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Its good to see NAB has finally implemented this. I remember many years ago when NAB implemented Differential surcharges they said in their merchant newsletter that they planned to implement this in their terminals. It has taken then many years to get it done. My business has already changed...

Many card issuers don't like you BPAY excess funds onto your credit card. For most issuers putting a bit extra on (eg. maybe double or triple your credit limit) is OK (as long as you regularly spend to go under your credit limit) but it is not recommended. Also you can not BPAY from one credit...

There is a huge difference. Howard changed his mind and then asked the public did they support him in his new direction. The public supported him which allowed him to change his direction. Gillard changed her mind, but did not ask the public if they support her in her new direction, which...

I just saw this article on the News website. Quite a cool invention, but maybe not so practical: Samsonite Scooter unveiled for exec on the move | News.com.au Who here will be the first to buy & post a pic of them on it?

I also suspect I got food poisoning from the Bangkok International Lounge. This was about 2 years ago. I can't be sure it was from the Qantas lounge, but I think it was a good possibility. In Thailand I eat carefully and don't usually eat fresh items such as fruit. Coming home to Australia, I...

If you have a choice for China Southern Airlines, go with them. I have found them much better than China Eastern Airlines.

This is common in China. Chinese over rely on dictionary translations and really don't care about whether or not the translations are grammatically correct. China has the poorest grammatical translations in all of the Asian countries that I have been to. You soon learn to not be bothered by it.

If you don't want to open a credit card for this purpose, I think the ING Orange account is an excellent alternative. It charges no currency conversion fee and only charges a $2.50 ATM withdrawal option. I recently withdrew 3000 China Renminbi on the same day from two accounts - one was my...

I downloaded the first 7 seasons .

At airport, exchange a small amount of money at an exchange place in the airport or withdraw maximum transaction amount at ATM (around AUD $300). Depending on cash requirements, either continue to withdraw from ATM (somewhat expensive as Aus bank will charge about $10 per transaction in fees)...

Shenzhen is always one place I will remember. I think it is a must see place. Maybe you wouldn't want more than 1 day there, but the atmosphere is amazing. Sure there are many touts & many rude people, but there is an amazing feeling of progress in the air. The place has developed so fast and...

Just in case anyone has same question, Serfty, NM & sprucegoose were wrong. As JohnK posted duty free alcohol can be taken through HK as long as it the special sealed bag. When I took it through they saw it was in the sealed tamper proof bag and did not look at it.

A long time ago when I got a Visa, I did it by posting by passport and a form to the Myanmar embassy in Canberra. It worked out well. I have read some unpleasant experiences from people who go in person to the embassy in Bangkok. It seems if you want to do it in Bangkok it is worthwhile to...

I used to use Hotelclub a lot. But recently have changed to other sites. Apart from discovering cheaper prices & better availability elsewhere - I discovered that some of Hotelclub competitors such as Expedia don't charge change/cancel fees. You still need to pay any Hotel change/cancel fees...

Let us know how you go as I am in a little bit of a similar situation.

I think the telemarketer was just agreeing with you to keep you happy. I think you may be wrong as all the major bank EFTPOS terminals that accept Visa, will also accept Mastercard. Visa & Mastercard are operated by the banks with agreements with Visa & Mastercard. So when you get a merchant...

For once, I agree with Jetstar on this one. Your problem is with your insurance company - not Jetstar. Jetstar is a budget airline and you can't expect them to spend time on special customer requests. Ideally they would offer to write you a letter if you paid them a fee. The insurance...

My point is that if Qantas want to make the credit card surcharge the absolute least possible, then they would also need to add inconvenient restrictions like the other airlines. I personally would prefer to pay a bigger surcharge than to have restrictions like having to goto Qantas offices or...

In Defense of Qantas, one thing that most people are forgetting is Credit Card Fraud. Credit card fraud costs money and may be up to another 1% cost to Qantas for users who pay by credit card. Unlike fraudulent credit card payments, fraudulent BPAY payments are not reversed (the bank loses) so...

No one with any first hand experience? With the rate that rules change at airports these days, I am still not entirely confident.