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This is exactly what needs to be banned if nothing else, when they don't tell you in advance what the surcharge amount will be and you only find out after you pay. Especially when they surcharge much more than you expect, but after you tap it's too late to avoid it. It must be so confusing for...

Yep it's a bit sad that all these large businesses aren't able to negotiate better deals on their merchant fees. I guess there's no incentive for them to try, no need ask for a better deal from the bank and no need to lower those costs if you can just directly pass them on to your customers in...

The last time I was in NZ I got told it was a surcharge on credit cards if you used paywave but free if you insert your card, and free to use a debit card.

Widespread rorting of surcharges are surely the reason they’re getting banned. Equally I’m sure Qantas will replace it with a ‘payment processing fee’ or similar ‘booking fee’ to get around the surcharge ban. I buy airline tickets in many different countries and it’s only the Australian...

This is upon departing Australia, not entering.

I'm not sure, but I've always wondered why Australia is so interested in my other nationality and getting my other passport details in their database. The other country does not care at all and never asks to see my Australian passport (well check-in staff do look at it to confirm I don't need a...

My DSC also posted within a day or 2, so if you haven't got them after 2 weeks I would maybe contact the QFF email? Are you sure you're not excluded if you're based in London? Most QFF promos have T&Cs that say for AU/NZ residents only. When I was living in the US I kept my QFF address as a...

It's still a US federal requirement, the order doesn't expire until 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/port-health/legal-authorities/order-collect-contact-info.html https://www.cdc.gov/port-health/media/pdfs/Passenger-notification-acknowledgement-P.pdf

I didn't get that either, but the 10 status credits have posted today, about 4 days later.

Mine still haven't posted and we did it 3 days ago... I'm regretting not taking a screenshot of it saying I'd won them

Yep I think that's right, I won 10 status credits (though they still haven't posted...) and my partner just got the standard Singapore trip prize draw entry.

No offer to retain Platinum by paying for it with points? (does QF still do this?)

It's annoying, but the UK's just playing catch up. Australia has been charging Brits (and others) $20 for an ETA for over a decade.

Last time when checking in to leave Australia, QF asked me do you also have an Australian passport. I said yes, then they asked to see it. The agent then made a phone call to Border Force to “report” that I had 2 passports and “link” them in the system? I’ve not had this happen anywhere else...

Any idea where to see what you’ve earned since then. Doubt I’m anywhere close, but curious.

I just hope this doesn’t give Qantas any ideas for spend based status credits and 50% requirement!

Thankyou that sounds simple enough, just do it the old fashion way (before online check ins existed!). My main concern is trouble at MAD about the connecting flight to Australia. But it sounds like they’ll just not give me the 2nd boarding pass and tell me to get it in DFW at one of the...

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I'm a dual US & Australian citizen, currently living in Spain. I've got an upcoming flight on 1 PNR which is MAD-DFW-MEL (it was cheaper than flying via Asia or the Middle East) I can only enter 1 passport into the booking APIS. If I add my US passport details, it expects an ETA on my US...

The new "Choice" plans don't provide you with that choice. It's $5/day or no roaming. The app says to turn off roaming you'll need to turn on Airplane Mode before you leave Australia and keep it that way until you return. It is also a direct debit, they take the $5 straight out of your bank...