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Have you received the AmEx offer of 3 bonus MR points per dollar spent on foreign transactions? Depending on what you do with your MR points afterwards, this may make it worthwhile even given the 3% foreign transaction fee. On my Platinum card, for example, this offer means that I'm earning...

It does happen — almost always meteorites rather than human-made debris. Here’s an example, captured on camera. Simply not worth worrying about, though.

Everyone's different, but those extra 3 MR points per dollar make it worth it for me under some circumstances. A spend of $100 plus 3% foreign transaction fee on the Platinum card earns 540 MR points with this offer. For those FF programmes that give you 1 FF point per 2 MR points, that means...

Clearly, obviously, the answer is Broome International Airport (BME). In no other airport in the world is it possible to drink Matso's in the outdoor bar area while waiting for your flight.

And I thought I was the only teacher on AFF in a sea of high-flying corporate types whose employers pay for their flights, and retired people using their superannuation! (not that there's anything wrong with that, of course....! 😁) I'm a secondary teacher at a private school. I totally...

Of course. AmEx is just one part of the strategy which includes FlyBuys and Everyday Rewards, credit card sign-up bonuses (Mastercard and Visa) and churning, electricity and gas sign-up bonuses, AmEx referrals, etc etc. It's all part of playing the game and, as I wrote, flexibility and agility...

I've been receiving these surveys for years with all of my AmEx cards. I just completed a survey about my Platinum Edge card earlier today; the last one was probably a year or two ago. These surveys are semi-regular and, from experience, are not harbingers of certain doom.

Well, speaking as an "average salaried middle class employee" (a schoolteacher), I beg to differ. Some random thoughts: Flying with points (especially internationally in premium cabins) has always been a niche, long-game activity. I've been doing it for some years now and just about every year...

Welcome to AFF! It just looks like a glitch loading the graphic. When you reload the page, or look on another browser or on the app, is it still showing? You've got plenty of time before your flight. I wouldn't worry about it unless it doesn't fix itself over the next few days.

If you haven't come across it already, you might be interested in this article on Point Hacks... https://www.pointhacks.com.au/qantas/unlocking-every-qantas-tier-2025/

Well, this article is an eye-opener for those of us (including me) who had been hoping that VA would see the error of its ways and make it a bit easier to earn SCs. Maybe VA has been right all along. (Speaking as a MEL-SYD commuter). Having said that, I still wish -- perhaps futilely -- that...

I’ve definitely seen Qantas gate check bags on very full 737 flights to/from NZ. Last year flying from Auckland, while we were waiting at the gate a Qantas staff member was walking around making sure all our cabin bags fit the rules. I’ve seen it once or twice since then as well. Like you, I’ve...

I didn’t realise it’s currently 200,000 — that’s pretty good. I wouldn’t blame. You for signing up, but on the other hand my earlier advice is still valid, I think. Given that you’re in no hurry, I’d still hold off to see if anything bigger comes along, and if it doesn’t, you can be very...

You ask some great questions and raise some great points! My thinking is that in your situation, there's no urgency. You already have the Citi Prestige and Accor Plus membership. The Platinum card is great for the other benefits including a wider range of transfer partners, but I wonder whether...

I was flying an airline in Europe recently (can't remember which ... either Finnair or Air France) and at the gate my carry-on was weighed to ensure that it weighed less than the permitted 12kg.

I'm trying to picture what's happened here. You purchased a scooter, then you changed your mind and wanted to return it, but the retailer refused to accept it, and then it was stolen?

Are you saying that even if there's no online TK availability, there's availability over the phone? Using Aeroplan points?

And the food! Do yourself a favour and do a food tour. (... although in my no doubt unsophisticated opinion, raki is highly overrated...)

That's not my interpretation of the "above article". It has several quotes, including from travel industry experts, supporting the changes and stating that they're good for passengers. Certainly we've all seen people trying to bring everything including the kitchen sink onto flights as...

My assumption has been that this rush to either jettison (Citibank, CommBank) or increase the price of (AmEx) transfers to overseas FF programmes has been partly due to the flagged lowering or abolition of surcharges, but mostly due to the long-term exchange rate deterioration between the AUD...