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    Chasing the perfect Fuji shot

    Glad you got to have lunch with Michele and Bill. They were our bosom buddies on SS WC 2019 and we stay in touch.
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    AFF 2023 AFL Footy Tipping

    It's suddenly that time of the year. Is the tipping competition happening again ?
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    How do Hilton treat you as an Elite?

    Stayed for a couple of nights just after it transferred to Hilton. I thought it was very good. When I was there the hotel was very quiet and I had the lounge to myself one evening. The lounge was excellent with host/ess service of drinks. Snacks were of high quality but limited in variety...
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    Japan Airlines plane in flames at Tokyo's Haneda airport

    I guess I would never have made the grade as a pilot. I find it near impossible to make out what the ATC officers are saying on the recordings.
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    How do Hilton treat you as an Elite?

    Status: Hilton Diamond Property: Next Hotel, Curio by Hilton, Melbourne 2 nights. Room booked: Standard Queen Rate: Honors Discount Room received: 1 bedroom King Suite, 21st floor. Received: Huge pack of star shaped chocolates, bottle of Louis Perdrier Brut (Dan Murphy has it at around...
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    A Curio for Melbourne

    They now have published rates in the same ballpark as Hilton LQS.
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    A Curio for Melbourne

    Rates for this hotel are now on line and bookings are being accepted for stays from today (December 13, 2023). Initial rates are mind-boggling - all over $900 per night. I suspect these may be a first loading and will come down. Let's hope so.
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    A Curio for Melbourne

    I stand corrected. Thank you. Following is the quote from the Benefits FAQs. I must have misread it. The issue here may be the lounge size as against the number of Diamonds likely to stay at the property. I think this will be a popular addition. Time will tell. What is the policy for Executive...
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    Guest opinion Rewards - complete surveys and earn Hilton Honors points

    The time estimates are for people a lot quicker than me. I've completed one, after earning the 1250 points, and will leave it there for now to see what happens. In common with a well-known super model, I do not get out of bed for 150 points for 15 minutes (or maybe 30 minutes).
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    Travel plans 2024

    Hilton in Cairns, probably with some time at The Reef Casino to use an Accor Plus benefit, then a few days at yet unselected hotels in Palm Cove and Port Douglas.
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    Credit cards on Silver Sea

    I can't answer your question regarding merchant fees (I'm usually spending an onboard credit). However, the practice on Silversea is that if you order something which requires payment (an excursion, a top shelf drink, a meal in one of the extra charge restaurants etc.) they will produce a...
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    Travel plans 2024

    A couple of domestic trips to watch cricket in Sydney and Brisbane in January start the year. Then it is two weeks in Adelaide from late February to go to the Adelaide Festival for the fifth time. From mid-April it is our big one for the year. After a week visiting relatives in Sydney, we will...
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    A Curio for Melbourne

    It looks like a Curio is on the cards for Melbourne from later this year. The property is the current Next hotel at 103 Little Collins Street. It is a smart hotel and even has a Club Lounge. I think that Diamond access to Executive lounges is not a feature of the program for Curios. West Hotel...
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    How do Hilton treat you as an Elite?

    I've looked at this hotel, which has consistently received excellent reviews, for a five night stay in May 2024. I was worried that their queen room may not be big enough for 2 of us with 2 big suitcases. 60K points is very good but the Honors Discount rate, at just short of 800 euros per...
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    Credit Card Fees

    Has anyone noticed that Hilton in Australia appear to have increased their credit card fees to 2%?
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    Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond

    "Going out of your way" ? I'm not staying in hotels for the status, but I'll usually select Hilton where possible. In many places that certainly means I'm paying more than I could or might want to. The value for me is in free nights and access to a breakfast and sometimes to a lounge. Lifetime...
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    Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond

    12 years as Diamond, 890 nights and 1.7 million base points. Both should reach the required level around the end of 2024. The question remains, is it worth it?
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    Qantas apologises to frequent flyers with status extensions, lounge passes, points & more reward seats

    Same with me. But then again, as I will become best fare of the day when my points are burned, I doubt Joyce is aiming this "initiative" at me.
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    Have I been joyced by Qantas ?

    In my case the call came from an an 02 number. If I had not answered it I guess I would have been downgraded or moved, in all likelihood. I figured it was very late, on past performance, for a scam call.
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    Have I been joyced by Qantas ?

    After many years of WP, I have lowered my expectations. I have a good number of points to go but when they have gone it will be BFOTD, expecting nothing from the airline even when I've paid for it. But being lied to I do not like.
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