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  1. albatross710

    New Qantas Account Page

    The MMB and Booking process flows I think are handled by Amadeus.
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    Specific Price Monitoring

    As it doesn't seem to be a thing I pushed ahead with developing my own I have a Amadeus developer API so I'm working from this API Connect to Amadeus travel APIs | Amadeus for Developers and specifically /shopping/hotel-offers I've got the 8 digit IDs for the hotel I'm looking for. I can ping...
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    Specific Price Monitoring

    Is there an online comparison site that will give an update when a hotel price drops? I have a specific Las Vegas hotel for a specific set of dates that I want to book for September this year. Still 8 months away. I know that between now and 30 June there will be a hotel website somewhere that...
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    Antarctica from NZ

    thank you for the ideas here
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    The FR24 appreciation thread

    Using the playback on FR24 you can see the two different sources of data that FR24 are using. One is ADS-B and one is Australian Radar, both having different ICAO addresses. My guess is that there has been an equipment swap from one aircraft to the other to cover an unserviceability. Codes and...
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    How to follow-up for missing 7-11 bonus points

    thanks for the feedback. will wait until Christmas. will try a call to velocity
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    How to follow-up for missing 7-11 bonus points

    Where do I start with following up for some bonus points due from 7-11 purchases last month? The qualifying purchase had come within 24 hours. There was a 7-11 sign-on bonus that posted at the same time but the 500 pts for in-store purchase didn't post. Where can I make a low effort...
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    Hotel Management penny pinching with aircon motion sensors

    I recall a household aircon system that we had in Townsville. It had a mode designed to lower consumption during the night as a sleeping body can tolerate a higher room temperature. Then a few years later I came across this in a Milan hotel, room was great before going to bed but we were all...
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    Brisbane storms this afternoon (1 Dec 2023) & FR24

    A band of classic Brisbane storms swept across YBBN this afternoon in peak hour. Here are a few screenshots of resulting tracks.
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    Have you ever flown a plane?

    RAAF Huey test flights were a good time for groundies to get their first fly. As I recall, I was the one flying back to the pad after the testing had been completed. The flying was all going wonderful (and straight) until I slowed to 10knts, the pad started going side ways out of the forward...
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    Antarctica from NZ

    yes, all sell the same cruise. limited options going to this part of the continent. if you can get over the price then it's only the southern ocean to deal with
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    Qantas Travel Insurance Tax Invoice

    I want to obtain a tax invoice for my annual travel insurance policy. The best I can get from Qantas Insurance call centre and online is the confirmation Tax Invoice which has the words "(includes applicable GST/Stamp Duty)". There is no breakdown as to how much GST or how much stamp duty. My...
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    Credit Card Offers G&C Mutual Bank Platinum Visa Credit Card. 50,000 bonus QFF points for a new card.

    we had a similar discussion with a Westpac application. It was obvious that the offshore person did not comprehend what was being presented. We tried presenting the information in various summarised tables and all Westpac would say is it was declined and the hidden decision makers would not...
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    BNE - NRT Award Availability

    After 55 minutes on hold, 3 minutes conversation and I gave up on getting the NRT-BNE as a one way booking. Decided to take up the EDR giftcard route this afternoon which gave me enough points to complete the return booking.
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    BNE - NRT Award Availability

    I was hoping I was able to break that. The itin I have is BNE-NRT in Y and J return.
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    BNE - NRT Award Availability

    The J classic redemption NRT-BNE is available when I booked it for MrsAlbatross as part of her itinerary. Now being short of points I want to book myself NRT-BNE as a one way J redemption but it wont show on the website. It will show if I do it as part of a BNE-NRT-BNE itinerary. I wont have...
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    Credit Card Offers G&C Mutual Bank Platinum Visa Credit Card. 50,000 bonus QFF points for a new card.

    The term "conditionally approved" is just a nice feel good confirmation. joins the likes of "save up to 50% on hotels".
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    SQ Ticket with Velocity numbers Query

    a) Miles will flow into VA and the points and SC will follow family pooling rules. Well that's the way it worked for us and recent UA flights. b) No idea on that one. General question would be "where are you planning to utilise your miles?" If you are going to redeem in the next three years on...
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    Article: Qantas Considers Bringing Call Centres Back to Australia

    One aspect of overseas call centres is the agents feeling that they know all when in fact many may not even have a passport let alone any idea of what it's like to be on a multileg itinerary with a seemingly impossible connection. They will bully people into accepting impossible resolutions...
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