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    Recovering Expired Miles

    Hi, Unfortunately I've let 150k+ advantage miles expire. Is there a way to reinstate them without paying the rather large reinstatement fee? (circa USD 1250)? My googling shows that some people have been lucky with a reinstatement challenge (where they need to earn some loyalty points?)
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    Emirates F Availability

    I was looking at booking an ex-Asia flight to EU on F (EK) via QFF. It seems the availability has just dried up over night - is this a system error?
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    Westpac KF Clawback

    Do westpac claw back the sign on bonus if you have the charges you used to meet the min spend refunded back to your card?
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    Trip cancelled but can take from another city (how to claim?)

    I booked a trip solely on points (i.e no taxes component). I have a TID annual multi trip policy. The trip was cancelled but there is the option of taking it if I fly first to another city (which will incur about $1500 in costs). Having never claimed on insurance before, is there a way for...
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    Booked Award F ticket, and was charged for it, but missing in "bookings" on website

    I booked a First Award from Singapore last night (Emirates operated but marketed through Qantas) and paid the taxes and fees and it took the points from my account. I could see it in my bookings page last night. Today it's disappeared but the funds are still sitting as "authorisation only" in...
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    Credit Card Refunds - Specifically on Citi

    I need to book a hotel for a later date next year. What happens if I need to cancel the stay due to COVID and the card has been cancelled by then? Does the money get sent back as a cheque?
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    UK Bank Accounts

    Im looking for a UK Bank account that I can open from Australia. I am a UK citizen and AU citizen. Any thoughts on the best account? Looking for low fees
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    Which planes have wifi on board?

    Im travelling on some Cathay flights on A330, 777-300 and A350-900. How can I tell which ones have wifi and which ones don't? Thanks!
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    Travel Insurance for Cancer

    Hi, Family member has cancer and is undergoing treatment with longer term maintenance drugs (over a period of 1yr +). This means that I have to tick the "still receiving treatment" box when I apply for travel insurance. This means that most TI providers refuse the cover automatically. Any...
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    How difficult to redeem as a bronze FF?

    I've been a QF Gold FF for the last 3 or so years, however I will drop to bronze soon (was comped Gold this latest year, so i doubt i will get comped again). The problem is that I have a stack of points (about 800k ish) I want to redeem and not enough time to book a lot of holidays. How bad...
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    VA567 SYD - PER 11/06/2016 - Not on Virgin Website (not able to be booked)

    I was looking for a seat on VA567, SYD-PER on Sunday 12/06/2016, however for some reason the flight is not bookable on the Virgin Australia website. Does anyone know why, and more importantly whether it will be available for booking at some stage? The flight in question is available a week...
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    Kleenheat Gas - 20% off all gas bill - Western Australia

    As a loyal Kleenheat customer we'd like to give you the opportunity to increase your discount from 10% to 20% on your gas usage. Below is a unique promo code to share. Anyone who switches to Kleenheat for natural gas using your code REF203013868 will receive an increase in the standard...
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    Recommend hotel in Melbourne with cheapish parking

    I'm heading to Melbourne in September for a course. I will be flying an evening flight PER-MEL and arrive at MEL around 11pm. I will hire a car from MEL. I will then drive to the CBD and stay in a hotel, before leaving for my training course early Saturday. Can anyone suggest a half decent...
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    Citibank DCC Fees

    So, I just got hit with DCC fees on my latest transactions in January. They were from Google Play subscriptions. Approximately 3.3% which I think is ridiculous. Has anyone else been hit? I'm starting to change all my payments to my AMEX to avoid the extra ~3.3% (it varies) that Citi is...
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    So I broke my ankle...

    I just had a small fracture of my ankle whilst playing sport. I am now using a very fashionable "camboot" or "Moonboot" as they are called. I have to say it's extremely frustrating to not able to walk anywhere easily. Have you ever broken any body part? Any interesting stories?
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    Free 10% Off Voucher - Segway Tours Perth

    I received a 10% off voucher for Segway Tours Perth (Segway Tours WA - Perth (Australia): Hours, Address, Tickets & Tours, Attraction Reviews - TripAdvisor) as I participated in one of their excellent tours a month or so ago. Happy to post anywhere. No expiry date noted on the card. I had a...
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    Purchase protection (i.e. additional warranty) when paying through paypal (amex fund)

    Hi, I am considering purchasing an item through paypal (funded by my amex) from an australian store as they charge a surcharge for Amex and not paypal. Will amex purchase protection still apply on this item? It's a phone, and i'd like the additional warranty that the insurance offers. I will...
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    J Flights PER-HKG

    I purchased some Alaska Miles in the hope of using them for a trip in early august (PER-HKG//HKG-PER). However there seems to be no availability to get to HKG in J, only Y. I have some USDM miles (around 40k or so, but purchasing more isn't so much of a problem), QFF Miles (only 60k), and...
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    The (non financial) costs of travel and how you mitigate them

    When I was a kid, I loved to travel on planes and I was fortunate to be able to travel a fair bit whilst being thrifty with my limited cash. Now as an adult in my mid twenties I am kind of sick of traveling (FIFO once a week and about 5-8 trips abroad/other cities). I find that I am now...
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    Lounge access when flying Jetstar and guesting in a non QF/JQ flyer

    Im a gold QFF and am flying Jetstar to asia from Perth. I also have someone else flying the same day but on SQ. As I understand from the Qantas website, I can enter the lounge and still be able to guest someone in? It doesn't say that my guest has to be flying JQ/QF. Is that correct?
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