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So, at this stage I have the following people down as attending: @Mattg @QPProletarian @Sprucegoose @Bundy Bear @RooFlyer @Port Power @CMA222 @Ade @AIRwin @Katie @Gladstone Tim The following people marked themselves as Gold or maybe. If you're on the list below, could you please advise if...

I'm not sure - will try to get an answer before the event, but if everyone is indeed able to order & pay for their own food through me&u that would be quite convenient!

I just booked a CX paid Y fare on the Cathay Pacific website, entered my QFF number at the time of booking, and was able to select exit row seats for free (I have oneworld emerald). Cannot change the FF number now, though.

I'm surprised the TK 777 J seats didn't get a mention. It's 2-3-2 and the middle seat has absolutely no privacy.

Which cabin class? If Economy, I think it's a Starter fare with 20kg checked baggage included.

I agree that they should have turned up earlier. I equally think it's very poor for the VA staff to tell a paying customer "go away and find some other way home". That isn't really OK.

I agree that there's a fundamental difference between places you go to see, versus places you go to be. Sometimes, a place that you intended to go to only once to see the sights can also become a repeat destination. Kazakhstan is very much in this category for me. I went in with zero...

Club Jetstar joining fee is currently $50 (for the first year) until 22 January 2026, discounted from $65. https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/club-jetstar

Good to see that there's a good amount of interest from the BNE crowd :) I plan to make a booking with the restaurant in the next few days. If you haven't yet RSVP'ed or so far have only replied that you're a "maybe", and you would like to come, could you please let us know in this thread.

What are the chances this airport actually reopens on 1 February?

Cloncurry Airport is closed until the end of this month after monsoon rain a couple of weeks ago damaged the runway. Resurfacing works are underway now. Qantas is rebooking passengers to Mount Isa, 120km away, and the TSV-CNJ-ISA flight is skipping the CNJ stop for the time being...

Not sure, but NTL-ADL (direct) is available for $437 and earns 60 SC.

Is this the cheapest regularly-available QF J flight out there?

This would be fine on a single booking but I would not attempt it on separate bookings, particularly if you have checked luggage. Without checked luggage it might work if the inbound is on time. Assuming that the issue preventing you from booking this on one ticket is not married segments, I...

This is probably as good a place as any to tell this story... Some years ago, I checked into a random independent boutique hotel in Belgium and the owner was super nice to me. This was a short time after a Winter Olympic Games in which the other Australian Matt Graham did well. I got upgraded...

Whether you should is another matter :)

The charges on Cathay redemptions have also massively increased. So this seems to be something initiated by Qatar Airways, not Velocity. HKD7,755 is ~AUD1,486. This would not affect AAdvantage redemptions because AA has never passed on fuel/carrier surcharges on partner airlines (with only...

Point Hacks has its own new podcast which succeeded Points of View, which is simply called "Point Hacks" and is hosted by Tobias Venus. It's a video podcast but you can also listen to an audio version on podcasting platforms. This is their most recent ep...

Velocity has not updated its table of carrier charges applicable to QR redemptions. https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/flying-status/use-points-for-flights#partnertable2 Any charges not listed in that table should be genuine third-party fees/taxes, not arbitrary airline or program-imposed...

I booked a stay at Radisson Flagstaff Gardens a couple of weeks ago on the Radisson website. Turned up yesterday to check in and there’s no longer any Radisson branding whatsoever. Turns out it rebranded on 1 January as Flagstaff Gardens Hotel Melbourne and will become a Rydges hotel at the end...