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It’s no surprise that Westpac has cancelled the Amex associated with its legacy Earth Platinum Plus product. I’ve just received a letter notifying me about this today, and offering a free “upgrade” to Altitude Black (i.e. the new Altitude Black will be at the same $250 annual fee as I’ve been...

There's always Straddie!

Thank you all for the additional opinions and advice. I don't intend to fly home to Canberra every weekend, though I'll see how things go in practice. Instead, I'll spend at least a week a month in Canberra (plus the weekends either side) and my husband will aim to spend a week a month (plus...

Thank you all for the replies! Lots of useful advice and experience here. I won't be flying to Canberra every weekend as I do want to establish a life and social circle in Brisbane. Besides, Canberra is cold for much of the year, so weekends in Brisbane sound pleasant. Instead, I'll focus on...

Hi everyone, I am considering accepting a job I've been offered in Brisbane. I live with my spouse in Canberra and he will be staying in Canberra, so there is going to be a lot of travel involved, plus the expense of a second household. At best, I may be able to negotiate a $25K or $30K pay...

The first time I visited the US was to attend a graduate-level oceanography course. One of the non-academic staff, on learning that I was from Australia asked, "but do you have oceans in Australia?" I replied, "We do around the edges. Most people in Australia live around the edges." I was at a...

I purchased some of the new in-ear wireless Bose through their web-site and I did get the AMEX rebate.

Neither. I'm a federal government employee, so I don't get FF points (only status credits).

The electronic versions of my boarding passes also said Gold.

Mostly after I dropped.

At the end of May 2015, I dropped down from Gold to Silver. I was not comped Gold: my frequent flyer login page showed Silver and my frequent flyer emails all had the silver banner. Yet my boarding passes kept coming out marked "Gold"! :confused: This continued for almost a full year :D. I kept...

I have two more trips booked for May... All discount economy... Only one flight on VA... hmm. Actually, I think I will just hit the target exactly even without the bonus!

I either didn't receive it or it disappeared into my spam folder! Not sure which.

If only I had been checking this forum more regularly and had seen this earlier! I've had a trip a week for the past few weeks, but without the double status credits, I am going to fall just shy of a level-up. Serves me right for not being more of a regular at AFF!

Yes, I use TripIt Pro and the app works pretty well.

Check out the macrumors watch forum for a lot of discussion. WatchOS has just been updated, which should fix the slowness of third party apps as app developers update their apps to take advantage of the improvements. It's handy to have my calendar and flight alerts on my watch, and to be able...

I've been happy with Westpac Earth Plat Plus. They have great coverage, but have recently changed providers (from Zurich to QBE). I have a claim in currently, and the service has so far been slower than it was under Zurich.

I agree - I have only ever worn flats, but even so it is hard to find shoes that don't seem designed to injure feet (Allegria is a good brand). But even the best laid plans... My foot injury happened when I was wearing sneakers.

Thanks for all the advice, everyone. It's not a meeting I can do by videoconference and I was hoping to attend (it's our second leadership workshop after a major restructure, and I missed the first 6 months ago due to being on the other side of the world), but it is not the end of the world if I...

I will be having surgery on my foot later this month, and will have to travel from Canberra to Brisbane for a meeting a couple of weeks after that. I should be (just) off crutches by then, but still in a surgical boot. My surgeon isn't particularly happy with me flying for longer than an hour so...