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Got this email at 7am - Due to issues in obtaining award and upgrade data for the below airlines, we have removed them from our list of supported airlines in the Award & Upgrade search for the time being. This also means that any active Flight Alerts for those airlines are not currently working...

Read the whole thread and finally a post that actually describes driving in Italy (or anywhere in western Europe) as it is. With a couple of Italian suppliers I have driven all over the country and even in Sicily. If you can drive in Australia with peeps who don't know how to use a roundabout or...

I can see clear blue sky through the crack in the curtain so I get up and go downstairs to make a cup of tea (thanks Virgin OOL lounge as Josh has no tea in the house) and wake up properly. Soon Josh is in the kitchen making his usual cup of brewed filter coffee. He's been doing it as long as...

Slept well but woke up early at 5:15 am. I'm not one to lie around in bed so I got up and checked the footy scores and watched some news. At 6:30 I headed down to the breakfast area but just got some yoghurt and fruit and a coffee as the rest of the selection was not that appealing. My flight is...

So why did I choose to fly the long way with ANA to LA? Silly question to anyone who loves flying but mainly because even thought I love flying across the Pacific in VA Business I'm not paying $10K + to do it. No idea why the VA fares were so expensive when I was looking to book. So I decided to...

Had a good sleep and woke up early as usual but also excited. Best thing was opening the curtains to see a tarmac full of planes. I'm in no rush so I check emails and news and footy scores then go down to Smithy's for breakfast but no too hungry so it's just a bowl of cereal with fruit and grab...

USA Work & Play April 2020 This is a trip that I planned quite a while ago to take advantage of the 2 short weeks at Easter and will consist of a week of skiing in Vail Co. and then work and meetings in NYC and Las Vegas. I left work at midday after finalising any last minute things and headed...

When it became apparent that I would not be making my trip to the USA in April 2020 I kind of resigned myself to the fact that it wouldn't happen, worked on cancelling bookings and getting refunds where possible and knuckled down to work, dealing with all the Covid-19 processes and being here...

It's generalisation but we Aussies do have a look. In my twenties I spent a few years as a ski bum in Vail and I worked in a restaurant where everyone sat at a counter. It didn't take me that long to be able to spot Aussies as they came in. Ruddy faced blokes, blond girls with freckles or whole...

Did LA-Tahoe-Nevada- Utah-Colorado-Arizona and back with a group of 15 mad driving enthusiasts. We took all the back roads in our hired Vettes, Mustangs, BMW's, Camaros etc and I won't mention how fast we went. Among the almost constant highlights was Utah State Route 95 through Capital Reef and...

Considering VA is wanting an eye watering $12.4K return BNE-LAX for dates I'm looking at in April and I can book SYD-HND-LAX return on ANA for around $7.2K for the same dates what do the experts think of my chances of scoring Velocity points and SC's for flying with ANA on a NH booking? This...

I have a paid J class booking in November on SQ25 JFK-SIN via FRA. I'm using this flight for a number of reasons - I'm working on Long Island the day of the flight and the evening departure really suits, it's bringing me back to SIN to connect with my return to BNE the following day, it's on the...

I tend to agree. As a semi regular flyer in Europe I always pay the extra for the upfront seats. Easyjet, Vueling, Germanwings & others all offer this and it just makes everything more comfortable and often gives you boarding privileges and other minor perks for maybe EUR10-25 more. But I think...

And still no lounge access for any pax of any description when traveling on the Saturday morning departure VA6

Same experience. Here's my story. Original booking was the regular evening flight but when the changes were made I was notified by email and given an option to contact VA if not suitable. Decided to go with the new flight as it would allow arrival home Sunday evening which suited me. My wife and...

Good Virgin Part 2. So with a 5:30 alarm my plan to avoid an early start was now in ruins. Checked my work emails and then showered and went down to the lobby to meet the 6:30 shuttle. Our group of 12 all bonded by the experience chatted amongst each other then piled into the van back to the...

Good Virgin Part 1 I had business in Canberra last Thursday so I decided that rather than getting up at sparrows fart to drive to OOL then connect via SYD I would take advantage of the direct OOL-CBR flight at 21:05, stay Wednesday night and be refreshed and ready to go in the morning. I...

Same thing BNK-SYD. It just makes it more comfortable and much better than JQ or Rex

Pretty quiet on the presents front but I definitely got a great present from The Beatles. Now that their songs are available for streaming I saved every album (except of course Yellow Submarine) to my favourites on Sonos and as a playlist on my Spotify account. Can now listen to whatever song or...

It is no big deal and when we were there in July it's almost more of a hassle to go past the "door coughes" on the way in and out. It's nice that the waiters can bring you coffee or a drink but like most I prefer to choose my own items from the buffet. It is an excellent lounge though with...