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I'm not sure why everyone keeps assuming that double status credit offers and other bonus status credit offers will totally stop under the new scheme and they'll have to pay full fare to keep status. I think the shape of them might change (like they have in the last year), but I'm certain...

I'm very much in favour of it, and a much broader overall of consumer rights in the airline business as well. When Labor presented the "Charter of Rights" I found it pretty disappointing, essentially just repeating and re-enforcing rights that already existed but which consumers were struggling...

I had this happen on a Thai airways flight a few months back. It was a day flight out of Sydney to Bangkok, so I guess less annoying in that no one was trying to sleep, but still irritating. I was in Y and the three passengers in the row behind me we all watching something together on one phone...

Just thought I'd share my experience of the Double Status credit offer. I'm not trying to get status on QF, but I am planning a trip to LA in June. I was wanting to get on QF11 on Friday so I could knock off work, fly up to LA and arrive at a time when I can check into my hotel. The price for...

It's good to see the Accor brand hotels are now starting to show up in the statement credits, especially given the AmEx Platinum comes with Accor Plus.

I've generally had the impression that the Novotels sit a little higher than Mecure (but below Grand Mecure). But I do think that it varies a lot depending on the age of the properties. There's two Novotels in Perth (Langley Park and Murray Street) and the difference between them is stark, with...

That's generally been my experience with Mecure, though I haven't stayed at any of the ones in London. If your work travel policy allows for it though, you could perhaps look to book a room higher than the base type at one of the Mecure hotels. I've found that can sometimes work quite well...

Yes, I stayed one night there last year. I'd been up in Liverpool and was flying out of London the next morning, so I took the train down and stayed the night there. I'd describe it as clean and functional, but a bit dated. The room was adequate, if a bit on the small side. Good breakfast in the...

My experience with cancellations is that they'll rebook you straight away and include a link in the notification that you can click if you want to see what else is available and select another flight. I always check the link and see what else is there, even if I'm happy with the rebooking.

I've found for our corporate provider (CTM) that the hotels are often more expensive than booking directly, but the rates offered are flexible and the direct rates are not. Usually if I compare the flexible rate booked directly it's more expensive than what we're able to get through to corporate...

I think it's possible they could do like Bhutan and have a daily tourist fee. I think it's probably a bit economically questionable though. Bali's entire economy is effectively tourism and introducing a steep tourist tax isn't likely create a situation that attracts more high spending tourists...

I've noticed that once the new scanners go in at an airport, the rules tend to go a bit all over the place. I don't know if this is just inconsistent training or differences in the make and model of the equipment, but it does make things hard. For example, Melbourne T3/4 and Canberra both have...

I think you're always going to have the odd bad experience with customer service, no matter what you do. I do think that overall I have more positive experiences with VA and over the years I've found them to be consistently good, with an occasional bad outlier. I don't fly QF much, but when I...

This is the Foreign Investment Review Board advice, it's unrelated to the ACCC determination. Those are separate things.

Interview this morning on Insiders with the Treasurer. He said he's received the advice on this matter from the FIRB this weekend and that he expects to make a decision on it this week. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/insiders The episode hasn't appeared on iView yet but it usually does before...

The ACCC has issued its draft determination: https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/public-registers/documents/Draft%20Determination%20-%2018.02.25%20-%20PR%20-%20AA1000679%20Virgin%20Qatar_0.pdf?ref=0&download=y

I too received the annoying WhatsApp spam. I don't mind if they sign me up for emails, those will get sorted by Gmail into the Promotions category and I can view them when I'm ready. But there's something very annoying about WhatsApp/SMS marketing in that it causes a notification and interrupts...

On the upside, at least we haven't got to this point yet: Ryanair Charges Passenger $62 for Carrying Water Bottle, Says It Counts as "Second Bag" https://www.fodors.com/news/news/ryanair-charged-passenger-62-for-carrying-water-bottle-says-it-counts-as-second-bag Coming soon, I'm sure.

I don't think that rumour is credible, my understanding of the IASC process is that ship has long sailed and there's just no path for Virgin to ask to keep the slot. It's already been handed back and handed to another airline.

Of course not! They're selling a bundle of rights on flights they have no intention of operating.