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With my shiny new WP, I'm keen to give my SO his first FLounge experience, and both of us have been keen to visit Perth for a long time. Scoring the MEL-PER leg of QF9 would tick both boxes. However, seats seem extremely expensive, even in Y, and I've yet to spot a Y classic reward availability...

Sorry if this is a vague or inappropriate question, but I'm trying to book a hotel in Adelaide for my folks, whose only criteria is a place that is close to public transport and where they can chill in a lobby/courtyard and read and watch the world go by if they are feeling tired. From my...

Some time ago, I desperately needed an affordable, last-minute, around-the-world trip to interview a bunch of people for my new book and posted in AFF offering $100 plus a shout-out in the book when it was published. Well, The Darkest Web comes out on 14 March, and I made good on my promise...

I screwed up when booking a QFF reward flight - I thought I had more points than I really had, because the site hadn't updated to take account of another flight I'd booked. Nonetheless the QFF site allowed me to book a reward for 2 people. I realised my error very shortly after and did one of...

Does anyone have much experience with using Matrix-ITA? I can rarely find the prices it quotes going directly to the airline. e.g. Matrix ITA is quoting me GBP 302 MAN-LAS on 28/7 on Thomas Cook Airlines, but when I go to that site, the best price offered is GBP 559. What am I doing wrong?

Hello AFF! I'm running around gathering interviews for my second book and have decided I would like to take Mr Lawlass for company (and maybe a little protection seeing as I'm interviewing murderers and drug dealers and whatnot). However, despite perceptions, Australian authors are not wealthy...

Hi all, I'm trying to help my brother out. He, his partner and son (13) need to go to Europe in September. They have a family pool of around 238K points. They also have their free VA domestic return flights, so can do positioning flights if it is better than leaving from Melbourne. A little...

The owner of Skiplagged, the site that was sued by United Airlines for exposing "Hidden Cities" is doing an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) on Reddit right now: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3ux82r/united_airlines_sued_me_last_year_for_creating/ Apparently they dropped the suit against him...

Got this on a shop-a-docket. May be of use to somebody. :) Ace Airport Parking (MEL) 1 Day free Airport Parking. No minimum stay. Valid for travel completed on or before 18/11/2015. Bookings must be made online at aceairportparking.com.au. Not available on or over public holidays. Quote...

If I were eligible I would be all over this. Travel Writing Scholarship and ten-day road trip across the USA The 3 scholarship recipients will receive: A 3-day custom travel writing course in San Francisco with mentor and Lonely Planet author John Vlahides A 10-day road trip across the U.S...

Hi everyone, My partner and I are taking his kids for three days to the Gold Coast May 15-17. For the kids it is first time on a plane, first time to Queensland, first time to a theme park, so it is all about them! It seems our choices for the theme parks are: 3 Day pass to Dreamworld...

Me and +1 will be in the QP from about 2:30 pm. Unless someone can guest us into J Lounge :rolleyes: :cool:

Samiam and I will be having $28-all-you-can-eat tapas at the Long Room in Collins Street on Wednesday 31 October. Anyone who's around is more than welcome to join us :) Dining - The Long Room, 162-168 Collins St, Melb CBD. Ph 9663 7226.

Your flight by any chance? ;)

Okay, this probably violates all sorts of forum rules, but I'm the sort of lass who just doesn't care. :rolleyes: For those of you who aren't following this thread, come double-FLounging on 21 July. It would be practically criminal not to. :mrgreen:

Hi all, I'm writing a feature for The Age about online scams to coincide with National Cyber Security Awareness Week. Just wondering if anyone here has lost money in any sort of online scam, or knows somebody who has, who might be willing to talk to me for the article? The person can remain...

Not sure if this is the right place to put it, but this is by far the best travel search engine I've seen yet. Rome2Rio.com Put in starting address and finish address and it tells you EXACTLY how to get there - i.e. all modes of transport. I put in my current address and my London address and...

I have an hour to burn :rolleyes:

I knew there had to be a downside to becoming an unemployed bum :rolleyes: Fortunately I'm still VA Gold til the end of the year...

Date 2 – come fly with me « Patty the Plain Plump Spinster :mrgreen: