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Pity about the huge "taxes" that you need to pay when redeeming SQ award bookings - nearly double Qantas!

I had by BMW insured with AAMI for a few years and everything seemed good...they gave a great price and they were friendly on the phone. But when I had an accident I realized how lacking they are. After assessing my car, they awarded the repair to some small dodgy repair shop in the western...

I double checked again and guess I should not have said "most other banks". They charge 0.8% above the other card which I use (NAB Platinum Qantas Card). Citibank Signature card charges 3.3% NAB charge: 2.5% ANZ charge 3% CBA charge 2.95% Westpac charge 3% HSBC charge 3.5% American express...

I just did a search for flight SHANGHAI > SINGAPORE > SYDNEY return and was astounded to find the taxes & surcharges to equal AUD $530 (CNY 3451). I will not be redeeming my credit card points to KrisFlyer anytime soon!

I just called and double checked with Citibank and they confirmed that the Signature card points for cardholders enrolled in Qantas program would change to 1 point per $2 spent from April 2012. So this makes it a no brainer to not use this card for Qantas points. FOR THE SIGNATURE CARD...

Could anyone please confirm if I can send money overseas to China online with Citibank. I can't do this with Amex FX and with Bankwest I have to goto the branch to do it which is frustrating.

Its good to see NAB has finally implemented this. I remember many years ago when NAB implemented Differential surcharges they said in their merchant newsletter that they planned to implement this in their terminals. It has taken then many years to get it done. My business has already changed...

Many card issuers don't like you BPAY excess funds onto your credit card. For most issuers putting a bit extra on (eg. maybe double or triple your credit limit) is OK (as long as you regularly spend to go under your credit limit) but it is not recommended. Also you can not BPAY from one credit...

There is a huge difference. Howard changed his mind and then asked the public did they support him in his new direction. The public supported him which allowed him to change his direction. Gillard changed her mind, but did not ask the public if they support her in her new direction, which...

I just saw this article on the News website. Quite a cool invention, but maybe not so practical: Samsonite Scooter unveiled for exec on the move | News.com.au Who here will be the first to buy & post a pic of them on it?

I also suspect I got food poisoning from the Bangkok International Lounge. This was about 2 years ago. I can't be sure it was from the Qantas lounge, but I think it was a good possibility. In Thailand I eat carefully and don't usually eat fresh items such as fruit. Coming home to Australia, I...

If you have a choice for China Southern Airlines, go with them. I have found them much better than China Eastern Airlines.

This is common in China. Chinese over rely on dictionary translations and really don't care about whether or not the translations are grammatically correct. China has the poorest grammatical translations in all of the Asian countries that I have been to. You soon learn to not be bothered by it.

If you don't want to open a credit card for this purpose, I think the ING Orange account is an excellent alternative. It charges no currency conversion fee and only charges a $2.50 ATM withdrawal option. I recently withdrew 3000 China Renminbi on the same day from two accounts - one was my...

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At airport, exchange a small amount of money at an exchange place in the airport or withdraw maximum transaction amount at ATM (around AUD $300). Depending on cash requirements, either continue to withdraw from ATM (somewhat expensive as Aus bank will charge about $10 per transaction in fees)...

Shenzhen is always one place I will remember. I think it is a must see place. Maybe you wouldn't want more than 1 day there, but the atmosphere is amazing. Sure there are many touts & many rude people, but there is an amazing feeling of progress in the air. The place has developed so fast and...

Just in case anyone has same question, Serfty, NM & sprucegoose were wrong. As JohnK posted duty free alcohol can be taken through HK as long as it the special sealed bag. When I took it through they saw it was in the sealed tamper proof bag and did not look at it.

A long time ago when I got a Visa, I did it by posting by passport and a form to the Myanmar embassy in Canberra. It worked out well. I have read some unpleasant experiences from people who go in person to the embassy in Bangkok. It seems if you want to do it in Bangkok it is worthwhile to...

I used to use Hotelclub a lot. But recently have changed to other sites. Apart from discovering cheaper prices & better availability elsewhere - I discovered that some of Hotelclub competitors such as Expedia don't charge change/cancel fees. You still need to pay any Hotel change/cancel fees...