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In October we had a 2 week holiday in Airlie Beach, About a week before we were due to leave home our return VA flight from BNE - MEL (2nd of 3 legs) was cancelled. Virgin booked us on flights that meant an overnight stay in Melbourne. Rather than fly over 2 days we decided to add 2 more nights...

In 2023 with the massive immigration numbers into Australia it doesn't matter whether the call centre (Qantas or otherwise) is located overseas or in Oz, there is a real problem understanding the accents. At least the Qantas staff should be trained properly.

I have stopped spending money with Qantas in the sense I am no longer earning points, not entirely for the lecturing but other reasons such as lack of reward seats and overall service. I have been moving over to Virgin for about a year now. I still have Qantas points but am running them down on...

Obviously you belong to the other 50%. Most people, including myself are all for social justice, respect & equality but don't want an airline, large company or sporting body lecturing to us about it. They should stay in their own lane.

I would like to see elimination of Qantas pushing political/social causes onto us. It's not hard to understand that by doing what they are doing they potentially alienate 50% of their customer base.

They are individually targeted offers based on your spending habits and you will receive an email which needs to be activated.

Ok so it wasn't part of a shopping promotion? Mrs ramboflyer has just headed off to Coles to spend at least $50 in our latest promo. I'll be interested if she gets anything off when she scans. Interestingly in todays financial news Coles is leaking money in various ways. Maybe this is another...

You wont see the $50 in your FB's account. Once you spend at least $50 on your 5th shop it will come off automatically when you scan your FB card and spend at least $50. They don't tell you that, you have to work it out for yourself!

I've had the $50 spend for 4 weeks for $50 or 10,000 points offer 3 times running. They must know we also shop at Woolworths as well.

Without knowing which route you are trying to book I just found plenty of reward availability using Krisflyer miles on Virgin for 3 different domestic options for next year. This is definitely a big improvement on what has been the case late in 2022. Which route booking are you trying to make?

I agree Matt. Last trip in the northern summer for us was way too busy, e.g London very crowded, packed like sardines in the Vatican Museum and you could barely move in San Marco Piazza. Never again, next time it will be in a shoulder season.

Will be interested in your experience with the claim. Apparently they can be notoriously slow in responding.

I got a quote for a single domestic trip with Qantas Travel Insurance and I couldn't believe how low the quote was. For 3 weeks a comprehensive policy was $104. All other quotes were between $650 and $1000. The policy looks to cover most situations including $8000 rental car excess which I...

I've now got that card to replace my St George card and what a good card it is despite the Virgin Money web site. Its good value and don't forget the 120,000 bonus points for signing up. Its gone up from 80,000 in May when I signed up.

I'm was already winding my St George card down ready to cancel. Got the letter yesterday and thought it was good timing.

In May I flew HBA - MEL and found Economy X exit row seats available for free. This was one or two days before flight. Flight was quite full. No such luck on return.

Trust me when I say this is a rarity! We have been talking about his trip for 7 years and are finally doing it. Normally I scour the internet looking for the best price but in the Kimberley you don't get much choice. And neither of us likes camping.

I may have not worded my earlier posts very well but I have every intention of using points for classic award flights going forward. On this particular trip we plan to spoil ourselves a little in Broome after 4 Wheel Driving through the Gibb River Road for 2 weeks. My OP was just to point out...

Don't plan on a going to the Kimberley then unless you camp everywhere. We're planning a trip next year and the average accommodation cost is over $472 a night for 13 nights and that includes some fancy tents!

If you think 167,457 is a lot just for the hotel what about and extra 157,163 for return flights from Melbourne to Broome (2 people)?