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One of the best Customer Service experiences I ever had was back in the Compass Airlines days in the 90's. Standing in queue to check in luggage that you have shuffled along for the last 10 minutes is by far the worst part of air travel and Compass obviously identified this. On one such...

The family and I have travelled once in business (NZ to LA free upgrade) and yes it was a good experience but not a chance I will ever pay for it. Possibly use points for the wife and I one day for an upgrade though. Economy facilities and entertainment have improved a lot and if you select the...

Frankly, i do not expect much more than offered at the moment, but newspapers/ mags and drinks are of course welcome. BUT the biggest issue i have is what happens on the ground. Many years ago in the old Compass days. i had to travel to Perth from Melb. I was not looking forward to the usual...

Thanks Dajop. Plenty to work with now (looks like a late night tonight) Thanks to everyone.

Thanks for that Serfty (and others). I will get my head around that tonight. I assume this would need to be booked through the call centre. Do you know how many points are charged for say a 5 stop RTW ticket?

Thanks. I think i might need to cough up the points as you suggested. We are fairly flexible regarding the timing, so i will just have to keep checking every day. So if i decide to use say Royal Jordanian for one of my flights, i can still use my points but have to book through the call...

If i use another one World airline, do i have to join that airlines FF program? teh route maps on the Qantas website does not shown routes for all One World airlines.

Thanks for the responce. Yes, i am expecting i will need a little luck to pull this off, and fully expect to have to pay for at least one flight. I visited the One World web site but could not find details of the round the world award. If you have the link that would be great. appreciate...

I am closing in on 570k points and am hoping to take the family (2A 2C) to Europe. Ideally Melb to coughet to London, (ferry to France, then road to Rome, then ferry to Athens) Athens to Istanbul, Istanbul to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Melbourne. Qantas does not fly to Istanbul, but i expect other...

Oh. New to this. Thanks What model Statesman?

Thanks for that. IO think the reason i have been having trouble is i am trying to get 4 seats. Appreciate you doing that though. The message cut off at the end but it looks like you were saying the taxes came to $385 per person. Was that right? if so that is not all bad. Thanks again.

Thanks II have just been trying to do that but now i cant get the flights i want, or anythinlg close to the dates required. I am now just trying for any date just to get the quote on taxes, but if i cant get the flights, it might be all in vain anyway. Damn FF progammes suck. Will keep trying.

I was going to try that but was concerned it will confirm the flights before i had a chance to back out. Not sure i can do an award booking without using a valid account. I will have another look. Thanks

We are planning a trip to the states using QF FF points but are concerned about the taxes. I am expecting a hefty bill but just want to know so there are no surprises. TA cant help me. Is there a calculator online somewhere? Itinerary is Mel/Nadi/Honolulu/San Francisco Drive to LA then fly...