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    InterContinental Singapore leaving IHG

    Laurus is a different proposition, a Luxury Collection property on Sentosa, not a city hotel. Looks the (soon to be former) IC is not loaded up yet on Marriott website.
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    The tray service is usually used for “supper” service on flights departing late night.
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    Is it possible to return from SE Asia to East Coast AUS on day flights?

    JQ have two day flights to MEL from DPS and one each to SYD and BNE. QF a big no from SE Asia. Redeyes only.
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    QANTAS security breach-2 separate flights were cancelled without Authorisation by my ex-husband through his QFF Account on-line.

    Or it might be cheaper for them just to have policy that provides some “goodwill” gestures for the fringe cases for where this turns out to be a genuine problem. For fraud prevention IIRC most airlines have additional steps if you want to refund to something other than original form of...
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    QANTAS security breach-2 separate flights were cancelled without Authorisation by my ex-husband through his QFF Account on-line.

    For 6,000 pts for the unauthorised cancellation and whatever the increased number of points was to rebook the flight? I wonder if it would be worth the $$$ it would to have a lawyer write such a letter?
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    Significant NAB changes coming; no travel insurances on most cards from mid-2026

    So it seems the insurance will end on 16 May. My partner's mother will be away returning about 19 May. Trying to work out if we can take out paid insurance for the residual 4 days to provide complete trip cover, or whether the cover needs to be for the whole period. They way most PDS's seem...
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    Card payment sucharges banned in Australia from 2026

    When we stayed at a hotel in Perth earlier in the year they indicated the 1.5% surcharge applies to whatever method of electronic payment, including EFTPOS. So on the way back to hotel before checking out we noticed ATM and took out the cash to pay them, just on principle as the 1.5% isn’t a...
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    MEL taxi scam

    The waits happen "offsite" at a specific area, not at the collection area. Same as taxis.
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    MEL taxi scam

    Was a few years ago, so I guess the $40 fare is a bit higher now . But have spoken to some drivers (after apologising for short fare) and they've said you win some you lose some. Happy to pay a generous tip to these sort of drivers, but not to a driver who whines and then once of the freeway...
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    Jetstar B787 Reliability Issues

    Or JQ43 via DPS. Or the next available JQ 7. Our experience in the last couple of years is extreme reluctance to put you onto QF. Noticed tomorrow's JQ 7/8 have been cancelled.
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    IFE broken QF2, what to expect

    When walking back from toilets to seat, I’d estimate that at least 2/3 of passengers are using the IFE during flights in daylight hours. Overnight, probably drops to 1/3 or so. Although perhaps less on carriers with meagre content. I don’t own nor need a tablet and a phone screen is a...
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    Rex in voluntary administration, ending all 737 services

    Rex’s last reliable indicator of operating costs for running the airline was $300m (2019 annual report). If the government paid every cent of that - that’s the equivalent to servicing the debt on what a $7.5b infrastructure project? Or probably about half the cost of the Airport Link Rail to...
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    Rex in voluntary administration, ending all 737 services

    Tellingly, I've had more emails from RexFlyer this week than I did in the months of its operation.
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    Avianca LifeMiles – Bookings and Discussion

    Password format changes. Not sure if this has affected others, but no notification for us. Both of us had ! in the password and this is no longer allowed (you can't even submit to login if you've entered ! in the password field). Looks like ~ ` ^ { } [ ] are also problematic. So need to do...
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    MEL taxi scam

    You get the meter fare and for free you get a grumpy taxi driver and erratic driving because your fare wasn't worth their wait. Last two times we caught a taxi to my partners mother's place we got the complete guilt trip for only being a $40 fare.
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    Unless booked through a Travel Agent and the TA can do it, I don't think SQ can merge two PNR's together. However, if you're looking to through check bags, they can do it for you at checkin.
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    Are you using AI / ChatGPT for travel planning and while travelling?

    My theory is take advantage of it while you can. It feels like google searches back in the days before excessive commercialisation. Once they start to properly monetise it with paid promotions influencing the results, it will be more difficult to get useful relatively neutral advise from (or...
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    What cheeses me off

    These days this is more common than not, whatever the alliance or lack of alliance between the two carriers. It’s largely driven by the policies of the first carrier, and not necessarily the technology . If you had been travelling from SQ to TP (or to QF for that matter which is obviously in...
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    Card payment sucharges banned in Australia from 2026

    Well, if they don't take cash, there should be at least one surcharge free form of payment.
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    The have really nailed the menu now, after the post Covid hiccups. Vastly superior to the SIN F lounge (not TPR) which is basically a glorified hawker stall which has a menu full of inexpensive hawker dishes and hasn't changed since it reopened in its current location in 2022. A variety of...
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