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  1. Happy Dude

    What are your air travel micro-hacks?

    Always open peel top containers (eg yoghurt, juice, water, milk etc) towards you. This means the opening faces away from you and the top forms a little shield. Towards you.
  2. Happy Dude

    What’s the most difficulty you’ve had with getting a visa?

    I had enormous difficulty getting a visa for China in 2010 with Urumqi and Tibet listed as places I'd be visiting. After an unforgettable call from the consulate, ("Why you go to Urum-chee", "Cannot go to Urum-chee", "Are you journalist?", etc) followed by an amended application that bore...
  3. Happy Dude

    VA Complimentary Upgrades

    Well I do. If there are 8 seats available for 'anytime' awards, but none for standard awards, even for a WP, then that amounts to scalping. Compounded by the instant upgrade flights being cough timing. Masking it behind smart-sounding terms like "yield management" doesn't make the experience...
  4. Happy Dude

    VA Complimentary Upgrades

    Perfectly reasonable IMO and demonstrates why this WP "benefit" is anything but. It's delivered with a smile but is often hiding a middle-finger. Weasels.
  5. Happy Dude

    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    Nope but I signed up because I'm not getting any worthwhile offers outside of the 4 wk/10k ones and item 3 threatens to change that. Not holding my breath.
  6. Happy Dude

    Will you still earn/retain Velocity status beyond 2025?

    And prior to the change VA WP could be achieved/maintained with as little as 5% of SCs coming from bum in VA seat.
  7. Happy Dude

    Woolworths gift card thread

    So is there a way for the scammer to cash out? other than buying something at JBHifi or wherever and returning it for cash?
  8. Happy Dude

    Too many tourists - local backlash

    The joys of the daily commute :) Not so much an issue in CBR.
  9. Happy Dude

    Too many tourists - local backlash

    I'll add school or some other youth-based groups to the list. We noticed that they seemed to convene and mill about in packs in tourist areas like Trafalgar Square and Trevi Fountain or the Spanish Steps. Not necessarily behaving badly but their number made them conspicuous. They'd leave the...
  10. Happy Dude

    Will you still earn/retain Velocity status beyond 2025?

    With the added stinger that 50% must be your bum in a VA seat, which diminishes the ability/desire to fully utilise family pooling and VA's airline partners. Which in turn also makes the QF/OW grass look a bit greener. With these changes, VA have invited elites, practically forced them in...
  11. Happy Dude

    Too many tourists - local backlash

    It was an interesting episode @mel-world. There's no doubt that AirBnB causes housing shortages for locals, IMO mainly due to the financial incentives for the owner. Without knowing the specifics, I'd suggest that short-term holiday rentals yield a better outcome than long-term tenants...
  12. Happy Dude

    Bonus points for QBR members with Qantas Wine until 31/8/25

    Saw your post on the other "hopeless" thread and came here only to realise that the promo finished yesterday so my $50 voucher will have to wait. But wanted to add that AusPost here in CBR are all too happy to take your parcel to the PO whether you're home or not, as I found out this morning...
  13. Happy Dude

    Best partner for late release of reward seats

    KrisFlyer has a monthly drop of last minute award flights at discounted rates. I can’t recall what it’s called but there should be a link somewhere here. The routes change so some fortuitous luck or malleable plans on your part is required.
  14. Happy Dude

    NAB acquires Citibank Australia

    I use my ex-CitiPlus occasionally, so it is active, but still got the email :(
  15. Happy Dude

    New Amex statement credits

    Sorry but some of these companies feel like tax evasion ventures or set up to get government grants.
  16. Happy Dude

    NAB acquires Citibank Australia

    I shared those expectations right up until two days ago. I now expect them to kill the FFFL version at some point, following a migration of the Citi cards to NAB versions- grandfathering benefits for a while ala the Citi Plus accounts.
  17. Happy Dude

    KrisFlyer devaluation beginning Nov 1st 2025

    Testify! Increasing the cost of a unicorn that become rare ages ago.
  18. Happy Dude

    New Amex statement credits

    Yep that one. I've never been able to get it to recognise/lock Fyshwick. I've been at the bowser and the app tells me that Jerra is cheaper.
  19. Happy Dude

    New Amex statement credits

    I've only done it via Postbillpay - first and only time was June 2025. Never tried direct.
  20. Happy Dude

    New Amex statement credits

    Ta for the heads up. Indeed it was hidden away at the bottom of a long list of uninteresting offers. I've been buying the "Outdoor" card for fuel at 7-11 in Fyshwick which is one of the cheapest in CBR (excluding independents). Sadly, and suspiciously, that store doesn't show up on the app for...
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