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    Qantas Website won't let you pay!

    I don't believe it's conditional on it being a QF 081 ticket. It's certainly worked in the past when ticketed by others (AY for one). QF code booked and QF metal are the requirements.
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    The biggest features of Premier are Global View (Seeing all your accounts from the one internet banking - you still need to go to the other country's site to do anything other than see balances though, but the login is simplified if going from one to the other), and free (and instant) Global...
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    Claiming GST TRS travelling on QF9

    If the scheme wasn't available to Australians, it would remove an incentive to buy from an Australian retailer before travelling, vs buying when overseas. As it stands, no GST is collected, but at least the Australian retailer/distributor/etc. get the benefit of the purchase.
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    [Cancelled] SIN lounge crawl 7 June 2020

    Oh whoops, I just realised the (bit of a) status run I booked with the AY HKG-LHR fare has me in London when this lounge crawl is on. Next time!
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    [Cancelled] SIN lounge crawl 7 June 2020

    Just realised this would make a great SC run for the start of my year. Will depend on whether I can get some cheap (probably MH) J flights from HKG to make a weekend of it. $7/SC isn't terrible, but hopefully something better will come up. Anyone else coming from HKG?
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    Qantas Premium Entry at Brisbane Domestic

    Is it just me, or at some point in the last year did they replace the x-ray machine where everything went through on a tray (and the trays are automatically sent back), with an older style x-ray machine? I quite liked the new one. Unlike the ones with multiple stations to empty your belongings...
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    Qantas Hong Kong - Missing iPad

    As of iOS 13 Apple devices can use Bluetooth to talk to other nearby Apple devices which eventually results in the owner being able to locate the device. There's info on the Apple site.
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    That was quick (points/sc)

    When the new system was introduced not that long ago, I had a flight credit while I was in the lounge. It's definitely much faster than it used to be.
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    Targeted QF Double Status Credit Offer. Book 28 Oct - 4 Nov 19. Fly 5 Nov 19 - 22 Oct 20

    I just got an offer, as a resident overseas, for DSC on flights from my country of residence to Australia. Pretty similar dates, but in my local timezone.
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    Qantas 'preferred seating'

    Preferred seats are free for Gold and above, so that doesn't seem so bad?
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    QF No Longer Printing FF Number on Boarding Passes

    The FF number is still in the barcode (at least, I presume it's still there), which is easily decoded if you have a photo of it. It also has the PNR....which is more problematic.
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    Crediting Cathay to QFF

    If a booking class isn't listed in the table for an airline, then it doesn't earn anything.
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    Qantas 'My Platinum News'

    I haven't received it. I have an address outside Australia listed...anyone else in this situation? I've wondered whether I'm likely to miss out on other promos and should just change the address back to one in Australia.
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    Qantas A380 refurbishment news and updates

    I wouldn't take much notice of SeatGuru. It typically has no idea what layout is being used anyway, and given no passengers have been on this layout, they wouldn't have much useful to say. There are plenty of cabin configurations I've been on recently on airlines that don't show up there.
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    Which debit card is best overseas?

    No need to buy more than 1.
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    Crediting Cathay to QFF

    For anyone thinking of using status and then crediting to a different program when flying CX - flew a couple of flights last week that were in non-earning classes for QFF. Kept my QFF WP number in there when boarding, until about 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time, as the last...
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    HKG Transit Ideas

    That's easily enough time to head into the city for a meal. If you landed by 17:20, you could probably expect to reach Kowloon or Hong Kong station by about 18:30, depending on how quickly you walk (the other day I landed at 20:45, was at Hong Kong station at 21:45, after spending 10 minutes...
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    Double Status Credit - No double SC on domestic leg?

    Has anyone tried one of these offers with the domestic leg of QF9/QF10?
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    Which debit card is best overseas?

    Decided to check the rates HSBC offer for currency conversion and compare to the Visa daily rate. HSBC: Visa: Funnily enough, the 2nd one should be the rate you'll get if you don't have any USD in your account when doing a USD transaction with this account. Just to be clear, this shows...
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    Which debit card is best overseas?

    Another good option is the HSBC Everyday Global Account. No fees for normal use, and you can store 10 different currencies in there which will be used if you have enough of a currency in there for a given transaction/withdrawal. That said, unless you have a way to transfer into it in different...
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