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Day 0 “Good morning, Dr coriander, how are you today?” the voice on the phone said. “This is Selima from Latitude Financial Services speaking.” Why do I suddenly think this phone call is not going to end well? “Are you in Canada at the moment?” Yep, I knew I wouldn't like this question – not...

We'll have three nights in Split in early June after six days on a cruise. I know nothing about Split (or Croatia for that matter) and whilst browsing tripadvisor, I thought I'd ask if anyone here has any recommendations (or warnings) about accommodation in Split. Thanks in advance.

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Just checked my Amex Ascent account and there's an extra 600,000+ points there today. a doubling of the points held on 15 Apr 2019. EDIT: I was one of the Amex cardholders who was NOT offered doubling of points on 15/4/2019 in the mailout in Nov/Dec 2018. I rang them in the week before the...

I'd like to see an O.P. marker to tell me who the Original Poster is. In some threads (usually the complaint/rant ones), it's easy after a few pages to forget who the original poster is when revisiting the page. Yes I it's at the top of the page but when you revisit the thread you may end up...

I may need to consider divesting myself of all my FF points. I don't think I'll be able to to use them by flying and I'd rather not buy toasters. Currently I hold 1.4 million QFF points, 600k Amex Rewards points, 300k Amplify points, 100k KF points, 500 Velocity points. How best to...

I'm trying to book a one-way F (=J) AA multi-city from LAS to LGA via DFW and CLT: I found a reasonable $1767 fare on Google Flights and "selected" to book on AA (no other option available). I fill in passenger details then click "proceed" and receive this error message "You can't book...

This week we returned from Europe and had the opportunity to try out Qantas’s new Boeing 787-9 in business class. When we booked our trip to Europe last September our travel agent booked us on QF1 on the forward journey. However QF2 was already booked out on our return date and five days either...

As we prepare for another overseas trip in a couple of days, I thought I would start a new thread about discussions about CPAP machines in general. I note there have been some posts in the past scattered across other threads and it was suggested a couple of months ago that perhaps we should...

QF compensation under EU261 will most likely be a another casualty of Brexit next year.

I'm travelling to Brisbane this afternoon for a meeting tomorrow. The last time I was in Brisbane there were trams in the streets! so I've no idea about the city. I'm staying at Hotel Jen near the station. Can locals recommend a restaurant (Italian, seafood etc) moderately priced in that...

Grand Canyon helicopter crash kills three A tourist helicopter has crashed in the Grand Canyon in the US state of Arizona, killing three people and injuring four. The aircraft suffered "substantial damage", a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. The helicopter was operated by...

An oddness..... I've received three email notifications in the last hour for the thread "Research & book AA "Non-refundable "/"Instant Upgrade"/"YUPP" fare to maximise SC's"; but the thread hasn't been updated since June 2016 o_O:oops:!

When trying to use the search function (top right of screen) today, all I get is "RESULTS OF YOUR SEARCH (delivered by Google)" and nothing happens - no results, nada. Have left search window open for 10 minutes without success. Happens on both Firefox 55.0.3 Or MS Edge , Win10, FTTB 100/40...

I'm looking to hire a car for a day in Denmark in September and am "amazed" at the prices being asked for a one-day hire. For a small manual car, eg Polo I've found..... Expedia.com.au AUD 103 (Enterprise) Hertz 578 DKK = AUD116 Economy Car Rentals AUD 98 By way of comparison with LAX...

Can an "Ok, got it" button be added to the "Your subscription expires in a week" notification. I am SO sick of it occupying the top of every page I visit on tablet or laptop, but it's even worse when reading on my Samsung S7 Edge as the yellow notification takes up the top half of every screen...

Back in Las Vegas for a conference, we elected once more to stay at the Cosmopolitan Hotel; again we selected a "studio with fountain view". The rooms are quite spacious with sitting area and dressing room/area: His 'n' hers bathroom basins with shower area leading to spa bath. Toilet a...

SFO-Bound United Flight From Sydney Grounded Over Middle-Seat Rage, Racism Of One Passenger: SFist An angry man allegedly launched into a racist and homophobic rant after being seated between two other passengers of Indian or Pakistani descent on a San Francisco-bound flight out of Sydney on...

Back in February I booked and paid for a trip Argentina for October this year in PE, booked through my travel agent. The purpose of the trip has now fallen through and the flights (MEL-SYD-SCL-EZE return) have been cancelled. At the moment, the "funds" are sitting in Qantas' account and I can...

With the release of the Apple iphone 8/8+, I've updated my table of 3G/4G/LTE frequencies by phone and by country (updated 17-Sep-2017). I try to keep it updated as new phones come onto the market. (Mods may consider making it a "sticky").