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I had a similar experience too on that flight. On BA I’ve sometimes had to plead with them to stop topping up my glass! Usually I just say sorry I’m driving when we land, but their response to that is something like “oh don’t worry that’s still a few hours away”…

That’s exactly where I got to as well. Certainly not worth dropping $2k to waste 2 days on a trip to NZ where you never leave the airport. Or bouncing around Australian domestic terminals with unnecessary stopovers - that’s just insanity to me. But as you say, everyone’s different and some may...

I think the answer to this is yes but just confirming, if I book with Amex Travel UK, I still get the DSC, right?

I’m not sure if the Australian government has anything similar yet, but British nationals are being asked to register their presence in the following countries for consular assistance. Bahrain: Tell the UK government you're in Bahrain – Register your presence abroad Israel: Tell the UK...

I’d jump on that too if I could find it!! I was going to sit this one out, but retaining Platinum will keep my First Wing access at LHR which I use on my many BA Y flights to Europe. Long haul I’m always flying J these days, so status doesn’t give me much that isn’t already included. 1 day...

It was raised in UK parliament today. Of course the minister answered that everything was fine, he’s delivering a secure border, and they’ve been telling people about change this since 2024 with “clear messaging” and “comprehensive guidance”, etc etc. Usual politician rubbish waffle...

This is becoming a big issue for me where UK and AU companies are geoblocking their sites to only allow logins from their home country. For example I have a lot of flybuys points that I wanted to send to Velocity, but flybuys won’t let you login unless in Australia. I complained and they replied...

That seems pretty good to me. It was about $16/SC when I priced up just now.

If you currently have an ETA that’s probably ok, but you can no longer truthfully obtain one if you don’t.

I would imagine if someone were to successfully obtain an ETA despite being British, the airline would be none the wiser.

And with that they are beginning to relax the rules a little, telling airlines they can accept “at their discretion” an expired British passport (issued 1989 or newer) https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-passport-rules-expired-dual-citizenship-b2924125.html

And to apply for a passport you need to provide a lot of evidence that you’re a citizen, which they don’t seem to already have or know.

Finally making news in the UK, but news here is focusing on British people living in the EU, for whom it should at least be a bit easier to obtain passports if needed. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/13/dual-nationals-denied-entry-to-uk-british-passport-border-control

This has sadly been going on for years and no crackdowns ever seem to solve it. Until there’s frequent convenient public transport I don’t see it changing. Make it simple and easy to find and use legitimate transport and these people no longer have a viable market. Better signage and educating...

This just isn’t true. The UK’s had simple instant payments between bank accounts for much longer than Australia has. Australia’s faster payments is a mess with needing a payID or to check if it’s Osko supported or some other complication or incompatibility. And even then it’s not guaranteed...

Meanwhile thinking back to my first trip around Europe many years ago on a Contiki tour, we went to restaurants as groups of 20-30 people and they always offered for us to pay individually. Yes, it did take forever for them to process all the payments - some cash, some card - but they also just...

Another article that seems to forget there are countries other than Australia in the world. We’re becoming as bad as America in thinking our way is the only way. If they wanted to do any real journalism they should investigate why Australia is the only country in the world where card surcharges...

Only in Australia. Split billing has never been a problem in the UK, or anywhere else I’ve travelled.

I honestly don’t think they could. Maybe as a long shot if you’ve ever had a National Insurance number or a UK Driving Licence? Your details might then be in a gov.uk system because you would‘ve needed to prove your citizenship or residency rights to get those. Still, I’d be astounded if they...

Story is really getting a good run in the Aussie media but I think some of the reporting is a bit irresponsible and inaccurate, eg: “descendants who might have gained UK citizenship will also need a British passport” From: More than 1m Australians on notice over UK immigration change...