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    RTW or 2 one way tickets

    Hi, Getting a cruise across the Atlantic later in the year, so need to fly into Amsterdam and then fly home from somewhere in the US (east coast) or maybe Totonto. Have been researching RTW tickets and some would allow this, but others don't allow this missing leg (cruise across Atlantic). Am I...
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    Now SPG route no good - what to do with points ???

    Hi, My preferred route for travel was using a medium amount of Amex points, transferring them to AAdvantage through SPG and then topping up with purchase of AAdvantage points to buy travel a year out for next holiday. With the SPG /Marriot merge and the devaluation of this to make it useless...
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    Dreamliner Best Seats

    Hi, Going to Bali for reasons still not yet clear to me :) so need to find some reasonable seats on Jetstar from Melb to Denpasar and back. Looked on Seatguru and the extra legroom seats in Rows 23 and 44 look like they are on top of the toilets - has anyone sat in these rows ? Do people queue...
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    Recent Singapore Hotel Recommendations ?

    No reviews since 2014 on this site. Anyone stayed anywhere that is good ? or bad that I need to avoid? thanks Digger
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    Using Points to come home from Canada ?

    Hi, I need to get back from Canada in November and cant work out the points. YUL-PVG-BKK-MEL is the routing I found, but when i look at this in United site, it adds up all of the points and comes to about 130,000 for a one way business ticket. I know I could call an operator but I am guessing...
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    Skycouch photo with seats in front reclined ?

    Hi, Considering a skycouch to the US, but as I am of a larger size and my wife a medium, I cannot find a photo with the seats in front reclined. Every photo, including the TV ad, has the skycouch seats reclined, but the seats in front (that would eat into your space, always upright). Also, I...
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    Multiple Carriers = 1 reward ???

    Hi, Going to Barcelona in the middle of next year and want to use my 170,000 pts to get me and the boss over there in business. AA's site can route me on Qantas via Sin and the onto Helsinki on Finn and then to BCL, which isn't too bad. Only issue is an all day wait in Helsinki for the flight to...
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    Lounge Access when Code Sharing

    Hi, My Platinum Amex charge card gives me Virgin lounge access. I am flying to NZ from Mel on AirNZ (company policy) in Y and the flight across is a codeshared Virgin plane. Do you think I can access the Virgin lounge with my Amex ? The flight still has a NZxx_x number, not a VAxx_x one...
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    Another Disappointment with my $1200 p.a. Amex Platinum Charge Card

    First is was the "free night" offered at a Hotel is only available in the Asia-Pacific Region. Not a biggy, but never mentioned in any of the T's and C's and I was keen to use in the UK when on holidays later this year. Now I find out that the $200 "travel credit" has restrictions as well...
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    Orbitz booking, is status honoured?

    Hi, apologies if this has been covered before, but if i book a room cheaply through Orbitz or equiv. will my status be honoured? If so, how do i get my number too them as these consilidator sites have no way of entering my hhonor number.
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    QA and BF Ghost availabilty on AA website

    Been looking for award tickets for LHR -MEL on AA's site and it is coming up with plenty of First and economy fares for Qantas. Unfortunately when I click on the fare it says not available. These fares are not on the Qantas site, so I expect there is something wrong with the AA reward search...
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    Trying to Book One-Way Amsterdam to Melbourne in Business Class

    Hi, Ant tips on how to Book one-way from Amsterdam back to Melbourne ? Most Aussie websites either seem to charge too much or don't allow. Also after any tips on best value and Airline (I like Singapore but can be expensive). Trip in June 2015, any other advice appreciated - I am an unfrequent...
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    Air New Zealand LAX to AKL Flights 45 minutes apart - which one ???

    I am looking at booking Y on Air New Zealand back to Melbourne on November 1st and it is coming up with 2 flights - one leaving LAX at 9:15pm and one at 10pm on the same night. I would prefer the less crowded plane obviously - and as I need to wait in Auckland for the Melbourne flight, then...
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    Mel to LAX or SFO in February next year

    Any advice on the best value airline/ airfare to get to the USA in February next year ??? I'm not rich but willing to pay a bit more for some extra legroom as I'm 6ft 4. Any smart ideas out there ? i have 240,000 qantas ff points if that would help. I don't travel very often. thanks Digger
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