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Is there even anywhere to stay airside when arriving in AKL? I've sat in the international terminal landside from midnight to 4am several times and it wasn't that bad, just noisy as hundreds or even thousands of people seemed to have the same idea.

Yes, or if later entering Oman by land within the time limits. Since the previous posts it has still been possible to fly into Oman (or at least MCT airport) without doing anything in advance.

Yes

They probably pay 3% international fees on their cards because they haven't bothered to investigate alternatives

Well as frequent flyers we go to the airport quite often... Sadly I've never managed to fly Rex and don't know whether their surcharge would be worth paying for the points my cards would earn - but I certainly would try to buy a ticket at the airport using cash if the stars lined up

Currently, enforcement of the UK ETA is up to airlines. It is done manually by airline staff asking passengers if they have one. The ETA is not enforced electronically. If you are required to have an ETA, but manage to travel to the UK without getting one, most likely you will have no trouble...

The UK government isn't enforcing ETAs until 25 Feb 2026

Interesting - will have to try this next time I use such a terminal It's so weird how some Aussies defend surcharging. The same arguments could be used in the UK and Europe to advocate for surcharges to be introduced, but nobody wants that. Business / corporate cards can have surcharges as...

Anything that can leak or break should go in zip lock bags or sealed plastic boxes!

I got the new card back in May (and I remember the glue, now that you mention it). You had to use the new app to request the new card, but once you got the new card you could use the old app for everything. They said the old app was going offline last week but it is still working for me...

The old app still seems to work

I used regular debit card and it shows pending, but the money can be spent from Q Pay

Sometimes it's you yourself blocking up the cheap fare bucket. I had a few experiences where the payment failed and it took about 4 hours for the seats to become available at the same price as before. Or it could even be repeating the search in another browser / window before the previous...

I'm not sure how Australian Hiltons get away with charging 2% fees and not accepting cash.

Are you talking about redemptions or paid flights? Paid flights will almost certainly go down in price from 1 year out.

Why? A restaurant I visit often has a lunch menu and dinner menu. The dishes on offer are mostly the same, and the portion sizes are the same, but the prices on the dinner menu are about 30% higher. If you never visit at lunchtime you'd never know. I don't go there on weekends so I wouldn't...

Could you elaborate on this as I can't find this publicised anywhere - in fact the official website still says cash is accepted. It says the airport bus 29 takes contactless card directly, with the rest of the buses supposed to get it by the end of this year. I was there 1.5 years ago and I did...

Were the merchants trying to scam you with DCC?

My dad left a nearly new phone in either GMP or ICN and they found it, but they said the only way to retrieve it was to go back in person.

They think the RBA is stupid, which they were for creating this mess in the first place.