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    Gold Amex & FF points

    Am wondering if this has changed recently. 1. Do you still get points with a gold Amex? 2. Do you get points with the plain green Amex? 3. How does the Platinum Amex work?....what are you charged for it? TIA
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    Wheelchair assistance

    Elderly parents, late 80's flying Syd to Bris & return. Not sure which airline as nothing booked yet. May need assistance with wheelchair as one...unsteady one feet & other tends to get breathless. Not sure how they would go once we left them unaccompanied. They sometimes get confused. How...
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    accessing emails overseas

    OK, how do we access our emails from the USA (Honolulu )? Specifically a free gmail.com acct??? We have no phone, i pad ........so obviously need to go "somewhere' to do this. Thank you
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    i pad & wireless router

    OK So if there is no WiFi I will need to buy a sim..........Any recommendations there please? Do I buy a wireless modem or wireless router when we fet back home? Simongr...So I didn't think 4G was any benefit at all.........is it worth the extra$.....I would be using Optus, do not understand if...
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    i pad & wireless router

    Off to Honolulu later this month & the plan is to buy an i pad from the Apple store in Waikiki. All I know is there is no point buying the 4G model. I have researched & worked out I will need a wireless router, but do I 1. Buy an Apple one when I am there or could I buy any brand & if so which...
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    Adaptor for headphones

    My initial enquiry related to the Jetstar entertainment units wher you plug directly into the unit NOT the seat console. Their headset plug was like the one in the second picture, where one on the pins can swing out of the way.........so not sure if the adaptor I bought will work. Anyone been...
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    Adaptor for headphones

    Yes I just bought the Right angle 3.5mm stereo socket- 2x3.5mm mono plugs from Dick Smith, but then my husband said he thought last time Starclass on Jetstar had just one plug that went into their bulky separate entertainment unit?? I have heard they are using ipads now, so maybe it won't be an...
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    Adaptor for headphones

    I find the big headphones on planes(Jetstar) really big & coughbersome, plus they mess up my hair. So is there an adaptor available to buy that I could use my own ear buds from my I Pod touch with?
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    Jetstar Starclass Points to HNL & Pay $ coming back????????

    Heres the thing. We have plenty of points to do the whole return thing SYD-HNL with points Starclass with Jetstar & have done it twice previously without issue. But looking mid May 2012 I can only find availability with points SYD-HNL.............nothing available HNL-SYD. Looking at 10 days in...
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    QFF Points & Pay versus just points

    I am having trouble understanding the advantage of QFF Points & Pay. As an example Points & Pay Business Class Return Syd to Perth on their first flights out is 354,505 pts!!!!! Using just points is 72,000 on the same flights. I just don't get that ...........am I missing something...
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    Best time to book for Hawaii

    Looking to got to Hawaii for say a week end of April beginning of May. Jetstar Starclass looks to be about $2,500 on their website. Wondering when to book & who to book with for a good deal. Prefer to fly Business Class.. Appreciate your thoughts.
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    Flights to Ireland

    Thanks Grussellt.............the itasoftware is just what I was after.
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    Flights to Ireland

    Interested in return flights Sydney-Dublin. Sometime late September ? early Ocober for 3-4 weeks. Anyone know of any good deals coming up or best time to book???????? Anything helpful??????????
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    best place for currency exchange in melbourne

    Post Office. We ordered USD500 one working day...paid in AU$540......we received US$ the next working day. That was back in ?April.
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    Calgary to YVR Road trip

    You could drive from Banff to Jasper & back in a day. Similar scenery, but probably just spend the extra time in Banff. Try to see Lake Louise, my alltime favourite & you will get some excellent photos taken from the bar in the Chateau with their big arched picture windows & the Lake &...
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    Calgary to YVR Road trip

    I was born in Lethbridge ( 2hrs from Calgary ). We have done the trip by car & also on the Rocky Mountaineer train. If you have never been through Banff, Lake Louise & Jasper I would recommend it. Personally I would then go through what is called the Okanagan.......Kelowna, Vernon & Penticton...
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    Need recommendation for best oceanfront hotel in Waikiki please

    Honolulu Forum, Travel Discussion for Honolulu - TripAdvisor This is what I was talking about. This link should help you.
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    Need recommendation for best oceanfront hotel in Waikiki please

    Have a look at the Trip Advisor website. Do a search for Honolulu & look at their Forum ( left hand side of the page). Excellent forum for hotel information & lots of advice from locals & travellers as well. There are plenty of hotels there that suit different needs & budgets. We are going...
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    USA in June Things to See.

    Google Tripadvisor Honolulu Forum...................you will get lots of helpful advice there & can also search their forms. For that matter they have forums for every big city, so might help you for Seattle & los Angeles. Pearl Harbour is on one island, whereas volcanoes are on other...
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    Additional costs with ipod ???????

    I posted the thread here under Communications & Internet. As per my previous post "which mp 3 player to buy" I received lots of helpful advice. My aim was to use the device while on vacation in Hawaii for internet, email & music. Sorry to have troubled anyone.
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