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    What should annoy me about ChatGPT... or is it call centres?

    So asked ChatGPT the question "Explain why ChatGPT would annoy me". And this is the answer. Very good answer but I've made one slight modification which I've highlighted below. :eek:
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    Getting Australian credit card as foreign resident Australian?

    I know there's a huge thread on "Strategy to obtain US Amex" for Australian residents to obtain a US based American Express. Any tips on the opposite "Strategy to obtain Australian based credit card"? I am based overseas, and as such my employment income, although reasonably sizable (and...
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    SQ now allowing different FF programs to be entered online for status and accrual

    According to MilesLion there is now functionality on the SQ website that allows entering different loyalty memberships for points accrual whilst entering KF membership number for status recognition (if applicable) and free on board wifi. A plus if it works correctly, but unfortunately can’t...
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    Scoot PER flight escorted back to SIN after alleged bomb threat

    It seems a 30 yo Australian has caused yesterdays PER bound Sccot flight to return to Singapore under escort from Singapore Air Force, after allegedly making a bomb threat. Some excellent pictures of the escort outside the windows here...
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    What do you value Marriott points at today?

    For some time we've valued Marriott Bonvoy point at around 0.667c (USD) per point. This sort of followed on from SPG, where we valued them at 2c per point (which was converted to Marriott at a factor of 3) (did this looking at a "basket" of hotels I'd typically stay at. If we get around that...
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    Accor ALL points/Europcar earning change

    Rentals on Europcar used to earn up to 1000 Accor All points, but just noticed after my last rental in April this has changed to 3 points per Euro. (in January it was definitely 1000) So good change for longer rentals, but not so good for shorter rentals.
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    DFW Flagship lounge arrival access after QF21?

    My sister is travelling from MEL-DFW on QF21 in business class, no status, before continuing on to Canada on AA, again in business class. She has no status. I know she can of course access Admirals Club on the basis of departing flight (since April 2021 Canada permitted) and definitely on the...
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    When passenger doesn't want to buckle up on final approach to SIN (with inked fake or real video)

    This one popped up in my youtube feed. Always suspicious of these tik-tok/youtube shorts videos (whether real or fake) but given this is allegedly on a flight originating from Bali, it is entirely plausible, right? 🤣 In essence: - Aborted approach as cabin not secure (people refused to...
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    Singapore - masks no longer required on public transport

    Just a note for visitors, as of today, Mon 13 Feb, masks are no longer required to be worn on public transport. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/09/singapore-drops-pre-departure-requirements-for-travelers-further-eases-mask-rules.html
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    Airhelp airline rankings - QR, UA and QF take out top 3

    https://www.businessinsider.com/best-airlines-in-world-united-qatar-qantas-etihad-latam-airhelp-2022-12 Airhelp have published their airline rankings. In order from 1-10: QR, UA, QF, EY, LN, EW, CI, AA, JL, OS. Yeh, nah ....
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    Further LAG restrictions when transiting to EU

    Just noticed this on SQ website, effective 14 Nov: https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/media-centre/news-alert/?id=laafc6cb Which means, when transiting SIN, only DF purchased in SIN will be permitted to carry on to flights bound for EU destinations, not DF purchased at the origin of the...
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    Radisson Rewards massive devaluation - canary in the coalmine?

    My partner had accrued a reasonable stash of Radisson award points, mainly through one hotel he used to stay at for work purposes regularly. (For the version of Radisson that covers Europe, Asia, Australia). We went in last night to look at booking some London hotels (they have some...
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    Airfares from Singapore to east coast ... just wow (in a bad way)

    OK, looking at flights SIN-MEL during September, have really missed the boat on this one. You can usually rely on Scoot of have low cost fares - or at reasonable ones, but for most of the month they are charging approximately $1200 AUD, one way. No luggage, no food and beverage, no...
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    JQ/3K moving to T4 at SIN in March 2023 (previously October 2022) :-(

    Not happy about this! Jetstar is moving to T4 on 24 October. This will make lounge access more problematic and barely worthwhile when travelling Jetstar out of Singapore. :mad...
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    The contagious spread of compulsory fees at hotels in the US

    Wow it's been some time since I've booked a hotel in US, but looking for travel during June, and I'm surprised (not really) by the rapid uptake of the fees formerly known as resort fees. Once they were the domain of resort hotels at beach destinations and Las Vegas hotels. Then they seemed...
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    QF zeroing flights - cancellation impending?

    I'm booked an award MEL-SIN on QF35 during April. I've noticed that the both QF35 and 36 (SIN-MEL) are showing as no availability on expertflyer on the day I am travelling (a Tuesday). I've also just noticed that this is the same every Tuesday during April (i.e. no availability in any booking...
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    Ola gone to the dogs?

    So we both have Amex offers of $20 off Placie ride, which can be used to book Ola with. Putting aside the challenges of accessing Placie app from a foreign phone on data roaming (wifi worked though) our first effort saw three drivers cancel over a 15 min period before one accepted. Maybe the...
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    And the busiest route for January is ....

    I noticed BITRE have just released their domestic airline activity for January. https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/domestic_airline_activity-monthly_publications The busiest route for the month was MEL-OOL. Notably MEL-SYD is still languishing at #13, although with the impact of...
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    Current hold times?

    What are the current hold times for VA? Trying to change dates on an award booking, due to SYD situation. Last night on hold for 40mins and was cut off when call centre closed at 8pm. This morning it’s been an hour already.
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    Launch of Mom Air [spoof]

    OK, I didn't know where to put this, here or in the Humour section, but it does provide some interesting insights. In these COVID times, it appears that an Icelandic artist by the name of Odee generated 10,000 instagram followers and 6,000 booking enquiries by launching a website and issuing...
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