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    Currency Exchange

    Well, what a dill I feel, just went into my bank and asked for a travel card, "$1:04 for each Oz dollar, please", I said. Sorry, they said, you can have 0:0997, (ANZ) and Suncorp offered 1.001...WTF! What's the use of Kochie telling us the exchange rate every morning when it doesn't apply to...
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    Flight Availability/Loadings & Upgrade Probability Help Desk

    Thanks, Serfty, and there's a page giving explanations of all abbreviations, somewhere, that I have looked at.....much appreciated Serfty. JD
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    The "Actual" Top 100 places to see before you die!

    That sounds just great casanovawa. Thanks for the encouragement. John
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    The "Actual" Top 100 places to see before you die!

    Loved this, Juddles! As some of you know, I have started to plan my last, post-retirement, grand, RTW tour using my 0.3 million FF points. So, at the risk of upsetting the thread conditions, munitalP, (please humour me!), herewith my bucket list, in no particular order, because that will be...
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    Award help: australia - rio de janiero in february 2013

    Re: Flight Availability/Loadings & Upgrade Probability Help Desk Thanks to all of you. I got help from the guys at qantas this a.m. and booked:- Syd - Dallas - Miami - Santiago - Rio...arriving on the 8th February. I'll probably sleep right through carnival!
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    Award help: australia - rio de janiero in february 2013

    Re: Flight Availability/Loadings & Upgrade Probability Help Desk Thanks. Reload. I guess everyman and his dog is flying to Rio next year. I didn't think it was THAT popular. Oh well, one day of carnaval is better than none at all.
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    Award help: australia - rio de janiero in february 2013

    URGENT:- I havent a clue what I'm doing here, in this thread, but this is my question:- I want to book an award flight leg:- australia - rio de janiero in february 2013, in time for carnival. Only one opportunity is showing (must be economy):- Feb. 11, (when carnival is 3/4 finished)...
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    "Backpacker" Travel Insurance

    <redacted> This is an interesting point of view! Those of us a little less sophisticated than yourself are amused. Let me explain MY point of view by outlining my plans for the next year:- I am a professional (medical) person and I, with my mates (anaesthetists, mostly), are "transitioning to...
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    Current Union Activity - Tide of support turned against them?

    \ Hang about, you guys, I have gotten the impression (from this and other forums) that Jetstar is the desired economic model for running a profitable airline. Can someone please explain who is subsidising who and which branch of QF is the fittest to survive??
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    Current Union Activity - Tide of support turned against them?

    As a ff with heaps of points accrued assiduously over theyears, my interest in current events is intense. I think the unions fight is alost cause. Of more pertinence are answers to the following:- . re. the profitability of QFi, can the ‘incentivised’ AJturn it around and if so, how? . what are...
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    Travel Insurance

    I obtained two online quotes from Covermore the other night, one through the Flightcentre website. All input conditions were identical, but see if you can spot the one variable....it is at the bottom left hand corner. (I should have grabbed the cheaper quote at the time!). But seriously...
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