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  1. madmat777

    Stay with QFF or Switch to AA??

    Hi All, I've been QFF Platinum for seven years and also QFF life-time gold. I've just been demoted to gold because I was 280 status credits short this year for renewal (I only had 920 credits and the required 4 flights on QF metal). This year was a lower travel year for me. You would think...
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    Path to get from QF Plat to AA ExPlat????

    Hi All, I've been QF WP for past 4 years and now living in USA. I am keen to swap over to AA ExPlat but can see no status match from QF to AA. I've thought about matching to UA but have no intention to fly with them so not sure that would work. My flying this year will mean that i will...
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    United V Qantas

    Hi All, Have not posted in quite some time. Normally a happy flyer but I found these experiences bad enough to write about them. Last week I had to make a dash across to the US for business as we are opening an office there, and due to the unions decided to book on United. (Dont even get me...
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    RTW Ticket and GST

    Hi All, For those who get the GST back on a DONEx, if you book the first segment out of NZ on AA flight, does that mean that the whole fare is ticketed by AA? and if so I assume that there is no GST input credit available. It seems to me that as I can get the GST credit, I am better off...
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    Expert Flyer Award Codes

    Hi All, I can not see the Award codes in Expert Flyer. Do any of the other tools show this? From what I can tell the following are missing. P - First Class Award Seats U - Business Award Seats Z - Premium Ecconomy Award Seats Matt.
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    Points on flights with stop overs

    Not sure if anyone else has seen this with award bookings. I had mrs booked Y from Syd to BKK and then F from BKK to LHR. As the date came closer more award seats were released and I could get her in F from SYD to BKK. The points required was the same???? It turns out that QF bills the...
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    What to do in BKK for half a day

    Hi All, I have a 10 hour wait at BKK for a connection in May. Any suggestions on what I can do for that long? Do I have enough time to clear immigration and make it to anything worth while? Or is the QF F lounge so good that there is no reason to leave? I appreciate any tips. Matt.
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    RTW in J for $3,000 Less

    Hi All, This is my contribution to help the path of those weary soles who follow. Thanks to many people here I have been able to save around $3k off the book price for a DONE4 (similar savings are available for *ONE*). I thought I would offer this post as a step by step guide on what to do...
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    Buying Grog when heading on to a domestic flight

    Hi All, If I land at Sydney and have a connection back home to BNE, can I buy DF grog and then take it on the domestic flight? I've never tried since all the "no liquids" came into force a while back. Appreciate the help as grog cupboard is getting empty.:shock: Matt.
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    Done4 Suggestions

    Hi All, I've been doing two RTWs using Finnair's special via Helsinki. Not as flexible as a DONE4 but for $6500 odd it was a cheap way to get where I needed to be in Asia, UK and USA. Finnair have stopped doing these tickets (actaully i think they stopped flying from HEL-JFK), so I need to...
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    Change From QF to VB

    Hi All, I'm really considering moving from Qantas to VB. I do about 50/50 domestic and International travel, with lots of internal USA flights. Dom in whY and Int in J. (currently QFF Gold). The only thing that has stopped me from changing is that it seems so hard to find a single FF...
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    EF Sign Up

    Hi All, I am trying to sign up on EF to plan a J class RTW. I have tried 5 times to sign up and every time it tells me that the transaction has failed. I have tried two different credit cards and the same result for both. Is there a trick that anyone knows of? The "helpful" support staff...
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    Should I Keep QC

    Hi All, Just after some advice. I've just reached QF Gold and am likely to hold it for a long time as my OS trips in J are increasing. Is there any reason that I should continue to hold onto the Qantas Club membership? Matt.
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    www.firstclassflyer.com

    Is anyone subscribed to www.firstclassflyer.com? If so is it worth it? Matt.
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    Citibank to AAdvantage

    Is it possible to send points earned on Citibank to AAdvantage? Mine just has a link to transfer to QF, but I'm not sure if that is because that was what I set up when I got the card.
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    AAFF in QF Internet bookings

    Hi All, Can you just put an AAFF # into the FF spot on a QF domestic booking on the Qantas web site? Or do you need to book through an agent? Or is it best to put in no # and update the booking from the BA site? Appreciate any pointers on this - I made AA Plat after a RTW trip and want to...
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    AMEX SPG Card

    Re: The great points transfer to AAdvantage While staying at a Four Points in LA I flicked to the SPG channel (I know that is really sad but ....) They advertised a SPG Amex which gives 1 SPG point per $. If you take into effect the 25% bonus for transfers of 20,000 points, thats 1.25 per $1...
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    Good TA

    Hi All, I need to book a RTW trip, preferably on BA WT+. Can anyone recommend a good Travel Agent for this? I'm in Brisbane CBD.
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    Class Table

    Hi All, Is there a simple table that outlines the class codes (eg U J etc). I've never paid much attention to the codes before and would love to have something I can print out as a reference.
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    RTW Status Credits

    Anyone know how many status credits are earned RTW?
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