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Hi everyone, Ive just taken advantage of the business class sale! Flying to new York return in July. We flown last year to new York and got points upgrades both ways, after our experience on the A380 it was hard to imagine going back to economy. So very happy with the sale. My questions are...

I mostly fly domestic for work and have just the once flown business on a Canberra - Melbourne flight.I'm looking to go to New York with my partner for ten days in July. Last minute decision to go overseas.My question is i can get Qantas economy return for $2059 OR premium economy for $3942.I...

Hi, as a bit of a newbie to award booking I'm not sure if this is normal. I award booked can-Mel return on Tuesday. Booked it in my partners name. Flying sat 26 feb. Made a mistake (booked wrong outgoing flight) so called 25 minutes later got through and as the ticket hadn't issued she changed...

Hi everyone, When flying with Virgin Atlantic will I get lounge access at London? Will I also get a partner traveler guested? I've recently become a Velocity Gold. I'm planning a New York and London visit in July-Sept and have found a good fare that that combine Virgin Blue, V Australia and...

Hi everyone, I've got 200,000 points and my partner and I want to do a round the world flight. I know I've got enough to cover mine, I want to lock it in, but am having trouble using the booking engine online as it isn't showing some of the flights I'd like to include. I need to book mine so...

I currently have a westpac earth plat credit card. It was love at first sight when I was getting 3 points per $ when it first launched. However, I'm after some bonus points as it is time to renew my credit card and I was thinking it might be worth it to switch to the ANZ Credit card and pick...

Hi I just wanted to know if this seems right . I have a trip booked with Flight Centre, which includes an airfare with Emirates. (Sydney-Dubai-Rome) > (London-Dubai-Sydney). It was $2443 - brought as an early bird fare at their expo fare in November last year. My circumstances have changed...

Sorry to ask - I'm getting close to earning silver status (this is a big deal to me! - Sorry WP who eat bronzes like me for breakfast :-) I'm flying: Canberra - Mel (Qantas) Economy Class (Y) Mel - Hobart (Jetstar) Economy Class (H) Hobart - Melbourne (Jetstar) Economy Class (K) Mel -...

I've seen mentioned here a couple of times people getting the annual fee waived (usually linked to spend). I have three credit cards, I'd like to consolidate down to one. I only have three due to trying to maximise FF points. I am also looking to get my first home loan soon and therefore need...

Hi, A few months ago I headed into this forum with a mission! I wanted to find out how to get a “round the world” (or RTW) as a soon learned fare for a low cost using frequent flyer miles. Well I’ve achieved it! Below I’ve detailed how I achieved it, some tips to getting there and so on. Let...

Hi, Some friends and I are booking emirates flights for departing Syd to Rome... then making our own way to London and coming back London to Syd. Each way we have stops in Dubai. We are departing 2009, mid August returning late september/early october. The price we've got is $2485, which I...

Hi, A couple of people have mentioned not being able to pay their phone, net, gas, electricity and water using an amex - well some of these providers offer the Australian Post Bill pay option. I took my electric and gas bills to Aust. Post and paid using an amex - no surchange either. Thought...

Hi, I just got an Earth Plat card and was signed up to the 3 Qantas FF points for $1 spent on the Amex. So I never touched the MasterCard attached. I just got points credited to my Qantas account, which don't add up. I had a spend of $3059, which should of meant 9177 points... but I got 6119...

Hi everyone, Myself and a few friends are wanting to do a trip to Europe next year in August. I have a few questions. 1) We'd like to do a tour of Europe see the major sites. We are not sure about Contikei, as we'd like to stay in at least 3 star hotels and are not a drinking crowd. We are...

Sorry if this thread is in the wrong place - please move it if that's the case. Does anyone know of a good QFF points grab by starting a credit card? I have noticed that some offer a good upfront points offer for joining up with them. I have seen Amex offered 40 000 points on one of their...

Hi everyone Have recently started reading this site:), which I have found so useful. I've started collecting my FF, but when I try to see how many I need for a trip to tokyo (NRT) I can only get the points, but not the how much the taxes will cost? Can anyone tell me or give me an estimate?