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I signed up for this promo and have already received the bonus flybuys points after buying a few things. Does anybody know how long it takes for Explore Gold to kick in? I'm about to travel overseas and would love it if my return flight could be counted towards the 80 SC total required to...

Man, he just stopped looking at the teleprompter at one point and went on something like a 15 minute rant about how unfairly he was treated by the media for his (at best) tone deaf response to Charlottesville. And the crowd just lapped it up, cheering and jumping around like sheep. America's a...

Okay, I guess my London address just happens to be a hotel!

Any way to sign up for BA without a UK address? Or should I just pick an address at random when I sign up and it'll all work out fine?

Re: Hilton HHonours Macquarie Platinum Card I applied for mine on Monday and had to phone them up in order to find out if I was successful. Apparently I was and the card had been sent out two days ago, but I received no email or confirmation either way

I'm glad it's not just me struggling to find award tickets. I looked for Suites redemptions between Sydney and Singapore a few months ago and there were heaps, but now they've all but vanished for the next 9 months. I didn't even get waitlist options - my searches just defaulted to full cost seats.

I'm looking at stocking up on a few IHG points for a trip overseas later in the year. I'm aware of the "points + cash trick", but not sure if it still works these days. Can anyone provide further information?

Re: Affray charge & entering the US without a VISA. As far as I'm aware, having a criminal record won't stop your partner from entering the US. However, he may have to apply for a tourist visa via the US Embassy rather than using the ESTA system. But you'll have to contact the US...

Looks like I've been upgraded to Ulisse (silver) when I look at the Alitalia website, but never received a welcome email. Oh well, happy to get the upgrade!

Still haven't received a status match. Or any form of acknowledgement for that matter - perhaps I should send a follow-up email to see what they're doing?

Thanks for all the tips everyone - I'm extremely excited at the idea of a Suites trip, even for a relatively short trip from Sydney to Singapore! What's this about booking a cook? Can you order food well in advance of the flight?

I'm looking at cashing in a combination of Velocity and Citi Rewards points to book a one way trip from Sydney to Hong Kong, with a layover in Singapore. Still working out the exact flying times and layover length, but I wanted to confirm what benefits I can get as a Suites passenger on both...

Just received the Velocity card and will hopefully get the 110,000 points when I pay off the tax bill I was surprised with last week! Here's my referral link for those wanting an extra 10K points on top of the 100K existing offer (or want to sympathise with my tax plight, haha!)...

If I'm repeating a question previously answered then apologies, but will the spend requirement be met if I pay off my outstanding tax bill with the ATO? I'm expecting to owe them a couple grand this year, so if I can soften the financial hit with an obscene amount of Velocity points then so...

Just signed up to the Dining Rewards program, specifically for a holiday in the US in a few weeks (the cost for the card with free night's stay is cheaper than paying for the night at my NY hotel). I'm staying at a Holiday Inn for 4 nights, and want to redeem my free night. However, it's...

Also, where can I find more info about buying in to Club access? I've seen 'Club' level rooms (significantly more expensive than the standard rooms), but if there's a cheaper way to get access that would be even better

Yes, the main idea of getting one of these memberships is to get the best value out of staying at the IC Double Bay. Obviously I'm happy for as many fringe benefits on top of that as well, but IC is my priority. It looks like Ambassador is the go, with Dining Rewards a maybe depending on any...

Thought I'd throw this one out there and see what people think. I've just got back from a quick weekend trip away at the IC Double Bay in Sydney. Really lovely hotel, and my partner and I are keen on going back later this year for a spring getaway. I've been looking at the Dining Rewards...

Looks like the media have jumped on board the dress code story, and 'Estelle Lucas' makes a cameo appearance: If escorts can't get into the Qantas lounge then what is the world coming to? ;)

I've also received good news from Qantas, and had the missing points credited to my account. For those still waiting, try lodging a complaint with your state's Fair Trading body. I sent mine off to NSW Fair Trading a couple of weeks ago after a very poor rejection email (and a couple months of...