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Something similar happened to me in the last promotion. I transferred on the 1st of the month and the points credited to my account with an activity date of the 30th of the previous month. Velocity seems to use American times as I'd even transferred after midnight GMT (but before midnight in the...

What I meant here is that they soon started charging for the first bag as well as the second one, for those who didn't get a fee waiver. Have edited the article. The fee didn't and still doesn't apply if you have a first class ticket or status.

What was the fare class (as in, the letter, e.g. E, O, H etc.) of the flights you took last year vs this year?

This may be helpful: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/british-airways-oneworld-multi-carrier-reward/

The counters opened 4 hours before departure. I'm not sure whether you would be able to go through earlier if you checked in online and had no checked bags. Maybe it's possible?

I did a bit of a lounge crawl yesterday at LHR T3. I was flying out on BA (on a flight departing T3) and my brother (with no status) was on JL. We were able to get into the BA, AA, QF and CX lounges with no problems, although I did see some people getting turned away from the CX lounges with...

The salt & pepper squid in the downstairs dining area at the Qantas London Lounge:

Didn’t get photos of the menus, but the food and drink options in the CX First lounge dining area at LHR were excellent yesterday.

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I quite liked Jeddah as a city. One evening, I went for a walk around the Jeddah Corniche and it was a very pleasant place to be. Lots of families out and about, and lots of stands to buy snacks etc. Being January, the weather was also very mild and pleasant. Another evening, I caught a...

I had four nights in Jeddah. For the first two nights, I stayed at Ibis Jeddah City. Unfortunately, I got sick around the first night so didn't explore much outside the hotel on the first day. Ultimately, when I did venture out, there wasn't a whole lot anyway in that area other than a few...

I see. That seems like a plausible excuse, but I'm surprised the crew were also unwilling to walk back to the galley and get a beer or wine for you when you specifically asked.

It's somewhat normal for airlines not to proactively offer alcohol with the second meal service prior to landing, but (assuming it's normally a free part of the on-board service) it's usually at least given on request. Did you specifically ask for alcohol with the dinner service and were...

Officially, Qantas Gold frequent flyers are being re-accommodated in the Strata Lounge. But aren't Gold frequent flyers eligible to access the Emirates Lounge anyway if it's open? I guess it's possible Qantas might have some sort of special arrangement in place to prevent Gold frequent flyers...

Could it perhaps be that you're looking for hotels in places that are only open seasonally in the summer/warmer months?

Well, as a Velocity Plat member you can get IHG Platinum or Hilton Diamond status. For many people, Hilton Diamond is a better option as it's Hilton's top tier and comes with more benefits, but IHG tends to have more hotels. It depends where you stay and what you want out of the program...

I've flown Iberia within Europe. It was fine, but nothing more. You get fed at least. An allowance of 1x 23kg checked baggage sounds too low for J, unless I'm missing something. I've had a similar experience with Iberia and EU261 after a missed connection left me stuck in MAD overnight...

That might well be the best thing anyone's ever eaten in that lounge! Looks delicious 😃

That's pretty terrible service from LATAM, but sadly is about what I've come to expect from them. Their website regularly rejects Australian credit cards, too. :( Would it be worth using a travel agent to book this instead?

Turkish Airlines runs 2x Status Miles offers every now and again where specific destinations are eligible to earn double Status Miles. I currently use Miles&Smiles as my main Star Alliance program, so would be interested to take advantage of these offers but the T&Cs are unclear. Here's the...