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    Yellow Fever Certificate

    The change to lifetime validity is great, as is Australia adopting the change immediately (from 1 July 2016) so coming home is OK. But I find it hard to believe every country will be so quick to adopt this change. My YF jab was in 2005 and next month I have to go to Uganda and the DRC (Congo)...
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    Diary/Journal Apps that are date friendly for cross date line travellers.

    I have tried several diary or journal apps on iOS but they have all annoyed me by changing the date of past entries when I change the date-time setting on crossing the Pacific between Australia and North America. If I made a diary entry on the 1 January, then I want that diary entry to remain...
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    Qantas economy or Jetstar business to Honolulu

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    Qantas economy or Jetstar business to Honolulu

    More rather than less. Wife and I used points for Honolulu-Brisbane in JQ StarClass in Feb and were very pleased with the flight. Seats were definitely better than PE on QF. This was before the 787 was on the route (shame) but they were wider and comfier than the PE we sat in on a QF 747 - they...
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    End of many years domestic lounge access - but when was it that they first opened?

    A double whammy for me this week now that I have been cutting back on work travel as I move towards retirement. I received an e-mail from Emirates telling me I am no longer Platinum - back to a Gold member. And a letter today from Virgin with a Silver card to replace my Gold card. I'm only...
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    Rome airport lounge options? (Emirates "temporarily closed")

    Checking in as EK Platinum at Rome tonight, I was sent to the "Giotto" Alitalia lounge near gate G10. Nothing like as good as Emirates lounges. For example, the best scotch is JW Red, and the food selection is limited to salad, a bland pasta dish and small savoury rolls. Wines are interesting...
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    Maintaining Gold - how the heck do they expect me to take 49 flights in a year?

    Thanks for the reply. I was assuming it was like Virgin where a certain number of eligible sectors must be flown AS WELL as getting the required status credits. Yes - I have got the e-mail about the Gold pack. I didn't quote the last line in my Emirates status report which was that I only...
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    Maintaining Gold - how the heck do they expect me to take 49 flights in a year?

    I just checked my statement after returning from a J return to West Africa from Brisbane, my second in a few months. This trip allowed me to reach Gold. My account summary duly states that I need no more Tier Miles to renew Gold after Apr15, but that I need 49 flights to make it!!! Quote...
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