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    Changes to Westpac credit card point earn rates from 1/8/25

    You know it's particularly bad when they don't show the old rate next to the new one for easy comparison.
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    Apple Airtags

    $5 for a 4 pack at Kmart & Target, but that's their own brand version rather than a big name.
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    Apple Airtags

    But oddly expensive in the UK/Europe. Here in London a pack of 4 sells for about £8 or $16 AUD. Last time I was in Australia I paid $5.
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    Qantas Delays/Cancellations

    QF2 delayed at LHR overnight, now scheduled to depart 12 hours later
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    Changes to Westpac credit card point earn rates from 1/8/25

    Oh wow is that still a thing in Australia? In the UK the banks have access to this information via credit reference agencies data, so it's very rare to be asked to send anything in as part of an application. On the flipside it's an automated decision that's hard to contest if they get it wrong...
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    Article: Why is Dynamic Currency Conversion Even Legal?

    It's really well known in Europe as a bank scam too. In almost all places I've been recently I've noticed the staff automatically selecting EUR on their POS terminal when setting up the payment, without asking.
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    Transit through US a good idea or not?

    I've had British & European friends visit Australia who all said the interrogation and searches they received entering Australia was far worse than any questions they got at the US border. Though turns out they were referring to our very thorough customs checks, not the passports/immigration part.
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    TATL in whY- BA vs AA as QF Plat?

    My recent upgrades to Club Europe have still received the SCs as expected. It's the main reason I take the upgrade offers so I hope it isn't being wound back!
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    US Global Entry Program for Australian citizens [from 2025]

    A UK police certificate costs £65 (or $134 AUD) for a 20 day turnaround, or £115 ($237) for a 2 day processing time. UK global entry is £42 ($86 AUD) for a UK background check plus $120 USD for a US Customs check.
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    Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

    Yeah BA is known for routinely denying valid EU 261 claims and making people take them to court arbitration. They'll often pay up before the court date, usually at the last minute when they realise the customer isn't giving up, but they know most people won't bother to take it that far. Anyway...
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    Choose your preferred membership card - there is no choice?

    The most amusing thing for me is that they were happy to post the Platinum luggage tag to me in London, as part of my requalification, but they wouldn’t put a physical membership card in the box. Those are only for members who live in Australia or NZ.
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    New Qantas route - Perth to Paris from July 2024

    I like the timing on the CDG-PER as it allows for a 6pm arrival into the east coast, whereas the LHR-PER timing gets you to the east coast after 10pm, or QF2 to SIN brings you into a 6am arrival. I usually go EK or QR for their better timing (to me) but would actually consider LON-CDG-PER-MEL if...
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    New Qantas route - Perth to Paris from July 2024

    A friend took this flight recently in economy, I told them they were crazy - 17 hours on the 787 in economy!? After they landed they told me it was the best long-haul flight they ever took - so empty that most people got a row to themselves. Though apparently an announcement was made several...
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    Qantas Rewards Seats Booking Failed - flights disappeared?

    This has just happened to me, I can see the flight I tried to book under "My Trips" if I click the shopping cart icon, but when I click the "Book Now" button it then gets an error saying there's no availability and tells me to search again. This doesn't remove it from the cart however and I can...
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    The definitive thread on Qantas IT gripes

    I've just gone through making a Classic Rewards redemption on KLM, AMS to LCY in April. Went through Express Checkout to the payment page when it suddenly fails with "Sorry, an error seems to have occurred, and this page cannot be displayed (15079, 421)" Now when I go back to search for the...
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    Major 2025 Qantas Frequent Flyer program changes

    I’m not trying to hoard them, I just never found availability and on the rare occasions I found something it didn’t seem good value with all the carrier charges on top. Will be even less value now though!
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    Qantas DSC October 2024 Offer - book by 31/10/24 & fly 1/11/24-19/10/25

    Has this been the same for most people or are some taking much longer? I flew a DSC booking last week and still haven’t had the DSC post - the standard SC for the flight posted within 24 hours (they were already there the first time I opened the app again the day after the flight). Maybe...
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    Qantas surveying members about spend-based status attainment

    This is ironically part of the reason I didn’t ditch QF for BA as my FFP when I moved to the UK. My annual trip back to Australia gets me my 4 sectors, the rest of my SC earn is mostly BA as I’m now based in London not far from LHR. I had been regretting not changing over to BA during covid...
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    Qantas Delays/Cancellations

    Tomorrow's QF1 out of Sydney has already been marked with a 3 hour delay, almost 24 hours out from scheduled departure.
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    Choose your preferred membership card - there is no choice?

    They've changed the wording on that screen now. Instead of "Choose your preferred membership card" the heading now says "Your digital membership card"
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