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Maybe it's just the times I'm travelling but I haven't really noticed overcrowding to be that much of an issue in Sydney. It does get busy at peak times (of course) but I've always been able to find a seat.

For a while I was regularly doing same day returns on the SYD-CBR route. I'd fly down first thing in the morning (usually having to get out of bed at 5am), attend the meeting and then fly back in the afternoon. It would be pretty normal to get the same crew on the return and even be on the same...

I haven't had a chance to try the Pullman out yet, but I will give an endorsement to the Movenpick. If you haven't tried it I'd definitely give it a go. I know it's the opposite side of town to the Sofitel though, however it's right next to Southern Cross station, so it's simple to get pretty...

This also used to be a card I'd recommend to others when I got asked what I thought was a good card to get. You could get Velocity points (exciting, aspirational, but complex) or just get money off your groceries (obtainable, practical, simple) and you could use the card anywhere and for...

This is the bit that I don't get either. Qantas is a business, there's no reason to show them any loyalty, they certainly haven't shown the Australian public any. Off-shoring and outsourcing every part of the business that they can and being caught on multiple breaches of the law, even a...

There aren't many Visa or Mastercard left that earn at 1 Velocity point (or QFF point) per dollar for normal spend. Especially not with a relatively low annual fee. There's a small handful of them left around, but their numbers are dwindling.

The NAB Signature will have a $24 monthly fee, though it's waived if you spend more than $5,000 a month. https://www.nab.com.au/personal/credit-cards/nab-rewards-cards/rewards-updates

At the time I got this card it was one of a tiny number of rewards cards that didn't charge international transaction fees and I was coming to it from the ANZ Rewards Travel Adventures card deval. It also has a great earn rate at 1 Velocity point per dollar so it was my companion to my AmEx...

Yeah, it's not exciting, but I'm buying the coffee anyway, so may as well get 20% back. 🤷

Yep, exactly.

Also, I've discovered it can be for multiple transactions at the same business. My morning coffee on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, all purchased at the same cafe, all got separate credits back.

The ACCC has put out a press release as well. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/qantas-agrees-to-20m-payments-to-customers-and-subject-to-court-approval-a-100m-penalty-for-misleading-consumers

I think you're unlikely to have much luck. You'll basically be asking them for the bonus points and demonstrating in the process that you've got a track record of signing up, getting the points, then immediately cancelling. That's great for you, but there's nothing in it for AmEx, so no...

No one is supporting 777 Partners. That's simply not happening. Australians are rallying behind the people caught up in this, the employees, the customers. There's no reason for you to paint this as some sort of battle between people's sympathy for Bonza and their sentiments towards Qantas...

To state the obvious, Qantas is not the victim here. I don't really understand why you feel the need to constantly play the victim card on their behalf. You're not doing Qantas any favours, just painting them as enfeebled and embattled. Things will get untangled with Bonza's administration with...

What I find quite frustrating looking at all this is that even if you have travel insurance you're not covered. Every plan I've looked at excludes "insolvency" or "financial default" of a travel provider. It definitely didn't used to be this way, when Air Australia collapsed more than a decade...

Typically of Qantas these days they seem to figure that there's no problem that can't be solved by some marketing. They'll trot out the children's choir, say "national carrier" (whatever that means) a few times and in their minds it'll all be good. 🎶 Someday, our data, will all be together once...

QF Group was always starting from behind with this one, it's own submission acknowledges that it currently has 54.8% of the seats allocated between Australia and Indonesia, and the next nearest is Virgin with just 14.7%. (During the 12 months ending Sept. 2023) Solidifying their dominance would...

No, nothing new on the IASC page. https://www.iasc.gov.au/cases/2023-nov/indonesia-20-november-2023

There's some stuff there I wouldn't even describe as a benefit, more like a standard service you'd expect of these thing. Stuff like "customer service and fraud support" or "booking via AmEx Travel Online portal". Of course you'd expect a credit card to come with fraud support and a travel...