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I read some coments in this forum a few days ago about luggage going missing at LHR so an article this morning in the Herald Sun might be the stuff of nightmares for some...

We have a morning QR flight from FRA in Sept where QR uses the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge. According to the AC website the food offerings are "light snacks". Do their "light snacks" constitute a reasonable breakfast?

The latest www.premium-flights.com update (30 April, 2022,) on which destinations/flight numbers have QSuites has a lot fewer cities listed than previously - cities like HKG, KUL, CMB, HND and there's others in Europe which don't make the list now either. Wondering if that is just a temporary...

We are doing a 7 day self drive around Iceland in August but I'm finding near zero availability of accommodation in more than half the places we intended to stay or nearby. We will only be staying one night in each place and our minimum requirement is a private bathroom. Have been searching with...

Flying BRU - DOH in J but can't find any info about QR lounge access in BRU on either the QR or BRU Airport's websites. Can anyone enlighten me?

I'd appreciate suggestions from the brains trust regarding accommodation for 7 nights in Mauritius. Mrs V and I will be visiting family in JNB in July/Aug 2022 as part of a OWA and there's a proposal on the table for us all (4 adults and 2 grandkids who will be aged 18 months and 4 years) to...

During the process of making a OWA, initially online and later making changes via the call centre, I noted that it seems virtually impossible to get the eTicket numbers documented no matter how often I very explicitly request them from the agent. Even when I tell them I will wait for the...

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Got notice overnight that South Africa is moving to Level 1 restrictions on Sept 21 and will resume international flights (via CPT and JNB only) as of 1st October, 2020, with some high risk countries to be excluded. Will be a moot point for Aussies for the time being because of the non...

We have friends in Buenos Aires ATM who were due to start an Antarctic cruise with One Ocean on 6th Nov. but the company has just cancelled the trip which it was apparently still advertising yesterday. Info is fuzzy but this comes on the back of another of their cruises being cancelled 2 weeks...

I'm hoping the brains trust can clarify the status of the following scenario with regard to the UK departure tax. Part of a proposed OW 318K J itinerary is: KEF - LHR - PMI - LHR - EDI - DUB - LHR - DFW KEF - LHR - PMI will be a transit through LHR, as will DUB - LHR - DFW (Ireland/Dublin...

Does anyone know of any Aussie interest bearing accounts which operate in $USD? Not talking about travel cards like Global Wallet here. Ideally want to transfer $USD directly from OS into an Aussie account rather than converting to $AUD - and preferably get a little interest as well. TBH, I...

These comments may be "old news" for some but I was able to put NordVPN to good use this week so some may be interested in the story................. No. 2 son was robbed of cash, 2 credit cards, iPhone etc in Mexico recently. He did have a spare CC but 2 days ago ran into trouble booking UA...

We're having a family Christmas get-together in Perth this year. Have done the usual Google search but available info is scant. Would appreciate suggestions for hotels/venues in central Perth for Xmas lunch which would be suitable for us to take a then 18 month old baby. We want a traditional...

We recently visited the Isle of Capri, off the west coast of Italy, and stayed at the Hotel Caesar Augustus - a boutique Relais & Chateau hotel in the town of Anacapri. Our experience was so good we thought it warranted sharing with the AFF community. The Hotel Caesar Augustus is perched right...

I've just had to cancel my 28 Degrees Card when some fraudulent transactions appeared (annoying because I'm now not sure if I can get a replacement in time before we head OS next week). It seems my card details were compromised when I placed an on-line order with www.vova.com recently. The...

Man arrested after chasing a departing plane at Dublin Airport Irish news Last night The man was arrested at Dublin Airport after he tried to run after a plane. The Ryanair flight, due for Amsterdam, was minimally delayed from its scheduled departure. Apparently he was yelling to the pilot to...

It seems for all its $1B + profit and $11M CEO, QF still can't afford a tech team for their website with basic programming skills. Have switched to the NBN and decided to cancel our home phone number to thwart nuisance callers. So today I tried to delete my (supposedly optional) home phone...

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Mrs V and I will have a 3hr transit at LHR T5 after flying BA J from JNB, arriving at 7.20am. Onward flight is BA Y to LIN. Would like to freshen up at the BA Galleries Arrivals Lounge (now called the Elemis Travel Spa, it seems) which is land-side on the 1st Floor. How "do-able" would it be for...