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  1. Mark3000

    QF715 Cairns to Brisbane 7pm flights disappearing next year

    Does anyone know why they are cancelling the 7pm flights from Cairns to Brisbane next year? For many years I have worked in Cairns and been able to fly home to Brisbane around 6-7pm. For some reason starting in Feb next year, they have cancelled that 6or7pm flight and the last flight back is...
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    Air Changan - Chinese domestic airline

    Has anyone flown on Air Changan? It's a Chinese domestic airline and has a direct flight that suits us perfectly from Xi'an to Yichang where we start our Yangtze cruise. I booked the tickets on Trip.com which I have found to be very good for chinese hotels, flights and train tickets. The thing...
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    Hotel charged $500 after checkout without telling us

    We found $500 on our credit card after checkout and they never told us and we would appreciate advice regarding what to do. We had some issues on check in with a nasty manager but our stay at this hotel went fine. A week after checkout, we found $500 on our credit card statement and called to...
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    Priority Pass Warning - wrong card charges

    Hi, I made the mistake of using the wrong priority pass card recently. I recently got the Amex Platinum Charge which has unlimited priority pass. By mistake on a recent trip, the app on my phone was logged in to my old Priority Pass account, which only gave one free use per year. I have returned...
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    Savusavu - Nadi then domestic to international transfer

    Hi, we are travelling to Jean Michel Cousteau resort later this year and didn't realise when we booked that it is impossible to reach it from Brisbane in one day. We've resigned ourselves to spending a night at Denaru on the way over. On the way back, the Fiji Airways domestic flight arrives at...
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    Involuntarily forced from business to economy

    A warning for those flying Emirates from Europe to Australia. My friend was forced to travel from DXB-BNE in economy, despite purchasing a full fare business ticket months ago. The way they treated him at the gate was appalling. We all checked in and got both of our boarding passes in...
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    Status Run expert Travel Agent (AA/QF)

    Hi, I'm looking for a travel agent with expertise in booking a status run with AA to help me re-qualify for WP next year. We've got 3 main flights LAX - NYC, then NYC - MIA - SXM (St Maarten) and then AXA (Anguilla) - SJU - MIA - LAX and would like help to maximise the status credits with extra...
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    Banyan Tree ? Miles

    Can stays at Banyan Tree give points to any airline? I've searched QF, SQ, velocity and etihad websites and can't find any options. Any tips?
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    Dusseldorf transfer & Interline? Cathay HKG-DUS, Air Berlin DUS - Zurich

    Hi, I've searched and searched and can't find a definitive answer, we are flying Cathay J, HKG - Dusseldorf, arriving at 715 am We then have a flight on Air Berlin at 0845 to Zurich. These are separate PNR's as the first one is a QF points redemption and the AB flight was a cash purchase I'm...
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    Tesla and QF partnership

    Very exciting news Tesla model S owners to get free Qantas club membership, and Tesla chargers to be installed in Qantas Valet. Tesla And Qantas Raced A Jet Against A Model S | Gizmodo Australia Was on Nine news tonight also
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    Macquarie Black QF 1 point / $

    40000 bonus points What are the chances it would pay on ATO? :) Macquarie Black Card | Macquarie
  12. Mark3000

    Getting suits made in Bangkok

    Hi, I would love to hear some recent experiences / recommendations for getting suits made in Bangkok. I found this old thread, but it's closed http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/travel-insider-tips/good-tailor-in-bangkok-27762.html There is also some great advice in this post...
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    Super Stream ?pay via credit card

    Has anyone worked out how to pay this via credit card? All small business owners need to get Superstream up and running by June 30th. I've just set it up with the ATO Small Business clearing house, which is free for <20 employees, but they don't take credit cards unfortunately You can make...
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    QF points for Iberia ticket on plane operated by Vueling?

    Hi, We are flying from Milan to Barcelona and the best direct flight is a Veuling flight for around 50 Euros. The other option is to buy the ticket from the Iberia website for the same flight (operated by Veuling metal) which costs 90 Euro. I have tried to work out if that would attract status...
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    500 HH points for free

    Just log in to the new HH mall I couldn't see if anyone else had posted this. It was very easy, I was worried it might be limited to the US only. Hopefully the points will come through. This is from View From the Wing: ACT FAST: 500 Free Hilton Points - View from the Wing The Hilton HHonors...
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    Etihad residence for $1300

    It seems too good to be true, but I came across this in a Dubai newspaper this morning and though it might help someone on here. Abu-Dhabi to Mumbai starts on May 1st and they are planning starter fares. I haven't searched the Etihad website as I won't be able to take advantage of it, but...
  17. Mark3000

    Shipping Iphone left overseas back home (Manila - BNE)

    I left my iphone at our hotel in Manila. Fortunately they found it, but they have quoted me around $130 to ship it home with Fedex. I asked them if they could try Philippines post, but apparently they refuse to ship things with batteries. Does anyone have any ideas how to get it home cheaper? My...
  18. Mark3000

    Bonus double points for August

    Up to maximum of 20000 points Good news Came in mail yesterday Edit: picture posted twice but I can't find a way to delete one. When I click edit, it won't let me delete the pic. Does anyone know how to do that?
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    Seychelles via FF points

    Is it possible to travel to the Seychelles with FF points? I've searched a lot of dates on the Velocity website for AUH - Mahe, Seychelles, but it keeps coming up with No Flights Available for Points redemption This is the only useful thread I could find, but I'm wondering if Etihad AUH -...
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    Dubai - BNE - are J FF seats possible?

    Has anyone had any luck redeeming points for J seats on a direct flight from DXB-BNE? I've searched and searched and cannot see a single J seat in 2016 There are some available for DXB-SYD, it seems they are released around 10 months out Is there a reason that DXB-BNE is not available for...
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