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That is not uniformly true. There are airports (esp. in the Middle East) where you can't. Even if you can, I've flown on over 50 airlines. I don't want 50 extra apps on my phone and they wouldn't fit anyhow.

I like peace and quiet, but I believe the trade-off is definitely worth it. If a single person out of 300 misses boarding, that means the whole plane gets delayed 15 mins while they offload luggage. Being disturbed by boarding calls is worth it, especially in a lounge, because the lounge staff...

Why do you think that? The rules clearly give no such exemption. As soon as you break them, you are in violation of the conditions of carriage.

Etihad's free chat is only for Etihad Guest members, but that membership doesn't have to be in your booking. You can even sign up when you connect. (FA told me that's a recent addition and one she was clearly thankful of. I guess passengers got a bit cranky when the system told them there was a...

The first two points are irrelevant. I've had problems handled competently by overseas call centres. IHG's Diamond line is handled in the Philippines. The third point is the only point that matters. Geographical location and nationality is irrelevant.

1. From all reports, it's not very good. Even if the implementation was better, it's limited in usefulness. An ombudsman/advocate makes sense for unusual, one-off situations where the airline does something (or fails to do something) that adversely affects the passenger. For large scale issues...

As usual, I've had some <$200 fares/hotels that I could have used the $200 credit on, but that's impossible now. The first >$200 fare I've looked at since my latest anniversary is on BA next year. On BA's site, it's $230. On Amex travel, it's $570 for the same flights. So, I could spend $340...

Most of my longest trips are based around going to conventions which set their dates 1-2 years in advance or friends' celebrations which (birthday, Xmas, etc) are the same every year. Generally, hotels are cheapest booked as far out as possible and leave is best applied for as far out as...

If they are so slow and incompetent regarding paid bookings, the refunding of which is simple and requires no interaction with other companies, I wonder what happens if they downgrade a passenger booked by a partner airline, either on points or as part of a paid itinerary.

If you only ever fly on one airline and don't plan far ahead, it's fine. Otherwise, it's terrible. Let's say you want to fly to somewhere connecting from QF to JL. JL releases its award seats at 331 days out and there's no way to connect to them. By the time QF releases at random, all the JL...

The new app isn't available on my phone, so I used a friend's phone. (The old app still works fine, except for not offering the gift.)

You can walk to/from Mascot station or catch a bus for a few bucks. I've not caught the Sydney airport train all the way to the airport since the Opal negative balance loophole was closed.

Prepare to be disappointed. I got a couple of lollies a year or so ago. What's that worth? 10c? Certainly less value than the time and effort remembering and reciting the password.

You can top up the AIS SIM by credit card. Even if you have a foreign exchange fee, it would add less than 2c on a 10 baht (42c) top-up. I've topped mine up to just under my min plan cost (35 baht/7 days). That way, one 10-baht top-up on the day I arrive will trigger it.

Definitely true on Air Asia. One of my best economy international flights ever was MNL-DMK on Z2. Total cost under US$100 for a 3 hour flight, including baggage, meal and exit row seat. Standard seats were 80-90% full, but I had 3 seats to myself, with tons of legroom. Another passenger tried...

Came for a look here after seeing the puff piece in the Gazette today. That article uses global roaming as its price comparison but ignores costs of SIM cards. 6-9 times the cost for an eSIM doesn't seem worthwhile to me. e.g. Airalo eSIM for Thailand is US$9.90 for 8 days. That's about...

Exactly. They've now released a new version that Google Play correctly says isn't available for an Android 7 device. They still didn't communicate the change to users, though.

How else is the vulnerability going to matter? A well-behaved process can run as root with all possible permissions without any ill effect. You need a bad actor for the protections to be relevant. The exception is apps that process data directly from an external source. e.g. SMS, WiFi, media...

I don't download dodgy apps, so not really an issue, as most exploits require a malicious app. I hardly use apps at all. I wouldn't have even downloaded Sniip if they had a web site.

Most apps don't force updates, so you can just keep using the app that works on your device. Also, there are sites that archive old versions and you can sideload those. It's usual to assume that apps will keep functioning until the company informs users otherwise. Not really a question. It's...