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Two business classic rewards limitation is very standard. You will rarely find more. No issues with bringing in 2 guests on the same flight as you - they will be granted access on the basis you are a business class passenger (status not required). Changing seats mid flight….. not technically...

Agree 100%. Buy your insurance as soon as you pay for your first tickets. Your 12 months time limit won't start until your first trip, but the policy (pre-trip clauses) start as soon as you pay for the insurance. Insolvency is one clause I have been able to use pre-trip to get my ticket money...

Came through straight away. Day of, or day after settlement for me.

The two biggest to have a look at are Amex Platinum Charge Card and the Citi Prestige Card. Both have travel insurance and international lounge access akin to Diners. Key difference for Australian Domestic travels is Amex Platinum gives you Virgin Lounge access (so not airline agnostic) and Citi...

I maintain a spreadsheet with all my point accounts and what action my next of kin should take (it is filed with my Will). This is what I have recorded for my Amex Account:

A slight tangent to the thread, but I forgot my whole bag after putting it on the conveyor…… I just walked off…… it wasn’t for about five minutes afterwards that I realised I had to pick it up after scanning…….. unfortunately for me I was also totally unaware of the requirements (1990 and it was...

Is it still true that you can't book online? I understand you can't book direct, but it looks like you can make a booking through some agents eg Agoda seams to be selling Bonza seats?

I had a NAB when I applied for Citi (after NAB had acquired Citi). No issues for me other than keeping track of what to use for what purchases :)

Definitely complex arguments being tabled here, but we can also simplify the change....... - Singapore Airlines no longer wants to accept our Amex Cash (aka points) so they have priced themselves out of the market - Hawaiian and Qatar have said, yes, we are in and willing to accept your Amex...

..... a key reason for SQ flyers (like me) to warehouse in Amex is the auto expiry of points in SQ. While I acknowledge the "devaluation" argument here, for me changes like these have just reset my game plan and focus on the next window of opportunity: Amex for warehousing QR, QF, VA, CX. Citi...

Citi Prestige I believe is still a good option for SQ. I believe it is still a 2.5 conversion rate and when you add to earn rates of x3 (for travel etc) you can still achieve a 1:1 outcome.

Not sure if this is a new clause or not, but T+C's currently says, "Limit of one reward per individual per Membership Year". So if you got one earlier in the membership year (from a previous year earn), it appears, you cannot get is again. Is this a new clause that has been added?

Yes, I am definitely enjoying the PP benefit over any of the lounges at the moment.

Out of interest, why did you change from Double Tree?

I would love Item 5 if available?

100% agree they have had some great offers, and I while I have not yet given up on them..... I was very disappointed to find after I ported all my plans to them (x8) and was about to set off on two months of cruising, they gave 3 weeks' notice, that with the introduction of the new plans, they...

This clause is full of holes and multiple interpretations. These are some of my interpretations: 1. If you pay the "full amount" of your ticket cash value with your American Express card you are covered you have exercised 4i of the terms. If the full amount has been discounted and resulted in...

A330 Front of Economy, middle seat, with occupied bassinets either side, a six-year-old immediately behind you insistent on kicking the back of your chair and both their parents (sitting either side of the child) squeezing their feet onto your armrest...... and finally an issue that forces a...

100% agree, the value I can extract out of VA points is the same as it always has been for me. If I could trade in points I certainly would be happy trading at the same value I acquired my points 12 months ago, because I continue to extract more value out of them, than what they what they were...

Great stuff!!! Heading there in a few weeks so interested in your reports. I am interested in Taxis/Transfers from airport - any challenges there? Also the ban on swimming at beaches in Noumea and surrounds how broad and enforced?