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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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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    Yes 0800 Australian time. But that would be Western Australian time :p
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    Paying for Hot Breakfast

    A loyalty benefit ? 🤣 First time you stay, you pay. Repeat visits you realise you don't have to.
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    Article: Is Your Hotel’s Minibar Trying to Trick You?

    I don't mind the pantry concept - if prices are kept reasonable. But invariably they offer products at close to minibar prices - but surely must be cheaper to adminster (less labour to restock, less leakage). Especially annoying when your $10 credit for being an elite members buys you the...
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    New SkyBus routes; Sunshine & Eastern Express

    I wonder if it also might appeal to those in the South East, come February. With the Metro tunnel opening comes through running of services from Sunbury to/from the Pakenham line, it might be easier and more convenient to change at Sunshine than to change trains at Caulfield, State Library or...
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    Beijing Capital Airlines to fly to MEL

    Well to pedantic it’s not a Mainland Chinese airline.
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    Vietnam Airlines data breach

    I'm starting to use a different DOB for new sign ups where DOB is not critical. Make myself a couple of years younger 🤣 For airlines, from memory, DOB does not form part of the ticket info.
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    Jetstar to Operate from T2 at Singapore from 2026

    Curiously that map is missing the skytrain between T1 & T2 which runs at three minute(IIRC) intervals, which can make it slightly quicker, particularly if you reach the train just before it departs. The walking times are "average" too, fast walkers can do it much quicker, I know I get from SQ...
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    Jetstar to Operate from T2 at Singapore from 2026

    Depends on where in T2! If it's E28 could be as little as 4-5 mins, which is closer than most of the D gates in T1. On the other hand if it's at the far end of T2, such as F37 or F60, you could be looking at 15 mins or longer depending on how quick you walk.
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    Jetstar to Operate from T2 at Singapore from 2026

    Maybe. Or it maybe the 25th or 26th. 🤣 :eek:
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    What cheeses me off

    WCMO yesterday? Really trivial stuff sometimes. Like yesterday when swimming laps in my Condo pool. This pool is 50m x 15m. No-one else in the pool. I plonk my water bottle down in the middle of the pool at one end and start my laps. Someone else comes along and they get into the pool in...
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    What cheeses me off

    Odd. Must be down to country specific configurations of google search. Even if I type "Liverpool FC news" it just returns Mens team news. Maybe in AU there's more interest in Womens football and the algorithm reflects that?
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    Virgin Australia changes to carry on baggage allowance effective 2 Feb 2026

    But it has other limits "It can be a maximum size of 45 x 36 x 20 cm (including any handles and wheels) and must be kept under the seat in front of you." Most wheelaboards are bigger than that. You can however buy wheelaboards that are marketed as "easyjet underseat" luggage that are these...
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    Virgin Australia changes to carry on baggage allowance effective 2 Feb 2026

    At least they haven’t gone down the European LCC route. 1 small backpack or handbag free, pay for a wheelaboard - with prices for the wheelaboard fluctuating according to demand, just like the airfares do. That would be something to be upset about.
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    What cheeses me off

    You didn't accidentally click the "Women's football" tab, which when you click on news returns articles about the women's team? When looking for news on anything I omit the word news and switch to the news section. Same here, as long as the "Men's football" tab is highlighted switching to...
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