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And remember the new CEO says they are working on improving all their services. That's what you get for what - a $2K seat that you rent for about 8 hours. Such a joke. Travel on CX - they actually want passengers and it shows. QF are a disgrace.

I gave up on AMEX years ago and it seems nothing has changed. Why would anyone bother dealing with them when the credit card surcharge is so excessive (because of their charges to the merchant) and then you have to jump through hoops to use the card. The tail wagging the dog.

This might become interesting for QF - https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-refunds-delayed-cancelled-us-flights

Received an email this morning advising I had Project Endzone for 100 points and expected duration 10 minutes. Signed in. Select Endzone and tick the box to agree to participate but was immediately directed to a screen advising I did not meet the criteria and here is 15 points - for wasting my...

In NSW only Police (particularly the special transport Police) have the power to take any action. Even the fare inspectors and the station staff can do nothing if they are challenged, except call the Police. It is for their own safety, but makes a joke of enforcement of fare evasion.

Pathetic if the driver did not own up to the fact people on board could not tap-on. The senior gentleman may not have protested if they still issued a fine. He would no doubt have had a Gold Opal so no real advantage to attempting to avoid a fare. Pity you did not get the inspector's details and...

People are voting with their feet and wallets because of the way QF has the lost the plot. Why would anyone fly QF to the USA (or often the UK) when currently flights are almost guaranteed to be late or cancelled. The travel insurance companies need a standard form with tick-the-box for which QF...

Sounds like a similar situation to choosing a domestic airline in Australia !

The new CEO says that QF is "changing for the better" ! I think she meant "changing the fees because it is better for QF" to charge more to move my bundle of rights from one aspiration but not guaranteed fight to another aspirational but not guaranteed flight.

Standard Government practice. First decide the desired politically acceptable outcome. Prepare a paper that provides that as an option then sell it as the suitable solution for everyone, particularly if it is acceptable (no matter how ineffective) to those most likely to be detrimentally...

Essentially the same message I received from a friend's email after their email had been hacked. If you reply the scammer says something like. "Thanks for getting back to me - are you able to buy some gift cards for me as I have to pay some bills and cannot go out." My friend had no idea they...

Read "dress up a little bit" in the invitation. The idea is not jeans and T-shirts. A pair of trousers and a coat (if available) has always been sufficient in the past. I only wear ties to Court and to funerals. All subject to being overruled by the organiser !

The conversion that occurs if you have insufficient of a required currency is calculated by Wise by converting from whatever currency you have available on your card that converts at the best available cross rate - between currencies. I had a heap of A$'s loaded, as well as several other...

Yes, but my response is about the Wise debit card. Bank issued cards use the credit / savings to access the credit /savings account. The Wise card only has the debit option using your own funds. I understood that using the credit or savings options on a bank issued card also resulted in...

Only confirming that Platinum is the new Bronze - with a few extra perks.

I carry around a piece of paper in my travel wallet where I wrote, when I first received my Wise card 6 or 7 years ago - "use credit for ATM withdrawals with M/C, Visa and Cirrus". I cannot find it on the website now but that was the instruction at the time. Once you have actually logged into...

Why would you walk (unless its a fitness thing) when the 420 bus passes by Mascot station (well one street away or 3 minutes walk) and goes through the Domestic and International terminals on its normal route to and from its final destination (Burwood) ? There is also the 350 that starts from...

Yes fortunately the MNL - SYD flight (QF20) departs at 2035 so the QF pax, who can access the CX lounge, have already left the CX lounge to board the flight before it closes.

ANZ have done what your contracted them to do (process your transaction) so they have earned their fees - as per their T's and C's. Any refund would be a good will gesture.

Check you terms and conditions for your ANZ card (which are sent out electronically and that no one ever reads) on how transactions are processed. Often the card company VIsa/Mastercard have a process that transfers any foreign currency transactions from the underlying currency to US$'s and back...