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Appalling. Every hotel bill has ample info required to pull this scam. As I've had another guest's bill slid under my door in the night before they were due to checkout, it's not hard to lose track of a bill.

Ok, sorry for the delay @kpc . Im booked up to BrisVegas on Sun 8th now so will just miss the shindig... and opportunity to pick your brain on BOS. Enjoy the night AFFers.

Thanks @Irishbazz ... im heading JFK direct to DUB and then LON a week later, so unless SIMcorner has a workaround my first usage will probably be DUB not UK. This is presuming i will use a US sim there as I've found having a local cell number really matters in the US.

Man tasered at Melbourne Airport after security breach ...the man was confronted by the pilot at the aircraft door before being tazered by police.

I still haven't worked out how to say Faneuil (fan wheel, far new eel) Please, can I ask for a trip report ;)

It has been at least 4 year since we had a thread on Boston, MA, USA. I'm currently planning a few days there in my USA tag to the next Ireland trip (Edit: in late November 2017). Current thinking is to stay at the Intercon near South Station, but reading reviews elsewhere suggest that...

To further complicate the Companion (or is it Partner?) status question... Currently sitting just over 1300 SC this status year, with 8 months till renewal so I can already gift Mrs OzEire 'Companion SG' any time in the next 12 months. But I am confident that I will reach 1800 before renewal...

I imported a few nights ago, didn't work at first but I closed both TripIt and AFF tracker, cleaned cookies, closed browser (chrome) then opened all again - worked after that.

Does anyone have recent experience of using SimCorner who have kiosks in both SYD and MEL international terminals plus online. I am tempted to get a US and/or UK sim sorted before flying out...able to buy here with AUD and have the data ready to go when we land rather than seeking out a local...

@moa999 is this data only?

That all sounds very familiar @serfty - I'm also LTG and on 1 Nov I will still be 1240 QFF SC, as I have been since earlier this year (it might have been May). The SC will roll to 0 and I will continue mostly flying VA as I retained WP with 10 months to run and have been working on getting Mrs...

I've seen mentioned here before the idea of LTG being implemented as a free/baseline 600 SC each year for the member (ie. resets to 600 rather than 0). This way they are half way to WP and have an incentive to shoot for it rather than simply switching to another FF program.

@Pleb Status your handle says it all :) ;)

Hey Buzz, I just read this in the TID PDS.... its 38 days for leisure trips and 90 for business. Our upcoming trip is 43 days, do you have an idea of how much extra they charge? FWIW, it's an annual policy, I consider this a low number of days for a major holiday... I get that they would seek...

Not doubting this is the case when you initiate the cancellation - any official statement will help your case and for the insurer "Don't Travel" is a strong statement. I prefer when the travel provider cancels flight/hotel bookings, because then the situation is much much clearer for any...

I'm not sure that's quite how it goes. The Govt can't tell you whether or not to travel to any place or on certain dates - its not North Korea. The advice is provided to help travelers make an informed decision. If you went anyway against advice of "Don't Travel", I doubt travel insurance would...

I made this observation early on using Uber (and may have posted about it here on AFF). It's a real flaw in their system. Not using standard/ known geodetic coords and/or integrated properly with G-maps / Open Street maps... it's gonna be fraught. Your final point about drivers is important...

Second one. Set my pickup point at the hotel. Confirm pin is set where the driveway meets the street. Msg driver that I am at "hotel blah" and the driveway entry is at ### blah street. App shows car circling in nearby blocks. I ring, reiterate message... driver says he is exactly where app sent...

Had a couple of Uber shockers on this week's trip to BNE. First one, new driver (<1 month, 5* rating), app quoted 4 mins...4 mins later driver still "completing trip nearby". After 12 mins drives past me so I ring and try chasing him up the street (35 deg, 100% humidity in a suit) but he...

Hey Limewood, great to have you back posting after the forum changes. You know Hawaii is basically all volcanoes right? Albeit less explosive right now ;) I can recommend a walk up to the rim of Diamond Head and snorkel around Hanauma Bay, both volcano calderas.