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You still didn't answer the question, but back to the premise, should it be illegal? It is tantamount to theft. You are purchasing a product at a particular price and they try to charge you a different price by deception. It is presented to you in AUD in some cases, but it is still not reasonable.

I did a quick check. Amex says it charges 3% of the AUD amount when charged in a foreign currency. So in that case at least, you would surely not be hit twice.

CommBank Ultimate Awards Mastercard has no fee for international trx and you still get points. I kind of forgot about that recently and used my NAB (formerly Citi) debit card on a trip, also no commission.

If there was a chance I might be better off (no one can give a real life example) I would look up the current Visa or Mastercard exchange rate. Or the nearest money changer. I know the principle you arguing here, but there is only one poison.

Yes shops set there own prices. But they set them in the home currency and the price tag only shows that currency. If I go up to the register with a 100 Euro item, that is what I should be charged, not an AUD amount with a bogus, unadvertised exchange rate.

Have you tried it? I assume that's what I had in the AKL business lounge a week ago. It wasn't that great, but I managed a second.

I don't know about the SCG but that is rubbish for the MCG. It is also not logical. If you are using great granddads' membership you would hardly risk getting caught by sitting in those seats. More likely such members can bring guests and/or seats are opened up when other areas are full.

We returned from Auckland on the weekend. The left over cash (from Cook Islands) was used on duty free booze with the balance on a card. It is never worth buying duty free in MEL so that is our standard practice with foreign currency anywhere we return from.

Sounds rubbish to me. $9.99 a month to no doubt find there is no such award available.

If it hasn't been mentioned, cash is definitely prefered in the Cook Islands and we found a few places didn't take cards. Many that did had a 3.5% surcharge, so I quickly got in to the habit of cash.

In Jan we flew the A321 from SYD to RAR. It was the most uncomfortable seat I have ever had on a flight and the plane was only around 60% full. The JQ seats feel like hard plastic and barely reclined. Awful for an overnight flight, especially one that arrives at 3.35 am at your departure point...

Those with status already have priority. Perhaps not as much as before with the seemingly random seat releases, but thet still do. I am sure the majority of points are earned via spend, not flying. Qantas need to offer the end goal of points flights to that majority, not lock them away for a subset.

When you receive an invitation to buy a lounge pass I believe there is the option to use points to pay instead of $. I don't recall the prices though.

Good for carry on

I feel I have seen this pattern every now and then, for years.

I second a USA trip. A great place to take the kids and a great use of 500000 points. We have been on QF points - 125k each from memory for a trip to JFK and returning from DFW.

I sent a DM

Row 29 must really be slumming it for you @Matt Graham. I hope I get the antipasti collection for my MEL to SYD flight in 8 days. I only take such flights a few times a year, but it looks better than any snacks I can remember in economy for a while.

Looking at the forecast I am wondering if you made the mistake of flying in to the wrong city.

Uber are awful to deal with when something goes off script. I was charged $25 instead of $15 for a fictious stop on the way. I only sought $10. After multiple attempts I did a charge back through PayPal. When Uber didn't respond PayPal found in my favour and refunded $10. Next time I open Uber...