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    Anyone actually done Residence/Apartments?

    Anyone actually done one of these? Have seen heaps of youtube videos on them but last i looked it was something like 2,000,000 miles to redeem Would love to try but not at 2m miles/points
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    A380s reduced syd/sin, sin/syd

    https://mainlymiles.com/2024/02/25/singapore-airlines-reducing-a380-sydney-flights/ Not permanent though. Looks like my plans to fly from melb to syd to catch the new suites just got even harder
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    Have you actually lost your passport before while travelling?

    Excluding having your passport stolen, luggage stolen , damaged I was recently on a trip and I have my passport in a cover, and I dont like having to remove my passport from cover each time, i put the naked passport in the side pocket, and there was a hole in in it and it slid into the main...
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    Disembarking Time/Terminal location, do the better airlines do it faster?

    I in the past week, I caught 2 x long haul flights with a China Eastern airline, which generally doenst have the best reputation both flights, on different legs, once the plane landed we had to wait 20-45mins each time to be able to disembark, people getting pretty restless Not a complaint...
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    Card Promotions NAB Rewards Platinum Credit Card: 60,000 Bonus Velocity Points with $1,000 Spend in 60 Days, $95 Annual Fee

    Ive just signed up and approved/half approved for this, not an amazing offer but the one of the better ones for cheap AF anyone signed up for this? the application process has been kinda weird eg. theyve asked for payslips but approved my card they also asked me for ID (I Think) to go into a...
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    Are credit Card Programs Still worth it?

    with recent devaluation of airline program $ per point spend, and increased annual fees, is it still worth the annual fees and benefits on each of your spends? I for the first time since turning 18 are considering going straight to debit/cash, or a fee free credit card with an interest free...
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    HSBC Platinum Qantas Credit Card Changes: Ouchy

    Just recieved this notice was quite happy with the table, = $1 per $1 for a higher spend until I saw the annual fee below!!! in small ,print , holy smokes $79 to $299 Definitely a cancel from me
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    Paris Hotel Recommendation $100-$200 AUD

    Can anyone give me a few recommendations for Paris Hotel, i have $600 worth of Amex Travel Credit Expiring very shortly, Im travelling Feb 2024 have been to paris once before, loved it. havent decided how long im staying there but definitely at least a week, however Paris hotels i believe arent...
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    Can you pay Citibank CC at Aust Post with Eftpos?

    can anyone confirm please, am I able to pay a citibank credit card with eftpos like Amex cards? ive been asked to pay a relatives card, theyve given me a printed statement, it says you can pay at Aust post, but there is no barcode? with amex the barcode is ONLY on the original printed...
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    Whats the most expensive Redemption using points possible?

    Whats the most expensive single item/category on any airline program redemption available? Im not privvy to the programs the bill gates of the world have access to but Obviously excluding cashbacks/credits, and has to be a single item, not 10,000 movie tickets The most expensive i've seen is...
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    EK reward - cancel booking but Points Past use by

    does anyone know what happens if I cancel a flight when the points used have passed the expiry date? ive got points expiring next month but have no idea where to go or when? I had a look but couldnt find, I assume you cant use them to buy electronics etc. all i found was emirates branded...
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    Booking flights for other people

    Apologies, but I couldnt find a generic Qantas Q/A thread I have Qantas Points Club, no status, family member has a QFF account, they are going to book a flight, would there be any benefit if they booked through my QFF account? (if its at all possible for me to book flights under my account...
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    Emirates Miles extended by 6 months

    im finding that Im getting ZERO communication from emirates about awards expiry I had some miles expiring in Feb they sent me an email saying they will extended it by 1 month only, and when I followed it up they said they wont announce extensions until 30 days before expiry, which I thought...
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    Explorer Screen Insurance Terms changing to 3 years since purchase from March 2022

    Just called up to do a broken screen insurance claim, got told as of march 2022, it will be limited to 3 years since you purchased the phone, not for ever like it used to be apparently it was in a T/C update in dec 2021 email, but who reads them so if you are going to break your screen make...
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    Antarctica Flights using Qantas Points/Chimu Adventures

    Anyone else get the email from qantas? or been on one 140,000 QFF points - window with wing 200,000 QFF points - window without wing 700,000 QFF points (if I heard correctly) - business class im on hold to see if I can book the NYE one from Melbourne their website doesn't seem to mention it...
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    Scoot: Covid requirement notification for a past flight

    More, a funny error I assume I flew scoot from singapore to taiwan last year Just got this email, its got the correct reference number, but reference to entering mainland China, so I dont know whats going on with the number being correct etc. surely they dont recycle booking references...
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    Can anyone recommend a hot wine for cellaring?

    I know you can spend $100 now for a good wine, cellar it and in 10 years it will be a magnificent wine. Are there any far cheaper wines say $30 that after years of cellaring will be absolutely out of this world?
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    Unable to Contact Skiddoo and Tickets disappeared

    Got a call from half paniced relatives, they have SIA tickets for March 2020, they were able to reschedule to April 2020 (this was done back in Feb or Jan) They were offered either travel creidt or rescheudlign options via skiddoo, however they cannot contact them for the past few weeks...
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    $10 USD Ebay US Egift

    Did a paypal survey (i think it was) and was supposed tog get $15 AUD, but they sent me a $10USD Ebay US card Only works in Ebay US site
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    Upcoming Redemption bookings: should you cancel?

    If you have upcoming (say next 6 months) redemption bookings, and the cancellation policies are quite good, ie no fee/small fee should you cancel them, or should you wait until last minute? I cant see any benefit in cancelling now, except giving the opportunity for others who intend to travel
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