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[ I would argue that high value customers are rewarded; by virtue of higher earn rates according to status, by access to targeted offers, by access to lounges, by access to award inventory 50/60 days in advance of lower ranked members (297 now I think), by the ability to request the release of...

Presumably this increase in redemption cost will apply to partner awards? For example I would expect EK awards in premium cabins to increase in points cost by a corresponding amount. If this is the case we will see an increase in points cost for no corresponding increase in partner...

Indeed! I have to admit that my internal 'furyometer' tends not to enter the red zone whilst flying. Speak to me about bus or train travel and its a different story. Its things that provide an audible imposition that really bother me, playing music on a phone in public etc. Whilst living in...

I remember getting on a BA flight in Pisa a few years ago where they must have had an equipment change (old 737-400 I think). My allocated seat was a blocked middle seat as the business cabin had been extended on a previous flight. So I was told to sit in 1a where I received club Europe service...

I'm sure we've all imagined this but unless you're writing this from a remand center somewhere you don't though do you! We just sit passively tormented by our inner rage imagining a painful medieval vengeance to be wrought on the unwitting recliner. Instead satisfying ourselves with a good tug...

I never try to hold a fart in when in Y. In fact I enjoy letting them go, safe in the knowledge that its largely just excess gas from the change in cabin pressure, and if it does have an odor... no one will ever know it was me! But then the inner child is strong in me. With regard to reclining...

I enjoyed the Hilton Strand on my last trip there. Make sure you get a renovated room. Excellent lobby bar and a decent reindeer tartare. Make sure you check out a bowl of classic salmon soup and wash it down with something crisp and white.

Thanks for the replies. I will focus on the positive - an excellent result, albeit it at a premium of points. However in the context of the 850k total points spend - a small %. On the negative side of the ledger my (by then) seven year old daughter will continue to think all planes only have...

Hi All, I have just been fortunate enough to book 2 x J award on JAL HEL - NRT - MEL for October next year. These things are like hens teeth so when I found the availability as the seats were released this morning I jumped on them. Unfortunately the multi-booking tool threw me out with its...

Don't forget EK have fifth freedom flights from DXB through SIN and BKK to MEL & SYD respectively. There does seem to be limited availability on those two routes - I can see availability in first on EK404 SIN - MEL on 14th Sep if that works for you. EDIT: as always I find more availability...

ah - my mistake.

Yes Adelaide - Paris on Qatar

Update for those interested. I think there may be something up with the Qantas search tool. A quick check for EK availability on Award nexus last night revealed plenty of space out of MEL to pretty much anywhere in Europe for the dates I was looking at next September. The Qantas tool shows...

I cancelled an international flight last night - the points were back with me within ten minutes.

I got upgraded Y - J in 2010 MEL - SIN. Worst thing that ever happened to me. I've been obsessively finding ways to ensure I only turn left ever since.

Hi Matt, Any idea why EK availability has dried up?

I despise the wearing of airline PJs. They result in elongated queues for the toilet which prevents me using them for their proper purpose. Something I need to do with more regularity than usual as a result of my using premium travel perks for their proper purpose - the consumption of copious...

Well I'll be damned. This morning I have another letter informing me they are still looking into my original complaint and need more time to gather more information. I also have 125,000 points in my account from NAB - an amount that doesn't correspond to anything, but is gratefully received.

NAB really are a bundle of laughs with this offer. My original complaint regarding lack of points within 2 days of statement date remains unresolved since 20th August and has now been escalated to the FOS. I now have a new independent complaint related to breach of contract for failure to...

Did those of you who received the bonus points today previously have points showing on your statements?