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Ahhh... the Chase Hyatt card looks really good... $95 for it with Discoverist status and a Cat 1-4 award which is easily redeemable here. SUB could be better but overall it is very easy to make up the $95 fee each year. $5000 USD is a lot of money for 2 elite night credits so might not push...

Final days of points earned on the Hilton Amex cards contributing towards base points it looks like. The tier systems are going back to pre-COVID times. It does contribute towards LTD, which is 2m base points or 1000 nights!

Some hotels do it the next day, maybe a few days after. Some do it on checkin based on my experience.

Finally got this approved but wow a lot of hoops to jump through. Did require a lot of patience but stuck through it. It was... an experience like no other. Required: - Signing a form allowing for the collection of credit and personal data. - Bank statements - Payslips - Existing credit card...

I was thinking of using the UA partnership instead but it looks like the ceiling is Marriott Bonvoy Gold with no fast track to Platinum. I know Marriott has status challenges for Bonvoy Gold Members to Platinum so I think that would be easier. 16 nights in 3 months. Does require some previous...

Probably high demand with the Sunshine Coast being in its high season so they are not selling it.

Looks like rates are lower than LQS during off peak periods but during events it is a bit more expensive. Was going to use the FNCs for the Australian Open but it's all sold out...

Free night + 20 night rollover + 1000 status points each month... imagine lol

There are Fairmonts in the US with a few Sofitels and Novotels here and there. The US-based hotel chains obviously dominate the market over there, which is to be expected.

Probably the strategy is to have HIX stays with 5000 points per nights rates that counts towards EQP throughout the year. Need to do it for at least 15-20 nights throughout the year (on top of the base points) to get Diamond. HIXs are more likely to have the 5000 points package. Have found a few...

Saw offers like that especially for HIX hotels where they have 5000 extra points per night and it does contribute towards status by points. Could be worth it if chasing Diamond but YMMV. 120k is a lot though.

I think VA is going to let go of HA eventually as NZ (albeit still pending) will be its partner for flights to the Pacific Islands and earn VA SCs and points on those flights. Or it could be like QR with VA and QF...

AS flying 787s and A330s ex-SYD? That would be something...

Tbh it is funny seeing the reaction to this on the US blogs and FT being so different compared to here lol, Oneworld flyers like it though no doubt.

Will be interesting how the fare rules for SCs and points turn out for HA flights if they do go into oneworld. Simpler and fairer rules might apply for HA ex-SYD (earn is halved) but probably the AS rate for CONUS flights from HNL (which is still pretty good)

The IHG partnership exit is official and it looks like Mr & Mrs Smith has moved to Hyatt. No official launch date yet but currently there is a MMS gift card promo on the Hyatt Website. For every $300 USD spent you get 1 elite night credit which counts towards this years status. 5 WoH Base Points...

Would note that the Business Light fares on Finnair are classified as I, which means you should still receive Business-level SCs on routes like BKK-HEL-LHR. $3.6k is pretty good. Noting that on Business Light, only 1 checked baggage comes free of charge for oneworld Sapphire/Emerald members...

Waiting for the Next Hotel Melbourne bookings to show up on Hilton, would be interesting to see the experience.

- It is the case of booking partner flights with classic rewards. Since QF-EK have their partnership, lounge access + baggage allocation is no problem but no status credits on partner reward flights. Only a few exceptions like Aircalin where the QF code remains after the reward flight selection.

The $1400 return sale deals on AA ex-SYD looked interesting earlier this year but it looks like there is a reason. Anything about the onboard wifi speeds? Based on other sites it is good enough for surfing the internet but not fast enough to stream. Might come in handy for a 13 hour flight.