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    Qatar onboard messaging?

    Based on what's shown here it doesn't appear to be part of their offering.
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    Don't bother asking ChatGPT [3.5] about anything related to Rewards programs

    Since we're talking about chatGPT, a useful lesson. As a bonus, it also relates to an airline... https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/27/23739913/chatgpt-ai-lawsuit-avianca-airlines-chatbot-research
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    KLM boss goes undercover as a flight attendant

    If it was the US version, she would have been on the flight solely to get some good sympathy stories and gift US$50k to the most deserving staff member, who was operating on that flight.
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    Australian Frequent Flyers - I will appreciate your feedback

    There are a few details I'm unsure about, but the way I read it it seems like the outward FF booking is cancelled and being refunded now? While the experience hasn't been great, if that's the case, I'd set aside any issues with QF (unless you really want to pursue things with them) and just...
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    Virgin Australia To End Ola Ride Share Partnership

    I had the same experience with Uber (as well as Ola) in Brisbane. Makes sense, if they're going to switch to Uber they would apply the same behaviour on Uber (unless there are extra restrictions, which clearly there aren't).
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    Yield management madness - J Class on VA is cheaper than Y class😔

    Checked and in the week leading into Christmas, only Flex is available on Economy for flights to Bali - a popular Christmas holiday destination. So it's comparing that against discount Business. Cause most travellers to Bali don't book business class. But all the cheap seats - which would be...
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    Booking direct vs. using travel agent

    As above, you should be able to lock in the cabin with P&O as well. There's probably a link somewhere in the booking process that enables you to do that, but worst case you can call P&O and they can book it i.e there's no special rate that a travel agent will have that the cruise line won't that...
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    Overnight in Tokyo and finding flights to an entire country?

    Haneda airport is a better choice for public transport to Tokyo than Narita, if you have an option in connecting airports. As above, don't take a taxi. Regarding lounge access, at London it appears to apply based on purchased ticket class, and premium includes access to the Galleries lounge at...
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    Best card with no forex fees

    I'd say it's standards/tiers, just like you have with airlines. I wouldn't say they'd be better than (some of) those who haven't. It's very unlikely any of the big 5 "banks" will have a data leak, due to their standards. However, as seen with Latitude and others, lower tier companies haven't...
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    Best card with no forex fees

    Keep in mind many of the "fee free" options only mean no explicit fee. They still have a hidden fee in the exchange rate. As I recall the AU AmerEx will use a 3% exchange rate. At least they declare it, but obviously that's higher than the point value you'll get back. When you find a card...
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    Singapore Airlines Mixed Class Bookings

    Just book multicity with 4 legs (BNE-SIN-LHR + vv); choose First from the first leg as you did with the normal return, and put the relevant dates for 3rd and 4th legs that allow for the stopover.
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    Virgin Australia UpgradeMe pricing and success

    It would be a form message whenever card details are incorrect when trying to process payment. Upgrades can be manually assigned, or released earlier. Thus it's not a given that it's the last minute for upgrades being processed so in some cases updating your card may work and be applied...
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    Virgin Australia ‘Platinum’ customer slams airline on TikTok

    Didn't watch, but read the article. It sounds like the first flight was cancelled days/weeks earlier, since it says he says "bumped" and requested an "earlier' flight. "Mr Kalantar said his problems began when his flight back to Sydney from Melbourne was “bumped”. But he shrugged it off...
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    Adding Domestic connection to SIA J Reward

    Unfortunately you can't call and get them to add either. I tried a few times for a similar situation via Sydney, but each time they came back and said I could only book the options listed on the site (they could book on my behalf, but couldn't put it on one ticket, so it was at my risk either...
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    Velocity points now worthless in 2023 (extreme stealth devaluation)

    Or maybe it's just the typical 'financial optimisation' and the like that all airline programs have run, for many years. It doesn't make them worthless, just you sometimes have to change your tactics, or utilise them in different ways. There aren't just two states, black and white, incredible...
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    VA Max config in Business?

    Presumably like other international routes, no lounge access either.
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    VA drip feeding J reward seats?

    Advertising doesn't just mean offering for sale. To be true, that would need to be advertised in a promotion/sale i.e. be actual advertising.
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    Qantas Advertises "Fully Refundable" - but it Isnt!

    Not in this case. A deposit is an initial payment towards a product. In this case though they say they will refund the fee once you actually pay for the product.
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    Qantas Advertises "Fully Refundable" - but it Isnt!

    You'd have an argument if QF had said "Refundable in limited circumstances, terms and conditions apply" or similar. They didn't. They said "fully refundable." The normal way you get a refund is when you _choose_ to cancel and get a refund. Hence all you've defined is a single scenario, not all...
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    Will Virgin Australia international lounges ever return?

    Do they though? I'm sure many assume, since the great bulk of travel is on domestic which has lounges, that international would equally. And it's not as though the booking option for business international makes that deficiency explicit. No reference to "NO Lounge access" on the key criteria...
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