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Can anyone provide any insight on what this means for OW RTW fares? I may need to do a RTW later this year flying first to South America and then on to Europe. Would I need to fly QF to SCL, then open jaw to my next South American destination, and then take an IB or BA flight from there on to...

Hence my question: - Does he see some way for the stifling ownership impasse to be resolved? - If not, what was his goal in becoming CEO if the ownership impasse was going to severely limit his strategic options on so many fronts? He's going to be hamstrung making big bets on partners...

What is the possibility that the messy ownership situation is resolved sometime soon? Questions such as network and fleet strategy, partnerships or alliances, are going to be hamstrung while the ownership is like wrestling five elephants in the room (Etihad Airways 21%, Singapore Airlines 20%...

Why all the hate for this change? All that pesky variability around airline, status and multi-sector flights is now no longer visible. This is simply Qantas making the Status Credits Calculator "Simpler and Fairer TM".

Even if it was your father traveling, he wouldn't be eligible for access: "Each time your next onward flight that day is on a Qantas or Jetstar flight number you will have access to: ... Emirates Business Lounge in Dubai..." https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/the-qantas-club/access.html

Let's hope that this name change isn't some excuse for them to walk back the fee-free-for-life Signature deal. I wouldn't pay a credit card annual fee whatsoever. The tricks they are playing with the Infinite card benefits don't exactly inspire me with confidence that the FFFL Signature cards...

QF12 LAX-SYD PE to J upgrade granted at -24 hours!

I haven't gone below 10 to date, however it says a lot about the direction of a "frequent flyer" program when the purchase of some supermarket groceries earns you more "valuable" points than flights on partner airlines...

I've always suspected that the frustrations in getting all the way through the international reward seat booking process, the phantom availability, the time consuming nature and the Kafka-esque loop of support teams unable to assist are intentional, designed to ultimately make the user give up...

You should buy a lotto ticket with your luck. I am three quarters of the way to Lifetime Gold and the only op-up I ever received was in transit at LAX where the inbound flight was delayed and they could only give me a business class seat on a flight via BNE. I've had way more op-ups on other...

I flew it two weeks ago in PE: - it was ticketed showing two legs because of the change in plane - the same flight number is useful when weather delays the departure out of JFK, supposedly they have to hold the A380 at LAX until it arrives and can connect because you can't have two planes in...

"For years now, you have been able to redeem your valuable Qantas Points for toasters in the Qantas Store. And now, you'll be able to redeem them at Woolworths for actual toast!"

I credit to Asiana if I end up on a Star Alliance flight, but temper your expectations: Asiana is some financial strife, a CEO just resigned, it's debt has been reduced to junk, it's cash liquidity is in trouble, and it's looking to reduce its routes and fleet - Asiana flags asset sales and...

I just got the email extending my Diamond through until March 2020 yet I've never put more than a couple of grand through the card in any one year. Yet I've been Diamond for two years now extending to three... with hardly any Hilton stays.

I can imagine the presentation slides when they pitched this card to Qantas Loyalty senior management: - The annual fee alone is $1,200, so after giving Citi their share we'll be making money from a standing start - Our focus groups show us that there are enough mugs earning over $200k per...

I'm sure Qantas did all their focus groups before launching this product, but clearly I live in a parallel universe to those they have polled. $1,200 per annum? For a card that earns nothing more than Qantas Frequent Flyer points? Wow...

Macquarie rewards can only be redeemed for eGiftcards or cashback: "What can I redeem my points for? Our rewards program is digital and offers a range of eGift cards for you to choose from. There is also the choice of redeeming points for Cashback into an eligible Macquarie account." Macquarie...

Sadly, the Macquarie "Millionaire Factory" won't let you get away that cheaply. Reading the FAQ link in the email, it specifically states: "Can I switch my new credit card from the Macquarie Rewards program to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program? Yes, you can switch your credit card rewards...

I don't know how they'll confirm it has been done, could be via letter or email, or even just logging in to see "You need 60 nights to retain Diamond in 2021"... Given it's fee free, I'll be holding on to it until at least then. I'd be surprised if they provide the Qantas Black as a fee free...

The only appeal of the Macquarie Black card is the fee free international transactions from 1 July. However: - the only thing they will get you is Macquarie Rewards, which appear to only convert into eGift cards... - the possibility exists that they will charge a fee on this based on the...