Recent content by xr6er

I know this isn't 100% Velocity related, but I reckon a lot of Velocity people would be doing this at the moment due to recent FlyBuys offers. I bought a heap of Mastercard gift cards during the Coles Flybuys 2000 points offers. I trying to work out how to use them properly, sometimes it wants a...

What will end up happening is that a "boy crying wolf" type of culture will develop with the regular travellers and they will end up getting to the gate late and flights will start getting away late. Gold Coast are also bad at doing this.

It now costs $49 to park your car for a day at AVV. $83 for 3 days. $119 for a week. The long term car park at MEL is only $12 a day if you book online. https://avalonairport.com.au/parking/

I haven't tried the XPT since I had a friend turn up at Southern Cross station with his sleeping berth ticket only to find out the train is cancelled and replaced by a very uncomfortable bus. A bit like booking a bed at a hotel only to be told on on arrival that there are no beds, you will just...

Over the years I have tried things such as Entertainment Card, Pesidential Card etc. On more than half the amount of times I've tried to use it, the person behind the counter would give it a dumb look and end up walking around to other staff members asking what it is. It always seemed the longer...

I stayed at a Hilton on 31st March but they they didn't let me retain my status. Sent and received a few emails about it (because some of them had very bad grammar in them) and I eventually got one that made sense and stated that I didn't qualify for status retention because I "finished" my stay...

I usually park in the section of this car park between the Terminal Drive entry and Centre Rd. This section is an easy walk to T3 or T4, no need to wait for the bus. I noticed last week that they have blocked off half of this section. There didn't appear to be any works being done. I'm hoping...

They're getting a couple of new boats.

As of 23rd October, the Spirit of Tasmania (the ship that operates between Melbourne & Devonport) will be relocating it's Victorian operations from Station Pier, Port Melbourne to Corio Quay South Wharf in North Geelong. It is being renamed the Spirit of Tasmania Quay...

Do they love them of hate them: - Are there few enough that they don't eat too much into their billion dollar profits ? - Do the merchant fees make enough to offset the points ? - Do they lay in waiting for people not to repay in full and have to pay interest ? - Do they lay in waiting for...

Well it shows how long since I have caught a train in Brisbane. Last time I caught a train in that direction it was dual gauge from Roma St across the river to South Brisbane and then the two gauges became separate tracks after that. I suppose it makes sense to give peak period trains more...

I don't think there is any issue with the QLD government. It is actually impossible for the XPT and Brisbane trains to share tracks due to different gauges (the gap between the two rails). The XPT runs on 1435mm gauge and Brisbane trains run on 1067mm gauge. I think the two issues are getting...

https://www.finder.com.au/buying-christmas-gift-cards-with-a-credit-card Found this article in finder. Is there any fact to it as I haven't bought gift cards for a while. Do gift card purchases count as cash advances and attract immediate interest ? Do they qualify for reward points ? Do they...

I frequently use the 7-Eleven price lock app. Can save quite a bit of money if you lock in the right price before the price rise happens.

Used the Gold Coast lounge on arrival a couple of weeks ago.