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Just got the following email. A shame, it was a very cheap Priority Pass membership!

Does anyone know whether Australian Diners Club personal cards are eligible for the Priority Pass lounges + restaurant credits that the Diners Club International lounge access website now lists? I tried signing up for a Priority Pass account, it's given me a membership number, and seems to...

Anyone ever seen "The format of the number you provided is invalid. Please check the number and try again." when trying to update passenger details on a VA booking? The only "number" I'm adding is my phone number, and I've tried all the formats (with a leading zero, without a leading zero, etc...

I've just become a member of an association that gives access to the Professionals Amex offering. Anyone know whether it's possible to convert an existing Amex to the Professionals card to take advantage of the lower annual fee? Or do I need to cancel/reapply (in which case I probably won't...

Turns out GDPR has quite some teeth. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48905907

I know LHR-SYD is a long flight, but I didn't realise it was quite that long. Also didn't realise it took even longer on the way back...

Just booked a MH flight for a relative of mine using my credit card, and the e-ticket tells me that MH may require a photocopy of the credit card used and ID of the CC holder. I don't recall this being actively policed last time I flew MH, which was quite a while ago... do they actively police...

I've just booked a ticket for CBR-KUL via SYD, issued by MH. For the CBR-SYD connection, MH only offered to sell me a flight with a 1h15m connection time in SYD, which is awfully short especially given Canberra winters mean lots of delays. I phoned MH and they confirmed they could only sell me...

I've got an outbound Express Path card from an EK flight a few months ago which I didn't use in SYD. I've got an upcoming QF flight from MEL where it might be useful if the airport happens to be busy. I've never used Express Path before - do they care about whether the airline issuing your...

Replying to a QF customer care ticket, where it was instantly evident that they had not read past the first line of my complaint before selecting a canned response: edit: Because I worded this badly - I submitted a complaint to Qantas via the web form. 4 days late they emailed me a reply where...

Heading to NZ later this year, decided I'd go via CHC and blow some QF points on EK A380 F. I have never travelled in F before, indeed, until this year I hadn't tried international J, and the highest status I've had is PS... Any tips and tricks for a first time F flyer?

A friend and I are going on an award trip through Asia in a few months, starting in Singapore/Malaysia and heading up to Japan via Hong Kong. On our way back home from Osaka, because of J availability we chose to route via PVG. Our NH flight from KIX is scheduled to arrive around 4pm on Friday...

So, my mother has a frequent flyer account that I opened for her many years ago but that has been sitting dormant for a while as she's forgotten it exists. This past year, she's done a moderate amount of flying on QF and MH that might make the points worth claiming (probably just for a short...

'Human error' blamed after Flight Centre mistakenly releases passport details Does this really surprise anyone?

So it's looking like I will be required to, contrary to my wishes to avoid doing so given current political circumstances, go to the LOTFAP for a short-term (< 1 month) work trip later this year. I've been informed by colleagues who have previously gone over that I'm going to need an L1 visa...

Increased Passenger Security on flights from Middle East Increased security measures to be introduced for passengers flying direct to Australia from Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai Decision follows similar measures being introduced by the US and UK Affected airlines are Qantas, Etihad (Virgin...

They're coming after your frequent flyer points "Qantas won't divulge just how common frequent flyer identity theft is, but it's common. (The airline, like the banks being a bit vague about the extent of credit card fraud, says it's a security issue, not wanting to encourage the criminals. I...

10-hour flight, 5 movies, $100: Qantas passenger takes action over broken in-flight entertainment system

I have a huge stash of... 19,924 Delta SkyMiles, all of which were earned on a single SYD-JFK trip over 7 years ago (nice to see Delta has no points expiry!). I'm not planning to head over to LOTFAP until at least next year (I have a QF 280k to plan...), there's a small possibility of a work...

From 33c3, the 33rd Chaos Communication Congress, presented by a couple of guys from a German information security research firm. Aimed at techies but reasonably understandable nonetheless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8WVo-YLyAg I'm sure many AFFers are aware of the basic issues with the...