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  1. SydneySwan

    New Amex statement credits

    As a follow-up to this. I purchased 15 wines for a cost of $165.84 including delivery and after first order discount of $40. Amex credits received from both Laithwaites and The Australian Wine. Net cost now $65.84. Today cashback was confirmed for $25.18 so new net cost $40.66. Cost per...
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    New Amex statement credits

    Scotch & Soda - 250 / 50
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    Article: Latest Changes May Not Fix Qantas’ Reward Availability Problem

    So Qantas thinks making award options available on other carriers is the solution? Wow wee! What parallel universe are they living in? Qantas needs to trim the exec bonuses and have an honest relationship with its members - a guaranteed minimum of classic reward seats available in all classes...
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    Free Klook 1GB 7 day e-sims for Europe expire 10 & 11 March 2025

    Klook 1GB 7 day e-sim for Europe; Denmark, United Kingdom, Austria, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Jersey, Switzerland,Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Latvia,Liechtenstein Dunsden, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland...
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    Good J prices: EY MNL-Europe rtn

    Yes CX lounge miles better than PAGSS.
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    Coles gift card offers

    So you want to ring up and plead guilty to having multiple accounts?
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    Earn points on Bank Transfers

    A 'request to close' confirmation letter was emailed the following day.
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    @prozac I was responding to @I love to travel not Trump. Of all the multitude of random promises Trump made during his election campaign, the one that is most likely to impact stock markets is the potential imposition of tariffs. I prefaced my statement with 'if'. I have no idea if he will...
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    So you want an economic forecast based on a political change? I have no idea what the Dow will do tonight. Post Jan 20, if Trump imposes the tariffs he has promised then I expect world stock markets to head gradually downwards, led by the Chinese markets and then the US markets which with...
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    New Amex statement credits

    Prepaid hotels at Expedia.com.au/amexoffers - 10% credit up to $200
  11. SydneySwan

    What's your prediction on the Australian Dollar?

    How many Monte Carlo simulations did you backtest? Despite multiple attempts I couldn't get the RMB anywhere near 2000 new-USD.
  12. SydneySwan

    New Amex statement credits

    Flights won’t trigger the credit.
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    The one that got away [Country I Want to Visit but Can't]

    Things moving on quickly these past few days. Have I left it too late to visit Canada, Greenland and Panama before potential annexation by the US? Hopefully I have Taiwan covered with a trip planned this August.
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    A Boyhood Dream Fulfilled: Space-Geek Tour of the USA

    Eagerly awaiting the KSC report!
  15. SydneySwan

    New Amex statement credits

    No Qantas Hotels or Myer offers for me.
  16. SydneySwan

    Coles gift card offers

    I paid the ATO with a couple of Coles prepaid MCs this morning and can confirm it worked with no surcharge fee.
  17. SydneySwan

    New Amex statement credits

    So you didn’t use the very generous Offficeworks offer which was …. last month?
  18. SydneySwan

    Made any travel mistakes lately?

    Second mistake - flying into Sydney on the morning of the first day of Sydney test match and not going to the match!
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    A Boyhood Dream Fulfilled: Space-Geek Tour of the USA

    I visited Kennedy Space Centre with my then 11 and 14 year old sons on April 11 2011. There was a shuttle on the launch pad and it was the same day that NASA announced where the space shuttles will be located after retirement so there was a lot of local and international press in attendance. It...
  20. SydneySwan

    BA Executive Club change to spend-based status earning

    Why don't BA scrap their loyalty scheme altogether and just compete with their fellow LCCs Ryanair and EasyJet?
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