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It turns out that the BNE-SYD leg has stuck and is now confirmed. Though, unnecessary without the inbound from MNL... 🙄 Interestingly, the points are yet to be deducted. Anyway, another call to be made.

Haha, this invites the question of the most yield possible in a status run. If money was no obstacle, you'd construct an outsized RTW with maximum use of QF. I wonder how many base SC's could you get, plus then the doubles for QF segments?

The DSC promos have been around for quite some time. The first time I came across and used them was in 2019 but QF had offered DSC's already on many years before that. What's your guess, how permanent is this as a sales promo? Or how many years do you think this kind of offering might have...

I've gotten points through the usual online bookings. Though, it seems that they're may be inconsistencies (which I've realised after the fact but not bothered to chase).

You need QF marketed flights. This gives you also codeshares on other carriers. Though, purchasing tickets originating elsewhere would be a challenge.

Wouldn't the most significant carrier (MSC) rule apply? In this case, QF would be the one crossing the region boundaries, therefore their limits apply. Cathay had a good explanation of it. Yours would be the point 2 on their list...

Now I'm confused. After the declined requests, I now have them showing up in my trips, all with the same PNR. Will they clear out automatically or can I try to call and confirm my preferred ones?

From silver -> plat. And yes for the smaller bookings so we can pick and choose from the menu freely.

Sun 12/1/25 QF19 (SYD-MNL) I5 declined. The agent tried all dates 6/1 - 12/1 but was able to submit only 12/1 and it came back negative. Between 6/1 - 12/1 QF291 (SYD-SIN) allowed bot requests across various cabins on different days but all came back declined. Fri 24/1/25 QF98/QF539...

A strong silver - pale gold. Somewhere in between. Just like my VA status. 🤭

Back to an old question: how do you spend your points away? Every time I'm checking options with Hertz (using web or their app) for different locations, the payment page tells that the reward booking option is unavailable for this booking. I'd like to burn away the points but how?

If we venture to "near the core of the CBD", Milsons Point has some decent eateries, too. I'd be open to anything along the train / metro lines inside Strathfield - Epping - Chatswood - Sydenham. The closer to the stations, the better.

Longreach? Especially now that you can book it with DSC... ;)

We clearly need to reframe the topic: which locations have you visited? If they happen to have a flag, on you go to pin it on the board. 😎

Of those, Pizza Madre's menu gives me most confidence that they understand diets, too = you'd cater for the whole group a lot easier when everyone can find something nice to eat.

My status year starts on 1 June and I usually time a trip to Europe to early June (SYD-LHR return with connections). My best success rate with upgrades has been on those trips despite being at zero or very low SC numbers. Then it wanes off...

If I understood this correctly, you'd buy one ticket for PER-SIN return and a separate one for SIN-LHR return (with a stopover in Dubrovnik on the way back). Correct? In this case, NM's suggestion of overnights in Singapore is worth considering. You should leave a long buffer between the...

Or just genuinely wanting out quick. Perhaps there's a tight connection where even a few minutes saved can count.

Many thanks for the organisers! There would have been a lot more to take in that I did and next time I need to spend much more time mingling and picking brains. It was a quiet day for me today with a friend and one of the kids. And my favourite corner in the lounge happened to be free. 😎

If she can live in Canada like the locals and has the same access to healthcare etc, then an option is to rely on that during her stay. You'd buy travel insurances for the transit only, both ways (a Canadian or global policy for the return trip).