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I first posted this message back in 2014 and got some very useful responses to it as recently as 2019. By that point, I was unwilling to start applying for new credit cards as we had a property transaction coming up and didn’t want to do anything that might affect my credit score. And then of...

I've really eroded my points balance with QFF due to recent travel and am looking to build it up again. Here is our situation with AMEX: *I have a Platinum charge card and a Platinum Reserve credit card. Both of which give me a travel credit each year. *My wife has a supplementary card linked...

My wife and i will be passing through Bangkok in July and August, on our way between Sydney and Paris with Thai. The only lounge entitlement we will have on this trip will be via Priority Pass. I see that there are a number of options with Priority Pass, but am finding it difficult to work out...

On our four week trip to Europe starting Dec 13, we will not have access to Qantas or other airline-specific lounges. We have access to Priority Pass lounges and some of the ‘Plaza Premium’ ones via AMEX Platinum. Looks like there are a few choices under Priority Pass for some of our stops. Is...

I just recently acquired Marriott Gold status following their merger with SPG. I have made a reservation via their site for 3 nights in Vegas next August. Anyway, it seems I can get the same room under the same conditions for maybe 200 USD less than my current reservation. I have read with...

My wife and I are about to book flights to the US for August 2017. We will be booking on Delta but will be on Virgin metal (economy class) all the way. We are supposedly entitled to use Delta Sky Club lounges as AMEX Platinum cardholders, but I have heard that lounge access may be restricted to...

Our group of five spent nine days in Cuba in October 2015. The group consisted of my wife and me, my cousin, my mother and a friend of hers (both in their early 80s). To get to Cuba, we flew with Qantas from Sydney to LAX, had a night in an airport hotel there (Four Points by Sheraton - LAX)...

I vaguely recall a story in the media a while back highlighting a trap where Aussies could end up worse off by electing to pay in AUD as opposed to the relevant foreign currency. I cannot remember the precise details of the story, but I think the gist of it was that some travel websites (maybe...

I just booked flights with Qantas to LAX and return for our party of five. Hadn't travelled overseas on Qantas in a couple years. Once I'd made the reservation I noticed that the Qantas website stated that there was a $25 fee for selecting a seat. I don't recall this being the case last time...

We will be arriving at LAX on QF17 at 1405 on Saturday October 10. We then need to connect to a flight to Mexico City, where we will have a few days before proceeding on to our ultimate destination of Havana, Cuba. We had been looking at not having a night in LA on the way to Mexico, but taking...

My wife and I are leaving tomorrow night (20/12) for 3 weeks in the US. Flying out of SYD on Hawaiian. We arrive at HNL with Hawaiian about 10am and have until 2:40pm to wait for our next flight (also with Hawaiian) to LAX. Our memberships that may affect lounge access are as follows: Qantas...

My wife and I are leaving this Friday night for 3 weeks in the US. Flying out of SYD on Hawaiian. Our memberships that may affect lounge access are as follows: Qantas Club Marco Polo Gold AMEX Platinum (apparently allows access to Virgin lounges but only domestically) Priority Pass I did a...

My wife and I have taken advantage of Jetstar's specials between Sydney and Honolulu several times in recent years. Sometimes it has been as little as $249 one way. Looks like $409 is about as low as it gets now - maybe $349 on occasions. We are doing a cruise with Celebrity from HNL to SYD in...

My wife and I are flying to the US with Hawaiian Airlines for Xmas/New Year. We arrive in LAX at 9:20PM and are considering booking a flight to Chicago with AA that departs LAX at 23:55. We've heard stories about the delays at LAX which I guess have gotten even worse now with the sequester...

My wife and I are flying out of BKK for Sydney tonight, the final leg of a six week trip to Europe. We are flying economy with Qantas, so normally we'd use the Qantas Club lounge. However, I have Marco Polo Gold now which entitles us to use any of the OW lounges I believe. My question is...

I have QC membership but no longer do enough work-related travel to achieve 'Gold' status and thereby get it for free. I've also recently left a large government department which probably got as good a corporate discount for QC as could be obtained. From now on I will be an IT Consultant and...

My family and I are visiting Italy (from Australia) for 6 weeks in April-May 2011. We are not flying there with Alitalia (going with Cathay Pacific) but are hoping to include a 3 day side trip to Egypt from Rome. Alitalia has cheap, nonstop flights to Cairo from Rome, around $260USD roundtrip...

My wife and I spent almost 4 weeks in Alaska in June this year (no, we were not doing a cruise). I finally got around to putting a travel blog and photos on TravelPod. It can be seen at the following link if anyone wants to check it out... From there you can also view blogs and websites from...

We're off to Italy for 6 weeks in April 2011. While I am fairly experienced with renting cars in the US, I've never done so in Europe. Can anyone offer me any advice as to which firms to look at? The majors such as Budget, Avis, Hertz etc or the more locally-based outfits perhaps? I'm not...