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  1. Mattg

    Club Jetstar Certainly Seems to Pay for Itself.

    Club Jetstar joining fee is currently $50 (for the first year) until 22 January 2026, discounted from $65. https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/club-jetstar
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    Brisbane dinner - 20 January 2026

    Good to see that there's a good amount of interest from the BNE crowd :) I plan to make a booking with the restaurant in the next few days. If you haven't yet RSVP'ed or so far have only replied that you're a "maybe", and you would like to come, could you please let us know in this thread.
  3. Mattg

    Cloncurry Airport temporarily closed

    What are the chances this airport actually reopens on 1 February?
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    Cloncurry Airport temporarily closed

    Cloncurry Airport is closed until the end of this month after monsoon rain a couple of weeks ago damaged the runway. Resurfacing works are underway now. Qantas is rebooking passengers to Mount Isa, 120km away, and the TSV-CNJ-ISA flight is skipping the CNJ stop for the time being...
  5. Mattg

    The Qantas Status Run Master Thread

    Not sure, but NTL-ADL (direct) is available for $437 and earns 60 SC.
  6. Mattg

    The Qantas Status Run Master Thread

    Is this the cheapest regularly-available QF J flight out there?
  7. Mattg

    HEL - 55min connection

    This would be fine on a single booking but I would not attempt it on separate bookings, particularly if you have checked luggage. Without checked luggage it might work if the inbound is on time. Assuming that the issue preventing you from booking this on one ticket is not married segments, I...
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    I'm stepping down from the AFF editor role

    This is probably as good a place as any to tell this story... Some years ago, I checked into a random independent boutique hotel in Belgium and the owner was super nice to me. This was a short time after a Winter Olympic Games in which the other Australian Matt Graham did well. I got upgraded...
  9. Mattg

    Domestic flights from Melb/Syd international terminals

    Whether you should is another matter :)
  10. Mattg

    New "Airline Fuel fee" on some Qatar redemptions via Velocity

    The charges on Cathay redemptions have also massively increased. So this seems to be something initiated by Qatar Airways, not Velocity. HKD7,755 is ~AUD1,486. This would not affect AAdvantage redemptions because AA has never passed on fuel/carrier surcharges on partner airlines (with only...
  11. Mattg

    Travel Pointers Podcast Discussion

    Point Hacks has its own new podcast which succeeded Points of View, which is simply called "Point Hacks" and is hosted by Tobias Venus. It's a video podcast but you can also listen to an audio version on podcasting platforms. This is their most recent ep...
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    New "Airline Fuel fee" on some Qatar redemptions via Velocity

    Velocity has not updated its table of carrier charges applicable to QR redemptions. https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/flying-status/use-points-for-flights#partnertable2 Any charges not listed in that table should be genuine third-party fees/taxes, not arbitrary airline or program-imposed...
  13. Mattg

    Radisson Flagstaff Gardens is now an EVT hotel

    I booked a stay at Radisson Flagstaff Gardens a couple of weeks ago on the Radisson website. Turned up yesterday to check in and there’s no longer any Radisson branding whatsoever. Turns out it rebranded on 1 January as Flagstaff Gardens Hotel Melbourne and will become a Rydges hotel at the end...
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    Bonus Velocity Points with Medibank pet insurance

    Earn 10,000 bonus Velocity points if you keep cover for 90 days, and a further 5,000 points after 11 months: https://www.medibank.com.au/pet-insurance/c/pet-insurance-velocity/ I got a quick quote for a cat and it looks like it would cost around $90 for 3 months. I’m sure someone could find a...
  15. Mattg

    Have you accidentally booked the wrong flight?

    Have you ever tried to check in for a flight, only to realise that you booked the wrong direction (such as MEL-SYD instead of SYD-MEL), the wrong month, or made some other kind of silly mistake? If so, what did you do? I once accidentally booked a 6am flight instead of a 6pm flight. I couldn't...
  16. Mattg

    Article: My Advice for Aspiring Travel Writers

    SEO is a very broad topic and there's a lot to learn - definitely too much to cover here. I'd suggest starting by having a look at the resources available here: https://yoast.com/get-the-most-out-of-yoast-seo/ If you don't already have Yoast SEO installed on your website, that would also be a...
  17. Mattg

    Australia to Europe from $684 return

    I'm not really sure where this comment came from, but 1. Most people fly Economy, and 2. 45% of AFF reviews in the past year have been for premium cabins.
  18. Mattg

    China Southern increases flights to Australia

    Looks like this is being weight-restricted on the southbound sector. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251229-czns26drw
  19. Mattg

    Australia to Europe from $684 return

    For ~$700 return to Budapest or Geneva I'd put up with it :)
  20. Mattg

    The Flightradar24 appreciation thread

    NZ261 (ADL-CHC) on 22 December also took an odd flight path. Flight took an hour longer than usual. The inbound aircraft went a similar way, so presumably there was an MEL requiring them to remain closer than usual to an airport at all times...
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