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It doesn't look like BNE-KUL were one of the subsidised routes. My theory is they (re-)introduced the route before the subsidies came and weren't eligible for the funding because they were already flying: - Service resumed January 2022 (Malaysia Airlines Cuts Brisbane From Network) - AAIF...

Haha ok, back on the list then 😃 *insert picking up pieces of paper after throwing them on ground meme*

That’s disappointing. Was considering the Hilton Darwin for a stay next month but this sounds like it might not be worth the extra $30 per night over the Doubletree(s).

I do, but it’ll be handy to have upgraded prior to those flights so those SCs can count towards requal (and I can earn some more points on them).

So… not sure if they’re still doing this. My SCs from a Friday flight just showed up.

Yep, got my 7-11 points from a Saturday shop. Just waiting for flight points and SCs from a Friday flight now.

There's quite a few missing from the list. Considering just the ones flying their metal to Australia: - ANA (as noted) - Air India - Asiana (although this could be explained due to the proposed merger) Then you have Lufthansa group, SAS, Avianca...

Maybe next time I'll go to Bondi at 10pm in the evening to avoid the crowds! 😅

In my experience (albeit with a non credit card partner) the points vanished into the abyss. From what I recall, I believe qf rejected the transfer but the partner didn’t have a process to pick this up, flag it up on their system or inform me of the bounce.

No, if you want the points in your account, you’ll need to do a family transfer after your partner receives the points.

Agreed - with the right sign up bonus, this could be quite attractive. Might be time to investigate some other Star Alliance programs more closely; it's only really been convenient to earn with SQ (and NZ, but they're rubbish) in Australia. Perhaps NH or BR.

Was just about to post that too! :D My initial thoughts: - The key differentiator is the free Star Alliance Gold (on reaching a spend threshold), and the ability to deposit miles into any *A program - Otherwise, the earn rate of effectively 0.8ppd up to $3000 and 0.4ppd beyond $3000 isn't that...

I don't think that's quite right. They will use it to provide double daily 738s on the MEL-DPS route, but it is not a doubling of service. They are currently at 13 flights per week, and the increase will take them to 14 flights per week (2 flights per day). This is an extract of VA's application:

I've got each of my tags in a sleeve/holder like this one. Then I just hook the keyring part onto an internal zip or something like that.

Hah, fair - although I would probably drive to someone closer to me to do the service, rather than near the smash repair place in an industrial estate somewhere.

So after addressing the 'engineering requirements' for the plane overnight, Qantas proceeds to go "I guess it's time for this plane to undergo maintenance"? "Maintenance" is about prevention when there's nothing wrong, "repairs" are when you're fixing something up. If the plane had already been...

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/jetstar-may-not-have-happened-with-multi-employer-bargaining-joyce-20221024-p5bs9d Not the usual type of news that would go into "Travel News", but interesting to hear Joyce's view on how JQ might have been stillborn two decades ago. As a bit of a...

Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific October 2022 Diamond Booked: 1 King Bed With Balcony Received: 1 King Ocean View With Balcony Amenities: Rate already included breakfast, so they instead gave us free parking (usually $25/night). Received a bottle of sparkling water on the first day, and then a...

I asked the hotel (not Amex yet). They said that there were exchange fees involved and (when I showed them the current rate on the XE app) they said that the rate they can access is never going to be anywhere close to what I can see on the internet. Somewhat amusingly, when I initially...

Good point - I had pretty much written it off as there wasn't anything the hotel could do (although I did ask them to 'check again' - I thought there must have been some mistake as the rate was much worse than I was envisioning). Contacting Amex might be the way to go - now to see if I can find...