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My approach to valuation of frequent flyer points is not based on any program opportunity but based on a nominal cash value. I then look at how I can maximise what I can extract in terms of value from the multitude of programs I have access to, to achieve my flight goal. Over my 30 years of...

I had 3 nights at the Gold Coast Marriott for $99. It was about 18 months ago, and the campaign I actually rang about was a 2 night one for same price.

I would generally go with the gift card idea, but you can also make an advance payment on your health insurance or other bill that will credit you with a new expiry date (and beat its annual price rise).

Same BNE to CHC return fights avail for a status run in Nov if you are looking to hold Plat...... but consider your following year as well to get the best long term value. For me the biggest value of Plat (and gold in second place) is the early access to classic reward (J) flights. So for me the...

I think a lot of us are undertaking their status run for next year, not this year (unless you have just lucked out and your anniversary was in Feb). This year will be a bit late for the super great SC rates for a lot. Still seeing at $4 a SC in Feb.

It is perfect for people who don't plan in advance, want luxury accommodation and still like to think they are saving some coin. This is a long term commitment (cash locked into the club). I would class it as the "Chrisco" holiday hamper, you pay in advance for and get a holiday every year. If...

Apologies for continuing off the OP topic to answer this one...... But to answer the question, I spoke with the team at Marriott GoldCoast and advised them of the promotion I had seen. They offered me a better one. They can be contacted at Marriott Vacation Club, Phone: 07 5680 0100...

I actually paid $99 for the weekend (so my free comment was not accurate)........ but it was a bargain for sitting through a short talk. As I say, to close them down quick, show them how little you are currently paying for 5 star accommodation, then the math's behind their sales pitch falls over...

No issues for me. I just walked in all prepared and gave them the exact number and cost of all my vacations and they closed the session early and said no to me. I had so many trips and travel hacks in play, that they realised very quickly the club would not provide any value to me……. But the...

I can't comment specifically on Qantas Titanium (as I have not had one), but for every other card I have cancelled (including Citi issued ones like Titanium), once the passes are in you Qantas account. the deal is done, no way for the credit card company to get them back.

GA tickets are quiet often found behind the goals, are generally in quite a full area, and sometimes not enough seating is allocated, with overflow in standing room only, so maybe not a perfect analogy (but certainly minors are accommodated in this mosh pit). Yes, acknowledge the policy, and I...

Yes, certainly reasonable, but also noting the flip side of this, is that in a low-cost model, airlines believe it is reasonable to charge extra for this outcome. This is the same in other ticketing environments eg. if you if you purchase "general admission" seats to a game of sport for...

Once again, acknowledged, a safe outcome for all travelers is expected. That outcome requires support from both the passengers and the airline. As noted by RooFlyer that adverse outcome (child seated without parents) can occur due to multiple reasons. My approach is that and that the first...

Acknowledged (it will need fixing by the airline) and also noting that safety is multi-layered. Firstly, parents need to take primary accountability for the safety of their children. We choose which airline to fly on and we choose what we will pay for to ensure the health and wellbeing of...

I agree, some weighted metrics would be good to get an appreciation of the why as well. For me airport must have both a domestic and international terminal, have airline lounges in both international and domestic terminals (after security), all terminals should be contiguous and/or with an...

No winners here on a LCC. If there was auto allocation of seats for free, for groups, this this will need to be done early (on heavily booked routes) before singles choose their preferred seat and create a scattered collage of booked seats and blocking out the space for groups. If this is done...

Agree open to one class "business" open to all "lounge members", VA could price "business" for 3rd party lounge access, but I think would force an unnecessary price increase to their domestic lounge members..... as an aside, from my fading memory, the original Domestic Qantas Club's did not...

Very interested in this also, but a few more data points for me, before I drop all caution. My residual concern is being charged retrospectively by Priority Pass, when they reconcile how many visits where undertaken i.e Priority Pass charging the Citi Credit Card for the extra visits like they...

Interesting to hear of the research in 1995……. I would love to see some research undertaken over this forum and the wealth of experiences and challenges the Australian Frequent Flyer Community has been through over the years Including the rise and fall of the Ansett program. I have recollections...

With only half a dozen flights and only 8 x J seats, not sure that they are at a scale to open international lounges. I think the international lounges will arrive when bigger aircraft do....... not until they are trading on the stock market again is my prediction.