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    Alipay/WeChat Pay in China

    I said iphone. Apple rigorously controls all software put on the app store to ensure there is no other spyware installed with it. What a state actor wants has nothing to do with it. But sure, if you want to believe everything is a conspiracy, or that Apple have no idea how to control what goes...
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    Alipay/WeChat Pay in China

    When you delete it, on iphone, all vestiges are gone. Aside from device details which won't do much good unless you come back to China again, in which case you'd need to install again anyway. As long as it's not a work device... But if you're handing over passport and credit card details, they...
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    VA discount/cashback with AIA

    As you say, children can't be members of Vitality, and hence can't get the airline benefit. There's only one 'benefit' per trip per Vitality account currently.
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    SkyTeam and Delta/Virgin Atlantic DISASTER!!!!

    Backing up the above, here are the conditions from Qantas on codeshare procedures, which would be network wide (not just applying to Qantas): Travel on other airlines 4.4.1 Codeshares (a) We have arrangements with other Carriers known as 'Codeshares'. This means that even if you have made a...
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    Luxury Escapes partners with Velocity Frequent Flyer

    Can you please tell me which section it's in? I checked each of the sections, including My Profile/Personal Details and don't see anywhere to enter the number.
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    Virgin Voyages coming to Oz

    They could also be certain about a western Africa relocation. Without all the rest of the disruption.
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    Luxury Escapes partners with Velocity Frequent Flyer

    Perhaps in line with the recent rumour but I was looking to earn points for the first time from a hotel booking via this partnership. It seems to be permitted by the article, and terms and conditions, and there's a V logo on the hotel. However, when I go to confirm the booking there's nowhere to...
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    Virgin Voyages coming to Oz

    But which also means they could still have come back a similar way - likely better as they have more time to make alternative bookings rather than the ~3 months they had for bookings on the trip up via Africa. I dodged a bullet, cancelling my MNVV booking over the weekend from a cruise last...
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    Anyone Cruised on MSC Orchestra

    Not Orchestra but I've been on another MSC cruise in Europe. I found entertainment better than other maintream lines (appreciating the variety instead of just music/shows), the ship was impressive for the time, but admin was 'typically Italian' i.e. not so great if needed/exceptional...
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    Japan by Cruise - which itinerary?

    I agree with the others from a different side, in that the Princess itin seems to generally allow more time to visit in many of the ports you visit (but not all, some are less), often 2 hours. This is substantial, giving you a lot more flexibility, or time spent exploring, so I'd also be...
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    Latest VA member survey to plan future "enhancements"

    Amusingly and sadly enough, you would actually be financially worse off in the scenarios I was testing purchasing that product if you needed to cancel, rather than just using the existing cancellation terms. And that's on top of the majority of situations where you don't cancel but still pay...
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    Australian Apostille Extortion at $98 per page!

    Passports are, as are many other things here, so why would apostilles be different? The one thing is you only need them rarely if ever so the extra impost is less of a deal.
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    What is Virgin Australia Worldwide Air Profile?

    Spam bots still so low quality.
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    Bonus VA status credits offer - March 2024

    Yes, as long as they meet the other requirements, they'll qualify.
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    Anyone Just Booked their Cruise (or are Planning to)?

    Not that Celebrity aren't doing the gouge in other ways, but that article is just sensationalism, not a genuine trend against solos. I've only seen it arise in very rare situations before, and checking it I believe to be the same issue. The pricing difference doesn't even exist now so it may...
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    FAA grounds 737 Max 9 Aircraft Indefinitely after Alaska Airlines incident

    And now there's this, on a 2 month old jet. https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/alaska-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-window-chunk-of-fuselage-blow-out-20240106-p5evkg.html
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    Qantas Flight Attendant Wore Palestinian Flag Pin on Their Uniform

    The funny thing is how predictable what would be worn before seeing it having only read the headline.
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    Credit cards on Silver Sea

    From the wording it's not about a doubled up, or extra conversion fee. The amount will be charged in USD alone. However, it's to inform - primarily US - customers that even though they are getting charged in USD, the charge will be a foreign transaction. It's the same as if we get a charge in...
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    Can I credit paid ticket to velocity but upgrade with KrisFlyer miles?

    Actually, it wouldn't be. You would need to enter the SQ FF number, leave that until upgrade, and then change to VA FF number once the upgrade is done (I'm assuming there are no issues doing this.) This is the message about upgrading with miles you get with a Velocity number entered "Your...
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