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You can use a Visa card (Mastercard coming later this year) for the MTR, and I think also buses and the trams. Bizarrely, you can't use them on the airport express (but can buy tickets for that with a credit card). Tip: If travelling with at least 1 other person, buy a "group" ticket from the...

It's been a while since Qantas have flown BNE-MNL which looks to be a route on that map. Haven't heard any mention of it coming back? Could be a good A321 route though.

Keep in mind that Uber isn't legal in HK. It's commonly used, but against the law, and police do go after drivers. Would normally recommend catching the Airport Express to the closest station (Kowloon in this case) and catching a taxi from there. But it does require a bit of cash.

Bronze for me. Based in HKG, but the 10th is a public holiday here (Dragon Boat Festival), so had booked a trip a while back. But you never know, plans can change so will keep track.

The big difference is the benefits only apply when flying QF (or AA if no change there). It can't be used when flying any oneworld airline.

Agreed, haven't experienced it in HKG for years, including last week. It's clearly a complete waste of time and money (where it does happen), but no one's incentivised to remove it on the off chance something bad happens afterwards. The check was also never very thorough anyway, it would have...

I assume the paper with your photo printed on it is to allow the people at customs to 1) verify it's the person it's meant to be 2) see if they've been tagged for inspection. It does mean you don't have to hand over your passport at the same time, as they should be able to use the printed photo...

Is it possible your flight hasn't been ticketed yet? Have you been charged for it?

I'm pretty sure there is passport control back to the Schengen area from the non-Schengen departures area at HEL, from (recentish) memory. After all, some flights will dump you straight into the departures level (depending on whether it needs screening or not). However, I'd suggest it's not a...

Indeed, but just noting that some people claim they hadn't met the conditions but still received the gift. It doesn't seem to be universal though.

No email or sign of the offer in my (updated) app here. Haven't flown on a QF flight in the relevant period. Did have a couple of (SC earning) 3K flights though. Plenty of OW partner flights in that period (earned the SC for requalifying WP easily, but only 3/4 flights - would have been given it...

Have you tried contacting the number they provide for Italy? Might have the same issue, but worth a shot. From: https://www.qantas.com/it/en/support/contact-us.html

I had that message pop up earlier this year. The fix was ultimately to remove all my contact details and add them back in. It was preventing me registering for the DSC offer at the time.

I know someone who was recently told TRS wasn't available for Australians (and hence the Tourist in TRS). Required getting the supervisor over to have the person processing the claim told that was wrong (pretty unbelievable, and says a lot about ABF that they could have been sitting there doing...

Interesting that you had success with this @serfty. I tried this in April - I did the MDAC before flying, and asked at the usual manual immigration counter if they could register me. But the officer wasn't interested in dealing with it (can't remember if he said he couldn't, or just fobbed me...

What a great move to have non-priority group numbers look like seat numbers! 🤦‍♂️

This is what I see as a WP at the moment: vs ExpertFlyer So it's not just the straight status level affecting the seat choice. Ok, who knows, the 5 available seats as a WP was only because the account wasn't logged in. Curious what the reason is for @NamarrgonFlyer seeing two different (but...

Presumably you're being scored differently despite having the same status level. Looking at the seat map on expertflyer, it seems you're being restricted from selecting a seat next to anyone, while your SO has access to those seats, as well as rows 21 and beyond. If you want to sit together, you...

I've found toothpaste tabs/tablets a nice alternative to toothpaste. They become like toothpaste once you chew on them. I also travel with a solid deodorant in my carry-on. Now I don't have to bother taking any LAGs out at security.

I've been having the same issue with the Android app (trips don't show), for a number of months. There was a period of a few weeks recently where it worked, after an update. But then there was an update about a week ago after which it broke again. It's quite annoying, as it was a nice way to...