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Did none of the "cash-is-dead" people notice how hard the banks have worked to switch everyone over from the use of "no profit" cash to "profit on every transaction" credit cards, together with the growing credit card annual fees and the reducing benefits of earning points, or other benefits...

If all else fails read the instructions ! There is no default currency as some seem to be assuming. The default is to convert from currencies held in your account, utilising the currency with the best current exchange cross-rate for the conversion.

Probably the thin edge of the wedge. Let's see how long it takes for the other banks to follow, but I am sure the annual fee will not be reduced to reflect the reduction in benefits.

That is the main reason I used to wear a tie - to keep my shirt clean !

Same offer here. My usual is $50 for 4 weeks and that suits my needs, so this offer was a "delete".

So the "survey" sounds like it is really being used as a marketing (sales) exercise rather then a means of gathering opinions and views.

Australian Customs operate on NLK and apply and enforce Australian requirements on the island with some local exceptions. Flights between MEL and PER do not operate from a terminal that sells duty free. Goods exported from NLK to Australia are liable to the imposition of GST, if applicable, for...

When I passed through ALK this week I headed to the J check-in counter to get a paper boarding pass, after checking in on-line. The QF staff said I had to use the kiosk to print a boarding pass which was basically the equivalent of checking in again. I handed them my passport and it was obvious...

NLK airport receives flights from New Caledonia (charter) and weekly from NZ (Air Chathams). It is also a common refuel and stop-over point for private international flights heading to Australia. It is an international airport for those flights and AQIS, immigration and customs rules apply. A...

Lunch on Saturday 12 July works for me.

Sitting in the Qf First in Melbourne. The paassangers on QF177 from 8 am are telling the front desk they are getting emails and texts that tell them different information about what is happening. The desk was saying they do not know what is going on. Sounds like business as usual. Update: They...

I may come up from SYD again - provided that when a final date is settled, it is suitable.

AKA - Qantas International. Absolutely, Positively - Eventually (if you are lucky).

Loyalty lobby authors are not lawyers. They were making a comparative observation. Public perception and potential reputation damage for CX, deliberately orchestrated by the parents, will ensure a settlement in excess of whatever they might be entitled to under the convention.

As Loyalty Lobby noted - if it were in the USA there would be a law suit and/or a huge settlement. They said, probably correctly, in most other places (UK, Aust etc) it would be acknowledged as a mistake and no real harm done. Public statements would be made that processes will be reviewed to...

Update via Loyalty Lobby: https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/04/29/finnair-furloughs-36-pilots-september-2025-may-2026/?omhide=true

Interest is taxable and if banks start replacing interest earn with points as "interest in kind" it will only be a matter of time before the ATO starts looking at the need to recover the lost tax revenue, provided it is sufficiently significant to make the effort. They might then start looking...

I noticed this during the week on my future booking for the Regal Airport Hotel in HKG. It appears the law is prohibiting disposable plastic toiletries: Friendly Reminder New Regulation on Disposable Plastic Products As part of Regal’s initiative on sustainability, we strive to minimize the...

Translation: “It was the first time in my life that I went to Sydney, Australia and took Qantas I thought such a big airline would be more secure However, tonight (18/4) was scheduled to take off at 7:30 and board the plane at 7:00 On the plane said delay half an hour and half an hour and half...

The new QF slogan ?