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My late June flights to NZ which I had rebooked to October have now been cancelled by QF without even the option of rebooking, just moved straight to a flight credit.

It also doesn't cost anybody anything to prepare for the possibility that an 'exception' product such as the fee free for life Signature card is not transitioned over. The "for life" is always the life of the product, not the life of the member. I understand the business sense this would make...

I suspect it is a business trade off they considered: 1. Losing the business of those who refuse to be vaccinated; or 2. Losing the business of those who refuse to fly an airline which doesn't mandate pax vaccination. I suspect the dollars (and sense) thankfully landed on losing the former and...

Credit cards: I had a "fee free for life" card in the US which was part of a portfolio acquired and migrated to a different product. And it doesn't even take an acquisition to change the terms, the fee free for life Macquarie Hilton Visa dropped its benefits when Macquarie and Hilton decided to...

I have experiences where credit cards, online share traders and margin lenders I have used have been acquired and a year or two later, one of the key reasons I was using them was taken away by the acquirer. In NAB's own investor presentation...

Agree. For me, Big 4 = Definite No Way.

Another triple points offer, but given that I still haven't been able to take the bookings I made months ago, I'm not booking any further flights let alone holidays until the vaccination rollout catastrophe ends are there is a little more certainty. Our favourite Aussie destinations are...

With the temporary suspension of the NZ travel bubble, my flights to New Zealand were cancelled and I was automatically rebooked. I want to change those to flights on future dates which would work, but when I click "Change", an Error message comes up with: The system is temporarily unable to...

Sadly it appears so. The "it's not a race" mantra means Australia is dead last amongst the OECD. The number of people who tell me they will wait to get it because they don't feel there's any hurry drives me up the wall. Compelling all workers involved in the quarantine system to be vaccinated...

All aged care workers were supposed to be vaccinated in the first six weeks after the vaccine rollout started in February. Now we are almost in July and two thirds of workers remain unvaccinated, and now the goal is September. To refer to those running this as a clown car show disrespects the...

I - and many I know - have given up on booking domestic vacations until something gives in this regard. Things would change if those vaccinated are exempted from the border schizophrenia. Even better, if you are eligible for a vaccination, you are only allowed on a flight if you've had at...

This needs to be known much more widely. Vaccine hesitancy should reduce when these facts become more widely known

I'm sure some of this pressure is coming from business. Anyone who has overseas operations has been unable to be on the ground for over a year now.

At the moment, trying to recruit anyone in a field which traditionally relied on expats to fill roles - engineering, technology, accounting, finance, marketing etc - is crazy. I know of consulting firms turning around offer letters the day after a first interview in the hope they lock in a...

By the end of the year if this speculation from an investment website holds: "Federal Government is in no rush to open the borders as it gives a fake perception that the job market is solid. The government also has in an ideological war with universities and lack of overseas students are way...

My upcoming trip to NZ tomorrow is now being rebooked because the bubble is suspended. Should the fact that I am fully vaccinated not count for anything in these travel bubble suspensions?

Yep, the 2% HSBC cashback applies to all tap, Apple Pay and Google Pay of $100 or less. You spend up to $2,500 a month to reach the $50 per month limit. This Amex doesn't really compare unless you need the credit facility attached to your Binge subscription...

And what will happen to the "fee free for life" Signature? Likely whoever picks it up might only give a year or two grace?

I wonder if this is the final nail in the coffin for Diners Club in Australia: - Unlike American Express they aren't heavily championed globally by their US parent - Citi has let their acceptance drop to the point that only "most" major retailers accept them - Other than offering the...

The whole Citi portfolio will be sold to someone else who would likely rebrand everything. I can't imagine Citi would license their name out.