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So really your question is: Is it worth spending $360 for one month of Platinum? No.

If I'm reading you correctly, the question is regarding whether Platinum is worth $360. For me, Platinum is definitely worth $360 because I save far more than that booking cheaper (later in the day) fares and then using "Fly Ahead" to fly on an earlier, often more expensive, flight. And I love...

There's no magic bullet or secret formula which will tell you which dates/routes have the best availability. You just need to do your own searches and when you find a route you like with availability, grab it. Obviously the school holidays will generally give the least availability ... on the...

I SO hope you get to see it! It’s quite something. I’m realising as I write this that I was at KSC exactly one year ago today — thanks for bringing back wonderful memories!

Every now and then there's a glitch and you need to give them a call. Over the years this has happned to me maybe twice. Call or chat online; in my experience they've always given the bonus points manually. It's always good to keep receipts until you get the bonus points. In my case I usually...

So glad you're able to experience KSC. I loved my two days there -- seeing the rocket launch was the icing on the cake but even without that it's a fantastic experience!

Generally these airlines will offer a "Western" and a "Japanese" option. The "Western" options generally are less seafood-heavy so if you're not into seafood that's what you should go for. Even the "Western" food options are excellent!

Protip: if you don’t like seafood, make sure that you never fly on one of the Japanese airlines!

It’ll be very interesting to see what happens if lots of non-pet-owners take out pet insurance to get the bonus points. Will the insurers mind, given that the number of claims-per-policy will reduce (theoretically resulting in lower premiums)? Will they see it as a loophole to be shut down? One...

When I’m trying to collect points in a hurry, I’ll pay all my ancillary medical bills in full and then claim from private insurance, rather than asking the provider to claim directly and reduce my up-front payment.

I always thought that this is why it often takes some time (frequently, weeks) between the date of purchase and the points being credited — they’re not credited until the return window has closed. Interesting question, though: If I made a purchase via the Qantas shopping portal (or any of the...

It is indeed, disappointing that you won't get to fly in a Q-Suite. Not sure it'd leave me "fuming". Aircraft changes happen all the time. Sometimes it means the hard product is better, sometimes worse, and when it's worse you need to take the good with the bad. I assume you'll still be on an...

Hmmm. Maybe silver? Many Melburnians (including me) take the Monday before the Melbourne Cup (that’s 2 November in 2026) off and make it a 4-day long weekend. I just might need to put my marriage before AFF and sadly give this one a miss! But I’m not slamming the door shut just yet…

The ducks thing at Big W was the equivalent of the pet food Flybuys promotion from a couple of years ago (which was discussed at the AFF dinner last month). These were the Everyday Rewards and Flybuys equivalent of "mistake fares" -- poorly thought-through promotions which were then exploited...

I have been successful in having cancellation/change fee waived for medical reasons several times over the years. Call and politely explain the situation -- that you are cancelling for medical reasons. Explain that you would be happy to send them a medical certificate (in my experience, it is...

Ah, that explains why it wasn’t on my Platinum charge or Platinum Reserve cards, but it was on my Platinum Edge card. I’m glad that I was able to use the offer once, but a bit annoyed that I wasn’t able to use it 3 times!

Not understanding you, sorry. McDonalds pioneered the concept of uncomfortable seats so that … what? People would get up and leave McDonalds?

It's easy to test this hypothesis. Are the economy seats of airlines which don't have Business class (and which therefore don't have any incentive to make you want to fly Business) more comfortable than those of airlines which do have Business class? If the answer is "yes", then there might...

I often use Fly Ahead on Friday nights before weekend visits to Sydney — I book the 7:30pm MEL-SYD flight months ahead, because flights at or after that time are usually cheaper (and sometimes I do get held up at work), but more often than not I Fly Ahead on the 6:30pm or 7pm flight. Earlier...

Thank you so much! It really was the trip of a lifetime!