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Extract of letter to Avis I went to Burnie Airport office last week and organised a one way rental from Burnie Airport to Launceston airport for pick up today. Your CSR Daniel had advised me by phone a few days ago that the only vehicle available would be a delivery van for around $125 – I was...

if travelling to China I suggest changing your money at a bank in China (or possibly get some in Oz before you leave) - sure the exchange rate at a bank will not be as good as money changers (technically illegal I think) but at least the notes will be real (not counterfeit). Even ATMs there...

Thanks to all for your input - what still irks me is the way that they just brushed us off when we asked about it and denied it had happened. If they had explained it to us that it was all for the greater good etc it would have made sense (we would still be peeved) and maybe logic would have...

Three weeks ago I took my wife and daughter to Melbourne to see friends and meet up with my son and daughter who flew down from Sydney. We had a pleasant and uneventful flight from Launceston via Jetstar on the Friday night; and had a terrific weekend of AFL games and catching up with...

China takes a long time because.... its China!!;) Mine took over a year for them to clear but colleagues have got China in less than six months. I am pretty sure your three year validity is from two months ago when they first issued you the card. If you get Japan soon then apply for an...

is that all you guys think about - sex? err... I mean points!!! ;) What about the advantage of priority check in, lounge access, preferred seating, dietary requirement, and priority luggage on this trip? A good potential employer would ask for you FF details to ensure you have a pleasant...

It is weird but probably just a computer error - I will be interested to see if you get FF points for that flight ;)

1. Singapore 2. Cathay 3. JAL 4. Emirates The rest are much of a muchness in my experience but Garuda is definitley 15!!

Dont expect approval from China anytime soon. I was told unofficially that no APEC approvals will be done until after the Olympics - this is similar to many other types of China entry visas right now. I have to reapply soon too - it took China almost 18 months to approve me last time (who...

I have been into Shenzhen three times in the last two months, most recently about 10 days ago and have had no problems at all. I have entered at the Shekou ferry port and also at Lok Ma Chau/Huang Gang border but havent tried Luohu (as I hate that border crossing). My mate arrived on Tuesday...

Thanks NM - I live outside Oz now and wasn't aware the liquid screening is not applicable to domestic flights - please dont tell the terrorists this info!!! ;) maybe common sense isn't that common these days??

Yesterday I had to toss away a 115ml bottle of lavender oil I purchased ay Burnie airport to take back to my wife in China - there was no checking at Burnie Airport - no terrorists down there anyway!! When I entered Melbourne airport via the Rex terminal and went through the xray security...

There doesn't seem to be much logic on which countries process fastest. Japan was very quick for me when I applied two years ago but China took 16 months!! In the meantime I got two interim cards - the first so that I could do a Japan trip where it actually rescued my boss and I from a mile...

It pays to get mad!!! I regularly flew Syd-Mel-HK on the overnight Sunday special for a couple of years and on two occasions got to HK around 6am and was advised by ground staff that my luggage had not made it to HK with me. Qantas was using a domestic flight to get me from Syd to Melb and it...

Why can we use mobile phones upon landing in Sydney on a Qantas domestic flight but not on an international flights :?:

Agree with all you said on Manila - I only do 1 or 2 trips there each year (used to be 10-12) and dread the traffic. Getting into the old terminal is such a chore with all the security and woe betide if you have changed your departure schedule as you need to endure a Spanish Inquisition to get...

thanks daniel but it is impossible - I have tried every different way possible to do this in the past - the staff at Qantas in HK office are really great (pity they can't put them on the planes!!) and booking is certainly very easy through them and thats what I will have to do. So after May 25...

Thanks for the welcome BlacKnox!! I guess I feel that HKIA is very sterile - with some of the new developments and the addition of Cafe Deco it is improving but it just doesnt win me over as Changi does with all the flowers and trees etc. Did you see the gameshow stuff Changi did a few...

Unfortunately not - they don't offer Hong Kong as a departure option in the drop down box!!

Assisted Award booking fee - Typical Qantas arrogance. Qantas is now going to charge 2500 points for the Assisted Award booking - I don't like it but that's the world these days. My real gripe is that I live in China and do most of my award flights from Hong to Sydney and I have to make the...