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Here we go with my first ever trip report. Thanks to the people on this forum, I decided to change what would have been a MEL/SYD/PER/NRT/LHR/JFK/LAX/MEL flight to include a whole bunch of completely unnecessary flights to get extra SC’s towards partner gold. I could have taken 3 more flights...

I've done the MEL/LAX transfer to JFK a few times - never any problems. In fact, if it's getting late they'll call all the people forward in immigration connecting to that flight.

I'm putting May in early cause I'll forget otherwise (heading o/s June 1) MAY 2007 QF MEL-PER 1682 miles 0 QFF points 0 SC QF PER-MEL 1682 miles 0 QFF points 0 SC QF MEL-SYD 439 miles 1000 QFF points 10 SC QF SYD-MEL 439 miles 1000 QFF points 10 SC QF MEL-SYD 439 miles 1000 QFF points 10 SC QF...

I'm not sure about the economic side of things, but considering that Western Europe is relatively small, train might be the better option. A lot of the cheaper airlines depart/arrive at airports miles from the city and and least with the train you have the option of looking at the scenery - and...

If you transfer points from Amex to Priority Club, does that count towards the points/stays you need to get platinum status, or do all points have to come from hotel spends to qualify?

I'm WP and also got mine at 5.28pm (via a US based server)

That's all very helpful - and thanks for the link

thanks muchly - will go book the 747-300 for this one

I never take much notice of which planes I'm flying on, so I wanted to ask which is better in J Class: 737-800 or 747-300?

:mad: I hate the airline, I hate the lounges, I hate the FA's, I hate the seats, I hate the service. I realise this has nothing to do with which program I should favour etc, but seriously I dislike them so much I just don't want to give them any more than I have to.

Good to know - thanks simongr.

Serfy I am positive you are right and that I am an idiot that rules with heart over head. Alas, I am fully satisfied giving the $$ to Qantas. This may all change once the sale goes through of course :) The way I figure it, I'm getting pretty good bang for buck anyway, as my usual RTW trips are...

I joined in 96 - 1094xx_

Alas I rule life with heart more than head usually. I'm happy to pay Qantas an extra $500 to know that the booking $$ go to them instead of AA (yes I hate American Airlines that much). I'd read elsewhere on this site that more than 16 sectors booked with AA results in a paper ticket. Well...

Too right! On the weekends at least. Hmmm... I look at it this way. I get fed well (compared to how cough I normally eat), I'll sleep and watch movies - all the same things I normally do when stuck in LA over a weekend (don't like the city and avoid the touristy stuff/going out for that reason)...

Woops typo! Yes I mean ANC, not ACH. I also meant LGW not GAT or whatever I typed. There were some time constraints - I wanted to ensure maximum weekday time in the cities I need to work in. On the current plan I get into LAX at 4pmish Sunday, giving me flight recovery time to be fresh for...

yep - you're looking exceptionally clever and dare I say hawkeye-ish :rolleyes:

okay so I'm cough at this forum and posted 3 posts instead of laying out nicely to read. Here it is again (and still hard to read sorry). Many many thanks for your help and suggestions (JFK/SYD & DFW/ACH/DFW in particular). It took around 4 hours on the phone with Qantas (ACH N/A then avail...

That's definitely worth taking into account - thank you. Any of the above will get what I need, but since I'm on the mission I may as well maximise lifetime SC's. I'll report back with my final findings.

Great suggestion - thanks. What would you suggest instead of Athens?