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For anyone thinking of using status and then crediting to a different program when flying CX - flew a couple of flights last week that were in non-earning classes for QFF. Kept my QFF WP number in there when boarding, until about 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time, as the last...

That's easily enough time to head into the city for a meal. If you landed by 17:20, you could probably expect to reach Kowloon or Hong Kong station by about 18:30, depending on how quickly you walk (the other day I landed at 20:45, was at Hong Kong station at 21:45, after spending 10 minutes...

Has anyone tried one of these offers with the domestic leg of QF9/QF10?

Decided to check the rates HSBC offer for currency conversion and compare to the Visa daily rate. HSBC: Visa: Funnily enough, the 2nd one should be the rate you'll get if you don't have any USD in your account when doing a USD transaction with this account. Just to be clear, this shows...

Another good option is the HSBC Everyday Global Account. No fees for normal use, and you can store 10 different currencies in there which will be used if you have enough of a currency in there for a given transaction/withdrawal. That said, unless you have a way to transfer into it in different...

You can even just transfer money out to another bank, then immediately transfer it back in. Also, self-serve checkouts at supermarkets are a great way to break a purchase up into a number of smaller transactions of an amount of your choosing.... Agreed that if you can satisfy the ING criteria...

I flew Iberia Express (I2, who are a Oneworld Affiliate) on LYS-MAD and after making a missing points claim, received points and status credits with QFF. They actually gave me the wrong booking class, so I got an extra 5SC. I was actually told I couldn't use the lounge, and didn't bother trying...

Hang on...so there was never an issue with discount economy? You'd actually booked a flight outside the relevant period, but the call centre gave you an incorrect reason as to why you had (correctly) not received the extra points? To be fair, it's unacceptable that call centre staff give out...

Don't forget you have to make your TRS claim at least 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time. If they do the form in the box method presumably this doesn't apply, but filling out the form does take extra time.

Was just in Helsinki this last weekend, so thought I'd share a few bits and pieces. Arriving into HEL in the afternoon, there was a fairly lengthy queue at immigration, which I haven't experienced before. I must have waited at least 20 minutes. As usual, the questioning is far more rigorous...

Have you considered staying at the Hilton at the airport? It's a relatively short walk once you leave the terminal. I've stayed at F6, but that's a little bit of a walk from the station, so can't comment on those you've mentioned. You'll have access to the standard non-schengen Finnair lounge...

One thing to watch out for is non-earning booking classes. You may end up earning 0 tier points for some of those flights if the red e-deal books into E class. You're fortunate actually, because PER-BNE earns the same in discount economy as it does on QFF (20). If you were doing BNE-MEL or...

Has anyone else had one of these offers and had either the same experience, or no issue? I'm honestly surprised that Qantas would intend it to not apply to sale fares. They're usually pretty clear when they're excluded. Could they just be backing their initial mistake in this one case? It...

I remember catching QF10 from DXB to MEL a number of years ago, leaving early in the morning, and arriving at about 8pm. We were told to keep the blinds down for the entire flight. So I slept a bit, but not well, but upon getting home, had great trouble getting to sleep. It would have been much...

That's certainly a valid criticism, but just wanted to point out that they do offer a more secure option, which Qantas should also do. Using a standard protocol would be much better. As far as the app, I don't know what people are talking about, it was super simple to setup, and I just checked...

There is an authenticator app for MyGov! Not sure about ios, but here's the Google Play store link

Fortunately Qantas are trialing an enhancement, whereby you'll need to pay to select row 9 if you don't have status. I imagine they'll be receiving great feedback from the trial. https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-trials-preferred-seating-fee-for-economy-passengers

Given that sharing your PIN with someone else is against the T&C of the program, I'm not sure what the issue is. Your DOB is at least something you're not forbidden from sharing. I'm surprised there are so many people here openly admitting to giving away information they've agreed not to. I'm...

Are you sure they're standard SMS messages, and not an MMS? Also, are you turning the entire cellular part of your phone off, or just the mobile data part? There's no need to do the former, and it would explain why you're not receiving SMS. I have two phones here next to me that are roaming...