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    15% Bonus Pts (to 31 May) and 15% off Reward Seats (to 30 June)

    convert to SQ the same rate as VA so you would actually be loosing out here... Ild rather leave them there and then just transfer when needed to SQ. or VA when the next promo is on in 6 months time..
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    Qantas Classic Award - First Class MEL to LAX

    Im not an expert on qantas, but if F is like business then u need to book when seats are first released around 10am each day. which sounds like what your doing already. Qantas might only release one F seat as an award for each flight though. you can get around this by calling and asking if they...
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    What's your prediction on the Australian Dollar?

    Lets just say last time i fixed i shouldn't have... I agree with you here, I don't think we will have anymore than 2 drops, probably just one. Then flatline for a bit before raising slowly around the 1.5-2'ish years i think. I was thinking about split 50/50
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    What's your prediction on the Australian Dollar?

    I though I would ask this here as its related... Im looking at refinancing my home loan. Been offered 4.25% Variable, 4.29% fixed 3 years. Now from my looking around I don't think rates are going to fall much, but i also dont really see them going up in the short term either. What are other...
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    15% Bonus Pts (to 31 May) and 15% off Reward Seats (to 30 June)

    Well I transferred about a week ago. its currently 2.25:1 - I did 80,000 points and got 40,800 I recon the will change it to 2:1. this means you will be slightly better off doing it now. however these bonuses generally come up at least once or generally twice a year so if u can wait till the...
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    Converting VA points to SQ

    They are released 335 days ahead, so people snap them up when they get released, so thats when your best booking, but they also do pop up when people cancel or they decide to release more, sometimes you just get lucky. Also some partner award arent shown online so sometimes you have to call and...
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    Velocity Accounts Closed?

    I would assume it probably happened while SQ was giving away 5000k points to new accounts, people were signing up and transferring to VA. They started locking accounts and canceling points if they thought they were taking advantage of the system. your account(s) probably got caught up in this.
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    Converting VA points to SQ

    The flexi's represent very poor value, unless you have a mass amount of points and get them easy, I would never even look at them to book, would rather pay a cash for the fare. 90k can get you one way to LA in business, compare that with an economy to japan, that's a massive price difference.
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    15% transfer bonus, 15% discount on rewards

    That is the reduced rate, normally its 13,800 as seen here https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/content/Redeem/Airlines/PointsTables/ The auto transfer of 15% should happen at the same time BUT there has been an issue with citi, where they wernt posting check this forum and the ask VFF to see...
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    Converting VA points to SQ

    Those points for VA are way off, you must have been looking at a points + pay/anyseat option rather than a reward seat.
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    Converting VA points to SQ

    As said sometime works out better points wise even with the loss. Also can be different availability, plus with SQ points you can book any *A airlines, VA your limited to delta, virgin, SQ and etihad basically
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    TV series discussion {'ware Spoiler Alert}

    I havent read the books myself yet, but plan to soon. from what I have heard and read online, and interviews etc. Martin has told the script writers the outline of whats going to happen (especially the ending) They are staying true to this ending. but will more than likely take some slightly...
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    Now Boarding ... Chicken or Beef?

    Re: Calling the Flight Attendant This has come up in a few different threads and i haven't seen it posted here before. What happens to the open alcohol? Someone asked an FA on SQ who said it was thrown out, others report half open bottles at the start of a flight. Others say they pour the...
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    Dejavu: Rental Car Hire in WA - 100km a day

    I dont hire cars that much except for when on work trips where i don't even look at the papers half the time, but I thought the 100km per day limit only applied to the cheapest car u can hire? generally micra's for city run abouts, all other cars when I have looked have been unlimited km's...
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    Suggestions for earning 60 Status Credits

    Yes SC are pooled, aslong as u clicked points and SC when u set up family pooling, you have the option to either pool them or not. and yes they count toward re qualifying. I just cant remember if pooled flights count to the required sectors off the top of my head.. I dont think they do. but you...
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    SYD - LAX - LHR - SYD with points?

    But be aware you can only upgrade if you are flying VA metal though, no partner/codeshare. Upgrades come out of the reward availability, so if they are all gone already (sounds like they are) you wont be able to use upgrades either. unless they release more
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    Hola! Around South America on LAN

    Some of these places look amazing! A tip for underwater cameras and photos, you really need to use filters (can buy them for most cameras) and/or colour correction editing afterwards.
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    My Worst Airport - Tullamarine, Melbourne. What's Yours?

    This is actually a design intent when they design and build airports now, atleast for all australian ports. They have done a lot of research into this and if your walking though people are more likely to buy the more people buy the more money the make the more the airport can charge for rent...
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    Currency Denominations

    Same as drugs really, they have sniffer dogs trained to detect money, obviously the more of it the stronger the smell. Oh course im sure there is a lot of people who carry over the allowed amount daily, but just don't get picked up. Xray it shows up as black rectangles. Or if they randomly pick...
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    Currency Denominations

    Walking through the shops in singapore (just a normal mall not high end) a girl right in front of us dropped a bunch of money, which all scattered across the floor, so Me and friends just kind of stood around in a circle and pushed them back to her so she could pick them up easier. Took me a...
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