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I walk up the escalator steps whenever I can. Even better, when I have the choice, more often than not I take the actual stairs rather than the escalator. And it's absolutely correct to say that exercise/activity is "good for you". Yes, when able-bodied people choose to stand rather than walk...

Shame it's not triple status credits...

I've had the first two and enjoyed both. The fried rice that comes with the barramundi is a little bland. If I had to choose between the barramundi and the beef cheek, I think I'd choose the beef.

I don't mind this as long as the people who don't want to move, all stand to the left, so those of us who want to keep walking can overtake them.

Near where I live there are a whole lot of combined footpaths and cycle tracks. They're clearly marked with arrows showing pedestrians and cyclists are to walk/cycle on the left. While riding my bike, I can't count the number of times I've almost collided with someone who's walking on their...

If past experience is anything to go by, it'll take a couple of months for the bonus points to be credited. I'll be checking my account every couple of weeks on the off chance, but I'd expect the points in late November or December.

The general consensus is that Waiting List requests are successful about 30% of the time.

It did apply to AmEx. Of course, the transfer bonus period is finished now. https://www.pointhacks.com.au/cathay/promotions/

Welcome to AFF @michaeltprice ! We can't give individual financial advice here; only you can decide whether it's "worth it". What experienced AFFers will tell you, though, is that if you want to accumulate frequent flyer points, the way to best do so is via a "Flexible points currency" rather...

One more issue: the departure tax to leave Australia is close to $140. So if you’re looking for a short-haul international flight (eg. to DPS) the carrier charges and taxes will often be half or more the cost of paying for the flight outright. You’ll find the carrier charges for the flights back...

My balance has changed and gone backwards, and I know why. Initially the balance said something like “5800 status credits required, of which 6034 need to be from your own VA marketed and operated flights”. So too many of my SC’s have been earned through family pooling, Flybuys etc. Now my...

I’ve just had a read of the actual legislation. It’s quite interesting to see how much of what it says is downright ignored by the airlines and by EU member governments! (Eg. airlines have an “obligation” to inform all passengers of their rights in the case of delays or cancellations). The...

Agree. I do notice that more often than not I’m “looked after” by, say, being put in a room on a higher floor or with a nice view. This is what happened to me last week at the Novotel in Queenstown. But that’s not an “upgrade” by anyone’s definition except the hotel’s. Correct me if I’m wrong...

Yes, that’s the rule: accommodation and meals need to be covered even if the delay is due to “extraordinary circumstances”. This happened to us in early 2022 when our KEF-CPH flight was cancelled because the flight crew had COVID. We didn’t receive compensation, but SAS reimbursed us for our...

One really does wonder how Iberia have managed to get away with ignoring EC261 for so long, and how it will end. Will there be a class action that’ll end up costing them hundreds of millions, or will they keep getting away with it in perpetuity?

Given that Accor + Explorer is an Asia Pacific thing, and that every A+ member will now be ALL Gold (or higher), is it fair to say that ALL Gold will be of slightly more value outside Asia Pacific than within Asia Pacific? I mean, as ALL Gold I can't see myself getting upgrades any more, unless...

Looks like I'll end the year with a maximum of 54 status nights and about 12,000 status points (that's factoring in 3000 points for Oct-Dec from a Signature subscription which, sadly, I only took out in June). So near and yet so far! Will have to be content with Gold for another year.

Thought I'd save some money by making a non-refundable booking. Won't make that mistake again!

My daughter and her husband received a last-minute invitation to an event in Sydney during the first week of the December school holidays, and they asked me if I could use my Velocity points for reward flights given that flights at that time of the year are expensive. So I did a search for...

Interesting. My app is showing no changes at all. No nights added and I’m still an “Accor Plus Gold” member with, among other things, “up to 50% off meal bills”.