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Yes, they do exist - though they are rare. I flew Dragon Air/Cathay Pacific - Beijing to Hong Kong and then Hong Kong to Sydney last October (2011) and was not able to enter my Qantas FF Number when checking in on-line and forgot at check-in in Beijing. At the Hong Kong boarding gate I asked...

In April we had an 11 hour turnaround at LAX. We booked a half day rate (US$49.95 + tax) at the Los Angeles Travelodge. They pick up and return anytime between 8am and 8pm. We booked on line and paid on arrival. We were able to have a shower and a short sleep. The Travelodge is old but...

You would get what you pay for if ever you chose to fly Aerolineas Argentinas. They would have to be the very worst airline we have ever flown with in all our years of travel! Broken seats, lights that didn't work, lousy staff attitude - no call buttons answered - if one could find one that...

If I had to choose (as a casual local Australian flyer) between Qantas and Virgin Blue, I would choose the friendliness of Virgin over the snootyness of Qantas every time. Short trips cannot balance the value of points against cost price every time. I am a member of both Velocity and QFF for...

Last year I used One Cover annual policy but the price jumped by almost $200, so this year I am covered by TID but it is only for up to 39 days per trip. I have found that the Sydney Morning Herald has a policy - annual for couples up to 75 years, trips to 90 days = $595. To insure for our...

I assume that it was for "any available seat" as I was not asked either time. The helpful staff member at Velocity was a bit hedgey when I asked if the points "go up and down"! I had hoped that there was someone on the FF Forum who could give me an idea of the best time to try, but I shall...

I enquired about the number of Velocity points needed for two flights in the USA/Canada on 14 July. The first flight was 20,700 and the second flight was 27,300. When I went to book the flights today (13 August) I found that the first flight requirement had dropped to 16,800 so immediately...

Heard back from my TA - this is what she wrote: I was redeeming Syd-Christchurch, plenty of availability, but could not physically redeem them, as redemptions were frozen on NZ.:( Any further ideas now we have clarified this?:?:

Friday (22/01/10) I had an email from my travel agent - a very, very experienced lady - she said: "I tried to redeem flights on Air New Zealand and was told couldn’t as their redemptions are frozen at the moment, try back in about a month! Very interesting! I wonder if they are going to leave...

I was covered by "1cover" until this year. The premium increased by 50% for the annual multi trip policy. I changed to Travel Insurance Direct - TID. But be aware - TID have a shorter length of cover - 39 days for personal travel and 90 days for business cover. So not only check for what...

Yesterday (22/01/10) I had an email from my travel agent - a very, very experienced lady - she said: tried to redeem flights on Air New Zealand and was told couldn’t as their redemptions are frozen at the moment, try back in about a month! Very interesting! I wonder if they are going to leave...

Aerolineas Argentinas did this to us last month on our return from South America. By the way, this is the worst airline we have ever flown with! Broken seats, no overhead lights for some seats, all cabin staff refused to answer call buttons. One woman asked for a glass of water to take a...

I fly Sydney to Coolangatta return at least 6 times a year - usually with Virgin Blue.:p I much prefer Virgin Blue to Jetstar, there is good legroom and I rarely come across any staff whose behavior is less than professional. In past years when Qantas covered the route (and I have been a QFF...

We recently spent 6 weeks in Turkey :D and before we left I made a point of contacting the Commonwealth Bank to advise them that we would be using our Maestro/Cirrus card at ATMs whilst there and had it noted on our account accordingly. When we tried to use the cards in Turkey, the card was...

I use Westpac Altitude VISA as my major credit card, am a member of QFF program (One World) also Lufthansa Miles & More (got points flying to Europe last year) and have joined Singapore's Krisflyer (to cover flights to Turkey in May). It appears that the Altitude card can convert to QFF - no...

Foreign exchange rates for currency I live in Sydney and after checking out all the banks, have found that the best rates are to be found in the Chinatown area. After all - aren't the Chinese very money-smart? Usually there is no commission so the rate you see is the rate you get and a few...

:evil: Qantas are now phoning people with booked and paid flights and bumping them down to Jetstar! This means no frequent flyer points, no in-flight service and for this I was offered a $20 refund on the price I paid. This was for the Coolangatta to Sydney route - my Qantas alternative was...