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Maybe A1 Rewards ran out of money after lots of Oz Bargainers tried to convert thousands of $100 gift cards into a huge Mastercard discount. I really don't understand their business model. The App Store says Acquire One Pty Ltd is the company behind A1 Rewards. ACQUIRE ONE PTY LTD ACN...

Speaking of doctored meters - in Zimbabwe (not long before the Zim dollar went down the toilet) the meter in one taxi was spinning so fast and making such terrible noises I thought it was going to blow up - as it was the fare was still cheap and I gave the driver a tip! All the meters span fast...

Really? I've never had a Paypal transaction classified as a cash advance. I imagine if you send money to another Paypal account then that could be deemed a cash advance but purchases to vendors who accept Paypal usually code as the vendor's MCC which won't be a cash advance. You need to be...

United offered me USD$500 and overnight accommodation to offload on an overbooked NRT-SIN economy flight - but the $500 was in the form of a United travel credit which I didn't want. If it was cash I would have taken it. That is the sort of yardstick which should be used for compensation. I've...

The fish (?) and subsequent food poisoning I had on the Pan Am flight from NYC to DUB in 1970 put me off ordering seafood on airplanes for the next 30 years - unlike some, my misty water coloured memories of 1970s airplane food are not exactly rose tinted,

In my experience the underlying MCC of the vendor is used with Paypal transactions so if your credit card doesn't award points for government transactions then it's unlikely to award them if you use that credit card with Paypal to pay for government transactions. YMMV.

Hey, can I join in with the outrage? Yeah, nah, no. Who cares? Eat, drink and take as much as you want, as long as the slobbering, belching and farting is out of earshot I couldn't care less. What gets up my nose in lounges are the DYKWIA types who feel fit to regale me and everyone else in the...

With Deathstar you usually do both (not travel while trying to travel). This year I'm batting 100% for delays/cancellations on JQ - one cancelled, one delayed, one failed.

Unfortunately won't help you much. But nowadays I do a walkaround and take several photos (inside and out) when I return rental cars especially if it is a key drop and there is no one around to take delivery. Sure, photos and their timestamps can be disputed but it's much better than nothing...

I flew VA the other day and was surprised how different PB is on VA compared to QF. When I wandered down to the gate there were about 30 people milling around who I assumed had status - but no most of them were turned away or embarrassed into getting out of the PB line when the FA was taking no...

I saw this deal early on before it became hot. I didn't buy because I was in no position to deal with the fallout if delivery turned into a knotty problem or indeed a Gordian knot. And I really had no doubt it could turn out poorly. So, I was a bit shy and looked a gift horse in the mouth. But...

If the swill I was served in QF business class was NP inspired then I'm all for dumping NP.

That's what I usually say to busy bodies/sticklers for rules if they question me about my seat choice - most times it seems to make them uncomfortable enough to pull their heads in.

Definitely you need one to hire a car in Japan - other places seems to be luck of the draw. I've been pulled over in various countries and when I've handed over my IDP the police have looked at me like I am from Mars until I handed over my actual Australian DL.

116,000 people bothered to activate the offer and/or install the app - no wonder there isn't much award availability.

It seems like the earn rates for most partners in J and F for AS is ok but apart from buying miles there seems to be no real way to earn them apart from buying directly. Also I wonder how long SQ will make premium rewards available for AS redemption - didn't take them long to shut down various...

Does that mean the Top Up Station will refund cash?

>My question is to get bonus Velocity points per 2000 FB points transferred, do I need to transfer points in blocks of 2000 FB points each? I'm going to do the transfers in 2000 point FB blocks. It'll only take a few minutes more of my time than doing them all at once and no matter how you...

I always thought Manufactured Spending was charging something to your credit card which could be liquidated (at minimal cost) to pay your credit card bill so you can cycle your credit limit and earn lots of rewards points/cash back. Like in the USA where people buy gift cards then use the gift...

I use the only1 visas to pay council rates which don't earn points on any of the credit cards I hold. For council rates the payment by debit card (what these are classed as) is fee free or .3%.