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    Have you flown to every destination in an airline's route network?

    Have you flown every Jetconnect route to/from NZ?
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    What's your favourite big city destination?

    To the above cities I'd add Paris: a great all-rounder with a little bit (well, a lot) of everything: food, culture, (urban) scenery, and a fun (if slightly intimidating) vibe.
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    AFF Trip Report of the Month

    VERY well-deserved @n7of9 ! Your first TR too!
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    Virgin goodbye for now

    I'd be interested in the wider issue; in fact I just thought about this a couple of days ago. How many disaffected Qantas customers have abandoned Qantas for Virgin, and stayed with Virgin? How many disaffected Virgin customers have abandoned Virgin for Qantas, and stayed with Qantas? My...
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    Accor ALL Signature Discussion

    But, having signed up for one month for 30% off, does it not make sense to stay for 4 months to get the extra 5000 points?
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    AFF Gathering #18 in MEL on 21-23 November 2025

    Having my welcome drink before strolling over. Glad to have found an Ibis that allows me to order spirits as the welcome drink! Guess which activity I’ve chosen for tomorrow?
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    Virgin Sydney Premium Entry Permanently Closing

    Believe it or not, for the 75% of "loyal VA flyers" who don't live in Sydney these changes are positive. Even for those in Sydney it's arguable that these changes are neutral at worst, given the location of the new scanners and the increased hours of the priority screening lanes. As an aside...
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    Virgin Sydney Premium Entry Permanently Closing

    As a Melburnian, this is all upside.
  9. Human

    Citi cards become myCard - no more CX, KF, EY, QR from 16/11/25

    I'm getting the message "You don't have enough rewards points."
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    Accor ALL Signature Discussion

    Good to know. And are you a brand new customer or have you subscribed to Signature before? I've subscribed in the past and it didn't work for me when I tried it a few days ago.
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    Citi cards become myCard - no more CX, KF, EY, QR from 16/11/25

    In my mind, Citi cards have always been great cards to churn but not great cards to keep. Last year I took out a Citi Premier card for the 220,000 point sign up bonus (which I converted to KrisFlyer). The two free airport meals were a nice touch but once I'd used them both and received the bonus...
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    Paying overseas travel agent - Best strategy?

    I did receive it for my Platinum charge card ... but it has now expired. Apologies -- it might have actually expired when I originally posted, without me realising.
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    Citibank post-November changes - suggestions for use of remaining points

    From your situation my initial feeling is that you should keep your points where they are. You'll still be able to transfer to Velocity after November 16 and, unlike KrisFlyer, Velocity points don't expire. You should do your own research re the availability of flights to Doha. Last time I...
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    Paying overseas travel agent - Best strategy?

    Have you received the AmEx offer of 3 bonus MR points per dollar spent on foreign transactions? Depending on what you do with your MR points afterwards, this may make it worthwhile even given the 3% foreign transaction fee. On my Platinum card, for example, this offer means that I'm earning...
  15. Human

    Space Junk and ramifications for airlines

    It does happen — almost always meteorites rather than human-made debris. Here’s an example, captured on camera. Simply not worth worrying about, though.
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    New Amex statement credits

    Everyone's different, but those extra 3 MR points per dollar make it worth it for me under some circumstances. A spend of $100 plus 3% foreign transaction fee on the Platinum card earns 540 MR points with this offer. For those FF programmes that give you 1 FF point per 2 MR points, that means...
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    What makes a good airport and what's your favourite?

    Clearly, obviously, the answer is Broome International Airport (BME). In no other airport in the world is it possible to drink Matso's in the outdoor bar area while waiting for your flight.
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    2025 Amex Membership Rewards Devaluation

    And I thought I was the only teacher on AFF in a sea of high-flying corporate types whose employers pay for their flights, and retired people using their superannuation! (not that there's anything wrong with that, of course....! 😁) I'm a secondary teacher at a private school. I totally...
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    2025 Amex Membership Rewards Devaluation

    Of course. AmEx is just one part of the strategy which includes FlyBuys and Everyday Rewards, credit card sign-up bonuses (Mastercard and Visa) and churning, electricity and gas sign-up bonuses, AmEx referrals, etc etc. It's all part of playing the game and, as I wrote, flexibility and agility...
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    AMEX Platinum Reserve Benefits

    I've been receiving these surveys for years with all of my AmEx cards. I just completed a survey about my Platinum Edge card earlier today; the last one was probably a year or two ago. These surveys are semi-regular and, from experience, are not harbingers of certain doom.
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