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    Best tool for seat maps

    Yes, true, but there used to be one really really valuable type of information on Seatguru for Y-flyers (which is why I think it has gone largely unnoticed in places like this)... Seatguru used to tell you reliably (at least on airlines I was flying) where the underseat IFE boxes were blocking...
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    Absolutely! Drives me nuts every time.
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    Credit Card Offers Bankwest Qantas World: 100,000 bonus Qantas Points (min. spend $35K)

    Thanks! So you went for the World despite all the cough (and the poor value bonus offer)? I'm stuck in a run-out-of-churn-options scenario, with just Bankwest remaining as an option. I hate the 5mths-of-massive-spend and the tiny number of points, but as the next best option is the Platinum with...
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    Credit Card Offers Bankwest Qantas World: 100,000 bonus Qantas Points (min. spend $35K)

    Is the Bankwest statement period (approx) activation date, or a (approx) fixed date for all customers (e.g. end of month)?
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    Public Transport to our airports - what's cheapest?

    I noted annoyedly today that the Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Skybus is now full price $17. Feels a bit rude.
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    Article: Once-In-A-Lifetime or Feels Like Home: How Do You Holiday?

    As a mostly solo traveller I'm getting less enthusiastic about totally new places, ironically perhaps because of the rise of technology that further distances you from the locals (but is simultaneously helpful for everyday challenges, of course). But I get off on linguistic and culinary...
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    Virgin Money new banking platform - no way to download transaction data?

    I just noticed that there seems to be no way to download transaction data on their recently "enhanced" website and app. Add to that that their chat function in the app is permanently unavailable and I don't feel like sitting in a phone queue about this stupidity, I'm wondering if anyone has...
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    The Master SQ Guide (Krisflyer, Waitlists & Waitlists Clearing)

    I'm not sure if you're describing limited availability as the result of some sort of SQ married-segment limitations to Europe, but I've got two J-savers from MEL for this year, booked in the last four months. Connecting in SIN for destinations in Asia. I also saw a number of J-savers (limited...
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    Best Australian debit card for overseas cash withdrawals?

    As per my reply a bit further up, I have had no problems over a number of years -- but wouldn't try in small restaurants, sights, nightmarkets. However, @clifford obviously had more trouble with their cards. ATMs are plentiful. The only type I remember that does charge a foreign-card fee is the...
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    Best Australian debit card for overseas cash withdrawals?

    Although my experience does not align with yours, the answer is get cash from an ATM, put some of it on an Easycard for transit.
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    Best Australian debit card for overseas cash withdrawals?

    I'm really surprised by this. I've used credit and debit cards (all Australian; MC and Visa) without any hassle ever at places that would usually except that category of card over many visits, most recently in March this year. I would never try to use one at a night market or many small...
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    Best Australian debit card for overseas cash withdrawals?

    Taipei MRT and buses are rolling out contactless credit card capability, expected to be finished by July 2026 🎉, so it'll be interesting to see what happens gradually with the Easycard. The rollout of CC capability is not universal, so you'll still need Easycard or other solutions for cities...
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    Train Travel Between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore

    There are a few ways to deal with JB-SIN. The KTMB shuttle is a pain in that it requires booking and is sold out far in advance for weekends and holidays. It's better to take one of the bus options, alas (e.g. public bus 950). There are other private services as well, but check rules...
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    China Airlines reward seats using Qantas points

    No PY on most TPE-MEL flights from May next year A forum member kindly DMed me, alerting me to equipment updates on CI, posted on Aeroroutes in Chinese. As the member hasn't posted publicly, I'm assuming they want to remain private, so I'm posting this here... There's an English version of the...
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    China Airlines reward seats using Qantas points

    It's certainly the case that the B777 is loaded for some days (Wednesdays ex TPE IIRC) late next year (didn't check earlier dates). That's a negative step for PY passengers as it is 2-4-2, unlike the 2-3-2 on the A350.
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    China Airlines reward seats using Qantas points

    Oh yes, I forgot to mention that it did show almost immediately in the Qantas booking record, even though the seat selection capability was still unavailable. It's strange to have a reversal of fortunes in general after the sluggishly positive trend of having both QF seat selection *and*...
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    China Airlines reward seats using Qantas points

    The question was originally about both, as any attempt to bring up a seatmap anywhere failed. This has just changed to RJ showing the seatmap and allowing seat selection., so for some reason CI had perhaps not loaded that into the system. Now I do have the seat selection via RJ, but QF still...
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    And remember that on at least some routes, the first day of availability is only at Advantage/Access levels, so if people have points to shed, they might pick up seats before the full allocation is determined for the "all categories open" release.
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    Article: My Advice for Aspiring Travel Writers

    Nicely written! Good luck with everything. And something you probably couldn't write because of the community of writers you know, but I'll happily add from the outside: If someone's writing is little better than strings of clichés about "cheeky little reds", "perusing the...
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    China Airlines reward seats using Qantas points

    Has anybody here successfully accessed seatmaps for their QFF bookings on CI for late 2026 ex TPE? Trying to work out whether my problem is a change in policy or a glitch. (I'm in PY.)
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