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I've had a Velocity card for years but stopped travelling with them so lost all my SC and points circa 2013-2014. Just signed up for a NAB card with velocity points so star alliance flights are now also an option for me. i've been reading so much on who has the best hard/soft product that i'm...

I don't quite understand the logic behind making upgrades difficult but awards easy(ish). With upgrades, you would have already paid for a ticket so you're just looking to travel in a better class so the airline would have already made their revenue. With awards, they're essentially having to...

Thanks Cynicor, at this stage I don't really want to spend $$ for the sake of chasing points. From what I've read on other threads in the short time I've joined AFF, it seems like award flights are difficult to get unless you have SC.

Thanks for the clarification Mr_Orange

Bumping this old thread to get some more info please. So the general consensus here seems to be a 28D CC (which I already have) + a Citibank Plus Visa Debit for ATM withdrawals which I will apply for closer to my travel dates. My question is (and I know it reads to be an extremely stupid...

Are you able to make a claim through your travel insurance? Might be easier than trying to get this resolved with JQ.

Mum collects hotel shower caps whenever she goes travelling. While not hotel related, another girlfriend loves to pocket airline sick bags just in case she gets sick in the uber after a night of drinking. I love the little shampoo/conditioner/body wash but only if I like the smell and these days...

Air Canada is doing J flights for $5500 if you have flexibility with your dates and can push your trip out to Aug.

Thanks for sharing :) I was initially looking at J fares SYD - JFK via LAX but the price keeps going up so am now looking at PE as an option (have been told by other AFF-ers that upgrading to J on any US leg is close to zilch because I have no SC).

Thanks for sharing your TR and photos. I'm currently working on my US itinerary for next year and am tossing up between the Acela service and the slightly slower and much cheaper Northeast Regional service. Trainn travel doesn't seem to be a thing with Americans and they don't seem to much like...

+1 for Excel here, I am a bit of a spreadsheet nerd I must admit. I start off by creating a tab for trip notes of each city I'm visiting which I then convert into an itinerary closer to travel date. I'll have category drop down boxes in the individual itinerary (hotels, F&B, sightseeing etc)...

I have a few mates who work in the hospitality industry and they tell me it's not uncommon for front of house staff to split the tips with back of house. Ultimately it takes both to make a diner's experience an enjoyable one (or not so).

How does Hotwire compare to, say, wotif's mystery deal? I've used wotif's mystery deal a couple of times when travelling domestically and I've been pretty happy with it in terms of the actual hotel booked to how it was described on the website. Being a female solo traveller and having never been...

Thanks for the clarification, unfortunately at this stage I only have enough points for a one way redemption trip with the 2nd leg to be paid for by cash. I have considered saving my points to use for a much bigger trip in a couple of years but now I don't think I want to wait that long :)

Thank you, I was checking on the QR site and wondering why nothing was coming up and then realised that QR doesn't fly SYD-YYZ direct. Also have my eye on a CX/BA flight out, # of points are exactly the same. a long LHR layover might be fun as I've never been but I hate the configuration of the...

Hi all, can someone kindly explain how I can book a QR flight on J ex SYD-YYZ for Sept 17? I have the points for a one way redemption flight but no SC. Still trying to work out who to fly back with ex JFK, maybe CX for a stopover in HKG. Thanks!

I've read fairly mixed reviews about the site, most of them regarding the condition of the room that you get and the inflated star rating of the properties that were advertised.

Do you have to put in specific/dummy dates? I've tried using skyscanner for my multi city ticket and they would only show fares for Y when I use the cheapest month option.

I get the general idea of who you should tip in the US (restaurants, taxis, bar and hotel staff) but what about the every day sales people you come into contact with? Like the guy who sells you your hotdog from the food cart or the person who sells you your paper or the cashier when you go to...

Thanks MEL_Traveller, looking to fly Y at this stage so HKG does seem like a better option. Unless EY come up with some amazing J deals in the next couple of months.