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Lots of great advice and anecdotes in this thread - thank you AFF community for bringing this topic to my attention (and all of my work colleagues too!) My data points for reference: I worked in the UK for 6 years from 2005-2011 but somehow started out with 8 NI years (no questions being asked...

Watching this thread with interest. Just last week, I made an Avios redemption with QR for 2 x J seats FCO-xDOH-xMEL-CBR in April 2026 through QR Privilege Club. I am a nobody Burgundy with QRPC but WP with QF and SG with VA. I was able to select U seats on all flights and they appear to have...

Here's my progress for October: 80/110 done... actually 80/90 possible, given no chance on the Utilities & Services category. In order: * Cards & Banking = usual monthly sweep from ANZ QFF Black Visa and QFF Titanium Mastercard * Insurance = combination of monthly QF Health Insurance premium...

Well that's settled then... it was fun for a year to spite QF and to taste Diamond status with Hilton Honors, but just not worth it post-devaluation.

Almost the last gasp for QF DSC 2024 vintage... Happy to report success on 4 x DSC bookings that had originally been made for regional viewings of a cult classic that somehow got repurposed as golden triangle re-runs instead. Normal SC posted the same day; DSC posted 1-2 days later (Thursday...

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Can confirm this also - had to hurriedly use a QF Hotels voucher for an eco-hotel to get the 5th leaf before 31 July rollover date (RIP home & car carbon offsetting). It worked.

Confirmed. I got burnt in June this year from the enhancement on offsetting one's holiday home (July year end for me) and so pounced when I saw yet another enhancement to GT qualification. Just ordered one single bottle of Green Tier shiraz from Qantas Wines, using the $50 PC+ voucher. Net...

I took my mother and teenage daughter to Cafe Sydney last week for some pre-theatre dining at sunset. Entrees and mains - plus sides - hit the Amex dining credit easily enough, with me being out-of-pocket only for the champagne and the tip. No time for dessert - Cats was calling! Amex applied...

Tried for 2 one-way U fares flying QF26 (HND-SYD) on 29th July 2025 - computer said no (EF showing I9 at the time) C'est la vie!

I'm missing the forest for the trees! 😶‍🌫️

I've been watching NH awards availability on VA for a few months now. Looking at HND-SYD for Mrs GO and Miss GO at the end of July (Tuesday 29th, so after AU school holidays have ended). Very little showed more than 2 weeks out, so I started playing a game to check whether I could get 2 J...

I have a 31 July renewal date and always do the final leaves about one month prior. I have actually done my bit with a real house and car in NSW for the past few years, so I am absolutely filthy about this little "enhancement"!

Hotel: InterContinental Melbourne, The Rialto When: March 2025 Status: Platinum Ambassador Rate: AUD $595/night (Ambassador Complimentary Weekend Night Rate) Booked: 1 King Junior Suite with Club Lounge Received: 1 King Signature Suite (two-category upgrade) Forgot to post this at the time but...

I must confess that I do not know exactly what she did. This was all resolved whilst I was on hold. There were definitely 2 PNRs before I called - the original CR booking and the new one created when the droid approved the WP release. Both with 6 alpha-numeric characters as is typical for QF...

It's now less than a month until Mrs and Miss GO fly off and I thought that I would give this WP super-power another crack to take them higher than Y+. EF was showing A8 and I9 on QF11 SYD-LAX for 3rd July. I got through quickly but not to HBA. No worries; if the computer says no today, I can...

This! ❤️ I've been hanging out for a glimpse of the Potala Palace again. Thanks @Matt_01 - this has been a great journey so far. Really enjoying seeing it all again 25 years on.

We finally got Mrs GO to VA WP through Family Pooling (existing VA bookings booked pre-devaluation) and I told her to apply instantly for HH Diamond through VA, ahead of a summer sojourn in the US and EU at a string of Hilton properties. Based on my own experience in 2023 and that of other AFF...

Only 40% bonus offered here (at Gold Elite status)

@Matt_01 - I'll be watching this thread with a lot of interest! I visited Tibet back in 2002, flying into Lhasa from Kathmandu (with a clear view of Everest along the way!), then spending 3 weeks inside the forbidden kingdom. It was a guided tour (Intrepid) that took us out to Mount Kailash for...