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  1. Mattg

    How to opt out of adjoining hotel rooms?

    Interesting. Do you know if that was specific to your profile for that hotel, or all Hilton hotels?
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    Hobart lunch - 11th Oct 2025

    Enjoy folks!
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    Extremely Cheap Etihad Business Class MNL-Italy-SE Asia

    Slightly higher pricing but yes, it's available to Prague. You could return to SIN instead of MNL for only a bit more. If you end in SIN:
  4. Mattg

    How to opt out of adjoining hotel rooms?

    Nice! I've just added "Non Connecting Rooms" to my Accor profile. I wonder if any other hotel programs give you this option?
  5. Mattg

    ALL Accor+ Explorer Membership Discussion

    "If you have interacted with a suspicious email, please contact your internet service provider immediately for assistance" Lol - what is contacting your ISP going to do? 🤷‍♂️
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    The embarrassing, educational experience of getting "corrected" by a local

    Many years ago, I was sitting in a restaurant in Osaka eating some delicious gyoza. I'd got about halfway through my meal when the chef, who spoke no English, came out from the kitchen to my table and was gesturing at my chopsticks. Apparently, I was using them wrong and he couldn't stand...
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    Credit Card Offers Bankwest Qantas Platinum Offers & Discussion

    The sign-up bonus on this card has increased to 80,000 Qantas points (up from 50,000). This is made up of 60,000 points if you spend $7,500 within 90 days, then another 20,000 points for keeping the card for more than 15 months. Looks like the annual fee has also increased though, from $160 to...
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    SYD-MXP for $1,434 return in Y flying VA/QR

    Yep, should also work ex PER. For members of Accor Plus, I wonder if this offer would bring the price down even further (assuming you book via QR): https://www.accorplus.com/au/offers/limited-time-exclusive-qatar-airways-offer-australia-oct-25/
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    Good AA J reward availability on AKL-LAX around Christmas

    There's a surprisingly good amount of AA J classic reward availability from AKL to LAX in December at the moment. You can even go in the week before Christmas. It's 113,900 QFF points + NZD132.61 in J one-way for AKL-LAX.
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    SYD-MXP for $1,434 return in Y flying VA/QR

    Some very decent last-minute Y fares available from Australia to various European cities for under $1,500 round-trip. E.g. SYD-MXP for $1434 return in Y, for travel in the next month or so. You can get the same price booking with either VA or QR. By the way, I've seen similar pricing ex SYD...
  11. Mattg

    Oman Air earn rates on QF

    I'm pretty sure there was no mention of Muscat on the QFF Partner airline earning tables on 1 October, when the Oman Air earn fare classes first got published. Qantas seems to have now "fixed" that, with Muscat now listed in various zones. You can see the old tables via Wayback machine...
  12. Mattg

    Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Status Match

    My previous TK flights were in 2014 and they accepted my status match request last year.
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    Qatar Airways returns to Canberra in December 2025

    QR is running an Early Bird sale on now which includes the new flights ex-CBR. Fares to Europe from $1,809 return in Y (e.g. to AMS) or $7,759 return in J (e.g. to BER). Available until 31 October, for travel 19 Jan-31 October 2026. https://www.qatarairways.com/en-au/offers/europe-2026.html
  14. Mattg

    Extremely Cheap Etihad Business Class MNL-Italy-SE Asia

    Yep. Here's one example I found - $2,177 flying Etihad all the way. Great deal.
  15. Mattg

    Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Status Match

    It is an ongoing offer, and so yes, it would make sense to use this at the most ideal time for your travels. That said, Turkish Airlines could of course alter the deal (or end status matching altogether) at any time. It doesn't owe anyone anything.
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    Triple Velocity points to/from OOL

    Velocity promo running until 23 October. Triple points on VA flights to/from Gold Coast. https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/offer?promo_code=CE615299 You need to activate the offer, book by 23/10/25 and fly by 28/08/26.
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    Article: The Most Useful Frequent Flyer Tools & Apps

    I did manage to get a great upgrade with Optiontown on Air Namibia some years ago. These days though, I find that Optiontown is a bit of an outdated platform only used by second and third-tier airlines that haven't managed to get an agreement with Plusgrade (for upgrades, anyway). If you happen...
  18. Mattg

    Re booking a cancelled Qantas flight

    What airline is this with?
  19. Mattg

    Earn up to 110 Qantas Status Credits on the ground

    Good to see that the status credits earned from this promotion will count towards lifetime status.
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