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  1. MELso

    Qantas Green frequent flyer tier

    And once the eight weeks is up, you'll then probably need another week to get the leaf and then wait 21 days for the option to select SCs or points before firing off the next complaint! I redeemed my carbon offset on 21 December and it took until 21 March to get the status credits. Eight weeks...
  2. MELso

    Everyday Rewards Targeted Offers

    You can either do click and collect, or pay for delivery. (Another advantage is that if there's a BWS near your Woolworths, you can add booze to your order to meet the spend, which is handy if you also have a decent Flybuys offer.)
  3. MELso

    Accor Australia Promotions

    Accor doing 6 Qantas points per dollar until 26 May for stays from 27 May to 31 July. Activate offer here: Double Qantas Points (EDIT - The offer is limited to 1 redemption per Qantas Frequent Flyer member. Bookings made partially or in-full with Reward points are not eligible.)
  4. MELso

    Everyday Rewards Targeted Offers

    Got that one too, along with a 3x points. (Finally!) Interestingly, it goes until the end of June, so may take up a Flybuys offer ending Friday to spend $50 and get 10x points and 10 glass container credits (or $20 to get 5x points and 5 container credits).
  5. MELso

    Emirates restricts first class awards to elite members only

    Should improve F availability for elites. I was looking at rebooking my MEL-NRT-SEA flight in early October on JL in J to be PER-DXB-SEA on EK in F, but the $2.6k in carrier charges - of which only about $130 is actual taxes - quickly put the kibosh on that idea. The reality is that the...
  6. MELso

    Qantas Hotels Triple Points Offers

    A quick question about Qantas Hotels bookings during triple points promos. Do these credit like normal bookings, albeit at three times the normal rate? Or are additional bonus points given, and if so, is the activity date of these bonus points the same as the base points? (Reason I'm asking is...
  7. MELso

    YouTubers. Youtubers everywhere [Travel Bloggers]

    Been quite enjoying flaps 10's videos of late. He goes into the history and business operations of airlines a bit more than the average YouTuber... https://www.youtube.com/@flaps1019
  8. MELso

    Qantas Wine latest offering

    Speaking of Curtis Family Vineyards Limited Series Shiraz 2020, it was back ever so briefly this morning, but was quickly snapped up. Still, bar carts are back: Buy Qantas Full Bar Cart - Including Delivery to Selected Postcodes | Qantas Wine
  9. MELso

    Qantas Wine latest offering

    Yeah - it's pretty decent, although I much prefer cool climate drops as really tannic wines keep me awake at night (I prefer Pyrenees to McLaren Vale for this reason), so we may have to differ on the merits of the wines that accompany the purchase of our points - was the Curtis Martin a trad...
  10. MELso

    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    3200 points for an $80 spend lobbed in. Tempted to do it even though it'll mean the algorithm will take a while to settle back down again.
  11. MELso

    Qantas Wine latest offering

    https://wine.qantas.com/p/mixed-brands-blue-pyrenees-premium-red-six/MIX2503027 Blue Pyrenees Premium Red Six is back. 26,215 points for $405 with PCP at 1.54cpp (or 1.35cpp with a $50 voucher). I bought this last year and thought the wines were pretty decent. The other good news is that...
  12. MELso

    Dealing with Excessive Wine Stockpiles

    I occasionally flog my wine to my uncle, who (fortunately for me) likes big Barossa/McLaren Vale reds. I discount them based on the value of the points (assigning a notional value of 1cpp). For example, if a mixed dozen cost $400 on Qantas wines and came with 25,000 points, I'd sell to my...
  13. MELso

    Who else still holds the Citibank Free For Life Premier Card?

    Ah, neat. But, since NAB has taken over I tend to transfer my Citi points to Velocity when transfer bonuses are on because they offer better bang for buck if an award is available through Velocity and, if I do end up needing to transfer to KF, the penalty is only about 7%.
  14. MELso

    Who else still holds the Citibank Free For Life Premier Card?

    I redeemed $20.63 worth of charges for 5165 points (the closest I could get to $20). Next month some time, I should get 5,000 points back, and will repeat the process in June, so it's effectively two lots of $20 credit free. (Annoying that it popped up in the same month as the Velocity transfer...
  15. MELso

    Article: Checked Bag Fees Cost US Airlines Millions

    The checked bag fees have the 'advantage' for the airlines of avoiding federal airline excise in the US (7.5%) applicable to the ticket itself, as well as allowing the advertising of lower headline prices. But if the checked bag fee is $45, the excise would be $3.38. Multiply that by 180 and...
  16. MELso

    Finnair’s Business Class AirLounge seat

    And have now done 8L on the 30J A350 config on HEL-SIN.** The footwell was noticably cramped compared to 9L, with the metal pole being something to bang the ankles on (ask me how I know!). It was consequently harder to get comfortable when sleeping. Once again, the hauling up from sleeping to...
  17. MELso

    Qantas boosts international capacity, wet lease Finnair aircraft

    Caused by the overtime ban by pilots who are negotiating a new agreement. However, this has been going on for months now. I’m not sure how sacking pilots will solve a pilot-induced capacity constraint though! (Fortunately my AY flights from MXP-HEL-SIN are operating but were both cancelled a...
  18. MELso

    Qantas boosts international capacity, wet lease Finnair aircraft

    Looks like AY are sacking 36 pilots and one of the wet lease routes for Qantas will be discontinued. https://yle.fi/uutiset/lyhyesti/74-20158448
  19. MELso

    Discount Economy Travel Agent Booking on Qantas - Pay to Rebook in Business

    As a general rule, airlines don’t want to touch tickets issued by agents until 24 hours or so before departure. You may be lucky though.
  20. MELso

    Help Please - Flying YYZ-YVR-SYD-ADL via QF and codeshare WS

    Yes, don’t know, and whatever the QF allowance is. https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnect/au/en/policies/book/baggage/interline-and-through-checked-baggage.html https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/network-and-partner-airlines/westjet-airlines.html...
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