefits?

    Property: MGallery Playford Adelaide Status: Long term Platinum Room booked: 1 x Loft suite with spa Room upgrade: Felt I had booked highest room category (but was told at reception I had been upgraded) hmm... Free Internet: Yes Welcome drink: Yes 1 drink, one pax Early check in/late check out...
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    Ask The Pilot

    Many thanks JB, I assume in high altitude a head wind, or tail wind, will create to turbulence, but cross winds will? The chop you talked about earlier from HNL to the mainland, is crosswind...or just lotsa high level jetsteam? Many thanks
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    Ask The Pilot

    NEW QUESTION! (talking about chop, bumps etc) is there a way of telling what type of wind is causing the chop? There are many different high level bumps, from chop (I assume this to mean the equivalent of driving on a bumpy dirt road), to more of a roller coaster ride, with bigger dips and oos...
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    Qantas Club Dress Standards...Stubbies, singlet and thongs....What the???

    Have been reading these posts for days and I am aghast. Why cannot people show respect for others, dress appropriately for the venue, and avoid being told what to wear like a child. Some clubs, pubs and restaurants have dress standards. Do you argue about that like this forum? No. Just stop...
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    coughet in July 2015

    Hi all! I think I know why accommodation in coughet for July 2015 is such good value! Its rainy season?!!! Has anyone been there at that time of year? Is it worth going then, or will we get totally fed-up with the humidity? Thanks all
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    Qantas Cash Card

    Transferred money yesterday 1.45pm. Credited today 5pm...not bad. Never had any problems with the card....(a little perplexed at some of the responses here). Maybe Im lucky
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    Accor - Platinum Benefits?

    Hi. Stayed at the Sofitel New York in March. Great location, excellent service...attitude is a bit...arrogant. As far as benefits for Platinum..."we aren't able to upgrade you Sir as we are fully booked" (yeah right)...No lounge at all...No other benefits. Expensive, but hey, its in Times...
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    Best use of QFF points ?

    Help! Am QFFF Platinum with 260,000 points. Considering a SYD/LON/NYC/SYD for myself in October. My dilemas are... A) Redeem 280,000 points for RTW J class. Easy....no points earnt, nil balance afterwards! B) Pay for some type of combination of fares, IE, pay a PE SYD/LON on any one world...
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