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Has anyone had any experience with gaining entry for children who are family but are not your dependents into QF lounges? I ask because I will be flying out of CBR next week with my Dad, Step-mother and 17yr old step-brother. I know my newly minted WP status would allow me to guest my Dad and...

Thanks for the pricing drron and iambents. Unless my maths is off I don't think iPads actually are cheaper in SIN as $S628 ($S658 less $30 VAT) is $AU499.46 at today's exchange rate and the same model here retails for $AU539 which would come don to $AU490 once the GST comes off so I think i...

Thanks drron much appreciated the Singapore prices do seem to be a bit cheaper than Aus ones. Is claiming the VAT complicated in Singapore or do you know if its possible to buy them duty free at the airport?

Thanks all. Yes of course I meant tax deducting the ex gst amount as I effectively wont have paid the gst and I would definitely ask my accountant but I was hoping there might be some on here who had done something similar before so the advice is much appreciated. Another reason for getting two...

Does any one know if you claim the GST back on something using the TRS can you also claim it as a tax deduction? I am thinking of buying an iPad and have a trip to Asia very shortly so could claim at the TRS but it would also be a legitimate tax deduction so theoretically could I claim both?

Thanks for the replies everyone I think I will just present her with the choices and let her decide then she can't get cranky if she gets denied in SIN after having used her pass in PER. Medhed the only problem with that idea is the pass expires at the end of June so if she still has it when we...

Hi All, Very shortly I am off to SE Asia with my sister as she lives in PER and I live in SYD we will meet up to start the trip in SIN and on the return this is where we will separate to return to our home cities as well. On the way there we will be be spending some time in SIN to visit a...

My sister and I are travelling through SIN in a couple of months and we will be arriving on the same CX flight from BKK but I will be leave on a flight to SYD and she will be flying to PER we leave within 20mins of one another but are not on the same itinerary because of separate final...

Hi ggm, I am gluten intolerant and have flown QF J a few times both domestically and internationally and would say that the special meal food certainly looks very comparable to the regular food (obviously I didn't eat the other to compare) and I would say they are pretty much of the same...

Excellent just what I wanted to hear thank you sounds like a good use of my pass then

Hi all, I am currently planning a trip to SEA with my sister. She will be flying out of PER and I will fly out of SYD and our plan is to meet in SIN to start the trip. Looking at flight times the flight from MEL seems to meet up with the PER flight slightly better so I was thinking of flying...

I was actually going to suggest the Haight it's a great place for a wander and a people watch and there is all sorts of interesting cafes and shops (maybe not so good for your wife's credit card :lol:). Its also quite close to the painted ladies houses and some nice parks and things. Before you...

Up until very recently I used an Olympus Tough camera but I just upgraded to a Sony Nex 3 and I love it. The photos are much better quality and I really like being able to use the manual settings as this camera is really a DSLR lite rather than a compact. I still have the tough camera and intend...

A few tips regarding taxis that I don't think have been mentioned yet. 1. Have small change to be able to pay the correct fare because the taxi driver is almost certainly going to tell you that he has no change. 2. Have the address of you destination written down in Thai if possible. Almost...

I got the email for the first time and I am a QPNB although I have bookings that will qualify me PS very soon for the first time. My flying has also increased dramatically in the last 12 months (if my qualification year finished in July rather than January I would be closer to SG than PS). I...

Sorry they refused to say which one only that it was in the "East". FWIW I regularly go to Event cinemas in the WBJ and have never had trouble there (actually the story has made me reluctant to go else where) I got the impression it was perhaps one of the ones close to the city as the worst bed...

While there may well be more to this story than has been reported I don't actually find the idea of it ridiculous. Given the infestation problems that have been being experienced in several cities around the world (most notably NY but Sydney has had a pretty big problem too) Bed bugs having been...

Slightly odd question. Next year is my sister's 30th birthday and we are planning a trip to celebrate. It has been a life long dream of hers to stay at a resort that serves coughtails out of coconuts (it goes back to some denial experience on a family holiday when she was little apparently...

Re: Requested to give up your Meticulously Researched and selected Seat when on board Wow harsh! We did not have any extensive conversations over the top of her I do realize how rude that is. It was no more than the odd question here and there eg. Can I borrow your pen? What movie are you...

Re: Requested to give up your Meticulously Researched and selected Seat when on board To be fair we talked to her just as much. She was a similar age and also off on a holiday to the states (just meeting her friends there) so we had plenty in common to chat about but I suppose this could have...