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  1. markis10

    A week in China - Where/What?

    MC acceptance is still rare in China, they only established a JV in 2023 so it’s starting to change
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    Article: Should Airlines & Hotels Offer Last-Minute Discounts?

    No such thing, minimum staff levels are based on number of seats whether they are occupied or not. In terms of hotels etc, let’s not forget last minute.com and wotif who were setup to offer last minute discounts as their primary business offering, it did not end well for either.
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    Brisbane International Lounge - lounge passes

    I believe they have lost the top floor due to the upgrades and relocation of the screen point, so have reduced capacity.
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    IHG signs up new HIX for coughburn WA opening Sept.

    IHG signs new franchised Holiday Inn Express in Western Australia IHG has signed a new 170-key Holiday Inn Express coughburn, set to open in September, in partnership with Australian property development and construction giant, SKS Group. The franchised property will form part of a new 13-level...
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    Alliance Airlines Discussion

    NJS have an empty roster when it comes to A220 courses to meet the needs of incoming frames. Alliance has an announcement of results due later today, word is they are losing crew in great numbers, wonder what the future holds for wet leases with QF?
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    Midair collision between Helicopter and CRJ (AA5342) at Washington (DCA)

    Final report is out, https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AIR2602.pdf So many red flags
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    Domestic Luggage Shipping from BNE

    Qantas do a pretty good job https://freight.qantas.com/au-en/freight-services/unaccompanied-baggage-freight.html
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    Accor Hotels in Bangkok

    Banyan Tree has been a favourite of mine for a long time, the rooftop bar is spectacular.
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    Guaranteed Booking as Accor Platinum - Told by Hotel they Cannot Honour

    Don’t suppose you are an Accor Plus/Explorer member, local team is good at pulling into line errant hotels
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    MU lounge access at SYD

    What time did your flight leave Sydney out of curiosity, MU seem to almost have hourly departures these days?
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    Ask The Pilot

    Think I will leave it to the first officer to do the walk around……
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    Made any travel mistakes lately?

    Russian marathon runner Sergey Zyryanov mistakenly ate a bar of soap after completing a 10-kilometre race in Thailand on 15 February. The two-time Buriram Marathon champion mistook the orange packaging and contents for a free confectionery or jelly snack provided in his souvenir recovery bag...
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    Qantas PayID - Help!

    I have used PayID before, it’s not instant as some banks have a 24 hour hold (such as commbank) for new payees and the qantas process needs to allow for it, and I have had etickets not done for weeks. The auto time out is for amounts not paid, not those in the queue for ticketing.
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    Qantas PayID - Help!

    Your worrying too much, etickets can take a week to generate
  15. markis10

    Friday 13th unlucky for Qantas

    Not always in both directions, and it’s often a double daily service on weekends with both coming back that night a few hours apart
  16. markis10

    Managing Qatar flight booked with Velocity Points

    Only two seats empty on the map but still selling J9 C9 D9 I9 R9 P0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 T9 O9 W9
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    Suite Night Upgrades (SNU) - Cost Effective Ways to Redeem

    Until recently Bonvoy had poor local presence as far as ANZAC properties go, it’s improving but Accor leaves it for dead. Mind you it’s not always about numbers, Brisbane is a case in point where quality is much higher with Bonvoy, the suites at the W for example. The two level royal suite at...
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    Friday 13th unlucky for Qantas

    Seems not many wanted to go to Singapore on Friday on QF53. Fiona Pollard
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    Skytrans to Operate Lord Howe Island Route from March 2026 - Take over from Qantaslink

    According to another forum it was damaged in Nov by impact with some stairs, fixed and flying last week
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