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Hey all, I have a business trip coming up in August to Europe (either Munich or Vienna) from Brisbane. My company will pay for Y and I am trying to figure out which Airline to book with so that I can finally put my AMEX rewards points to good use by upgrading my Y to J. Not having done this...

I was booking some overseas holidays and wanted to check the current state of the AMEX insurance since they downgraded the insurances last year to be only applicable if you paid for the entire trip using your AMEX. This was a serious downgrade for the charge card as some flight booking...

I was over at the Pineapple Hotel for a Christmas Party and was absolutely blown away when the counter lady told me that the surcharge for using AMEX was 10%. I told her I couldn't believe that and she said yep true. I asked to see the manager and yes, the manager told me the same thing. Surely...

Just received this in the email: Special offer: 50% Bonus Buy Priority Club points between November 15 - 22, 2012 and automatically receive a 50% bonus on the number of points purchased. Top up your account and buy your Priority Club points today! Link...

Dear AFFers, I am having an argument with a ACE insurance representative (who handle AMEX Platinum Card insurance cover) about the issue of complimentary Loss Damage Waiver cover for car rental overseas. I haven't paid for my return flights on AMEX card. Only the onward flight from Australia...

Hello everyone, I have recently been upgraded to Cathy Pacific Diamond which I believe is equal to OneWorld Emerald. Due to various reasons, I am unlikely to retain it after the 12 months is up (although I will try :)). So, here is my question. How can I make best use of this upgraded status...

Sorry for cross-posting this from the American Express Rewards forum. It hasn't got any responses there, so maybe I should have posted it here first. I am trying to figure out the best way (economically) to hire a car in Europe with AMEX Platinum Charge card and the Marco Polo Diamond...

I am trying to figure out the best way (economically) to hire a car in Europe with AMEX Platinum Charge card and the Marco Polo Diamond memberships. BTW, I have complimentary Hertz. No 1. Gold with AMEX Platinum, bit sure if it helps. I need to hire two car seats as I will be travelling with...

Dear AFFers! After a long time, I am going to do a dream trip with the family around Europe. Flying J from KL to Madrid and then thinking of driving around Madrid to Barcelona, South France, Monaco and onwards to Rome and Venice. Everything was going smoothly till I got stuck with the car...

Does anyone have any idea why the cost of cars keeps on increasing while the dollar is so strong? It is not as if the dollar has been strong only for a few weeks. It has been strong and with almost parity with USD for a long time! Yet, car prices still keep going up. A BMW X5 as per the...

Hi all, First time poster. Having completed creating our little nest, wife and I think that we should try and do our dream of travelling around the world before we are both in our fifties and waiting for the kids to leave home and thinking of doing it in old age. In a nutshell, we want to...