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The CBR tag flight is the exact same flight time? Ay caramba.

I don't even understand how they arrived at that. Are QR selling block seats on the VA-prime QR-metal flight, and then VA codeshares on that?

Note that I haven't stayed at this property and can't comment on whether I think its current state is in keeping with either Novotel or Hyatt Regency. I think the Novotel at TPE (where I have stayed, and it was perfectly pleasant for a night between Eva flights) is likewise reflagging to a...

Yeah, seems unlikely that "brand standards" would drive a hotel from Accor to Hyatt.

Sure, but how would they stop everyone from grabbing one whether or not they qualify?

May I ask whether you have QRPC Plat, @jase05? Because I don't think you would get AS even on the QR codes, unless one of the flights is in F or you have that particular status.

Can confirm I made a Quandoo booking in midDec without touching my existing KrisFlyer link, and received the 150 KrisFlyer miles within a week or so.

I have a follow-up with Accor which is still outstanding after four weeks (and more than five weeks since the stay). And they are extremely spotty with crediting points. They're far and away the most painful of the major brands with which to deal.

Sure, but that's the situation with CBR too. MEL is the intermediate stop in either case and has no curfew. The times departing MEL aren't significantly different in either direction with the change from ADL to CBR. And the standalone MEL rotation is many hours later in the evening so they...

Before I make a moderate detour to the Cellarbrations locations that are somewhat proximal, what kind of gift cards might I hope to find?

Yes, these timings are better than ADL. Given that the flight times and time zones are negligibly different, it's not clear why ADL didn't use a similar schedule rather than the terrible overnight MEL stop.

While this makes sense as a perspective for ADL locals, I don't think CBR is an improvement? ADL at least has the Plaza Premium after passport control, for Amex holders and such. CBR doesn't have any lounge at all in the international departures zone as far as I am aware.

I was looking at dates where the SYD vs PER premium was not significant. I found return J fares to FCO (low taxes makes it good for comparison) in October for about $8400 from PER and $8600 from SYD on the same dates.

Yes, this seems odd to me too. The general thrust of the new chart seems to be that they intend to offer single through award bookings [Aust port]<>DOH<>[Euro/Gulf port] and vice versa. But as far as I understand, VA prime codes will only be between Australia and Doha. And award seats are...

Yep, same here.

Is WSI actually exempt from the current caps? It could be like ADL or CBR or OOL, as another port they can add without the limit?

Yes. After emailing FlyBuys and then webchatting Velocity I was told to email Velocity and it's being reviewed.

There's no longer a Flybuys lurker here to investigate these things, is there?

I note that as of the last couple of days, I'm getting full flight maps (both J and Y) for VA.

Anyone else not got their October SCs yet?