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  1. Zulu0929

    Dubai in a Day

    I lived and worked in Dubai for several years and go along with most of the above. One thing I do take issue with is the photos. I am surprised to see a photo of local ladies posted and would recommend that you do not take any such photos under any circumstances. I have seen others do it and...
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    Australian state border restrictions

    Without having to read the previous 8 pages, where the issue may have already been covered, it is incredible to think that at the State and Federal government's zoom meetings that they could not come up with a national form for interstate travel.....Traffic Lights (really.....!!!!), G2G PASS...
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    QantasLink boarding times & closure

    Being chronically late all the time....would getting up a little earlier be out of the question. just saying!
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    Platinum Charge Companion Card change

    Oh, BTW, I have one 😁.
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    Platinum Charge Companion Card change

    You need to find a friend who has the card already so that both you and he can benefit from a wadge of bonus FF Points.
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    How long did Qantas take to process your refund for cancelled flights?

    My trip was with points to an international destination in June to connect with another flight. The flight was changed by them early on which then did not tie up with the connecting flight. They stated it would be 3 weeks for return of points and funds. It took 4 weeks to receive points and...
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    Re-Booking Previously Booked Hotels

    My comment is not entirely in line with the thinking above and I have not seen reference to this elsewhere, but late last year I was returning from Europe and a couple of weeks before I needed the hotel, I started checking prices in Dubai. The first rate was around $250 per night and I...
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    The night the bogans visited the F lounge

    Thank you La Mouette, a very well written and interesting presentation. I have read several threads on the AFF recently about lounges, upset WPs and the like and it appears to me that there are a number of ungrateful individuals out there. So many among us travel for work and enjoy extensive...
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    HFP: 18000 avios for ~aud250

    I am travelling around Scotland at the moment and was looking at this with a friend who was interested....I didn't have the time to read the thread so thanks for the confirmation....appreciated.
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    HFP: 18000 avios for ~aud250

    Just looked at the offer and on the Irish newspaper site it shows only 9000 Avios points on offer.
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    Helsinki...............you gotta be kidding. Have you been there in January? I spent a week there one day (1980) en-route to Moscow.....-25 degrees.
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    Definitely a no. I am PER based but cannot think of anything worse that being captive for that period of time, even in J. Now that I am a retiree, there is no real reason to have to do the trip in one jump and besides, I like stopovers en-route, particularly DXB and find that a stopover...
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    Beware of Asia miles! Check miles needed by phone call!

    I booked a trip from PER to BKK via HK return and it was 80000 points in J. Great value all the way with CX. I checked with QF at the time and they wanted twice as many points for me to fly in CX metal......! Now that is OW working together. Of course QF no longer fly from Perth to HK and...
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    Another dress code question - Qantas First Lounge

    I too agree with the above. Something comfortable, clean and tidy with shoes will suffice no matter which lounge you have access to; lets face it, if you have paid for first class then there shouldn't be too much fuss. HOWEVER.....if you are travelling behind the curtain and only getting into...
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    Dubai Accom. Advise

    It might be a bit late; you may have already departed. As a former resident in Dubai I would advise you to avoid airport and old Dubai hotels. Old Dubai is clogged up with traffic and one way systems. It is further to the Dubai Marina, but a long straight 7 lane highway taking no longer to...
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    Scathing Qantas Article

    A bit late in responding to the article because I was flying, with Qantas. I had not been a fan of QF for some time for a variety of reasons but this last flight, which I managed to utilise points for an upgrade, was good. The crew were clearly making an effort and very friendly although the...
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    Qantas award booking -business class

    This is unlikely to help you other than confirm the difficulty in trying to obtain seats at the pointy end with QF. I too have had the same problem for years. I started flying with EK in 2008 and have been successful when booking a redemption ticket on every occasion in the past 5 years. I...
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    A few random thoughts on EK F/J Trip to Europe

    Having lived in DXB (until recently) and travelled with EK for many years, all you say is on the button. It is always nice to receive an upgrade to F from J out of DXB, but they won't let you in the F lounge in DXB. A bit of dangling carrot thing I suppose. Only ever had one problem with an...
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    Emirates -Best J class amenities pack ?

    I have picked up a couple of dozen of these in the past few years and handed them out to all the Rellies and friends. The First class one is better still and an all leather bag.
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    Beyond WP1

    Maybe Qantas should consider offering entry to the Chairman's Lounge and limit all those freeloaders in the government.
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