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You may find it cheaper to get a Bankwest World Mastercard….. its travel insurance does not need to be activated by any spend.

No. Outbound must be on Amex. Return can be on any card.

But if I read correctly, it does appear that the earn rates are tied to a per $1.60 spend not a per $1 spend

There are two interpretations of this clause - the one that says all good with FF points and the other one………… Specifically, I will paraphrase the clause in the negative interpretation, with respect to FF points: “4.) you pay the full amount of your outbound ticket”……. “i.) On your American...

There does not appear to me to be any issue with respect to Amex insurance and the changes you have made along the way. None of these would appear to have impacted your coverage. The only untested area of concern here is with respect to award tickets themselves. I believe very clear coverage if...

I am in no way supportive of Qantas. This has been am abysmal response here!..... but my deductions with respect to the inconsistent emails (reviewed across 5 accounts that I manage) is that emails were sent to the email address that was used, in the actual interaction with the Manila call...

Min family transfers is 1500 pts, so if any family members has less than the minimum, you need to top them up from a family member with 1500pts, that then opens the gate to transfer out. If above the threshold, you can transfer straight to the end account. Note that the end account expiry date...

The Conga method above looks like your only option. You just need someone in your family to have the 5,000 points to start the conga and you need an account with non expiring points to land them all in at the end. If not your immediate family, look to your extended family to help.

$15 Amaysim PAYG eSIM, 365/day expiry is what I have used to get a cheap additional number for such problems. Also if you already have a data SIM for a device (eg iPad) these usually will have a phone number that you can use, you will just have to move that SIM to a device that can take SMS's...

Yes, this is also my approach with managing this is, rather than pay extra via specific travel insurance for this scenario, to actually look to book both options and factor in paying small cancellation fees. Can book hotels with no cancellation fees. Just need to look at the timing of...

I would get them to buy me Qantas wine as a loving gift. (just remember to update the delivery address with your name, so you can sign on their behalf). :)

Yes and unfortunately someone hacked their QantasGPT app and changed the language set from "Australian English" to "Overseas Call Center English" to completely confuse the Qantas customers :)

I think, there has been some misunderstanding in this thread around QBR. I believe the second email update was talking about the "Business (optional)" field in your personal account. You have in your personal accounts the ability to put both a personal number and business number and it is this...

Take some COVID tests with you.😀

Yes, and with access to your QF account (on top of stealing your points and canceling a year of award bookings - to extract those points), they have enriched their data even further…… they now know a bunch about what your other active accounts (banks, hotels) are (from your transaction history)...

Great recommendations and they definitely should be followed. The one remaining challenge we have though, is that with very enriched data sets being available to hackers, they don't need your passwords anymore. They simply use their social engineering techniques to bypass this vector. eg. Hi...

Text message from different carrier, that I also use on the same phone (dual sim), so I know the number is legit as I regularly get service updates on that number. Text message provides confirmation code to confirm transfer and a legit link..... so everything points to a legit message not a...

Neither did I, but I followed the protocol on their website, in case an adverse outcome occurred, and so I could demonstrate I did what was appropriate. Optus closed with: “And rest assure that they can't just port out your number.” So I guess I have some sort of written assurance to lean on…..

Cool, followed protocol and messaging my provider (Optus) of the attempt……. Current stage in the conversation: “Nothing to worry, to avoid this kind of scenario I have a suggestion.….But first, I’d like to know how much data you use on your mobile since this number is on a prepaid plan. The...

I have just been hit twice with requests to port my mobile number (the one leaked in the Qantas hack) to a new account.....