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    How long can I wait to respond to flight time change on reward ticket?

    I have two reward tickets booked with Qantas on different dates and am still deciding which one to use. In the meantime, Qantas has sent me an email about a slight change in the flight time which in one way is great, because it gives me the opportunity to cancel the flight for free. I have...
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    United exchange rate

    I'm trying to book a ticket MEL-YVR via SFO on United. Fare classes were P and Z in business. At the top of the page you can change the currency. If I chose USD the fare comes to $6141 and in AUD it was $11,171 which corresponds to an exchange rate of about 55 cents which is crazy. I know they...
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    Etihad Transit Connect

    I booked a flight with Etihad with a 13 hour layover in AUH on the way home to Melbourne. It was slightly cheaper and they said they were offering a free hotel for passengers with a long layover. There are various rules with one of them being that you cannot book the hotel for the return trip...
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    El Al announces direct flights between Tel Aviv and Melbourne

    https://www.traveller.com.au/israeli-airline-el-al-to-trial-direct-flights-from-tel-aviv-to-melbourne-h1jzgn This is exciting news for travelers to Israel but from a frequent flyer perspective, it will be interesting to see whether we will be able to redeem Qantas points for this route...
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    Cathay Pacific Price Promise

    I booked 3 tickets on Wednesday night, had to do them with 2 booking numbers because one passenger is staying a few more days. I saw that Cathay offer a price promise similar to Qantas. Incidentally, I was successful doing this with Qantas once so I thought I would give it a try. The price...
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    Wait times for KrisFlyer

    Trying to get KrisFlyer on the phone with 02 8228 1188. Been on hold for over an hour. The same thing happened to me over the weekend and I gave up. Is there a better number to call? I am wanting to book MEL-SIN-IST-TLV in J or *A, technically since it is with my Amex points that I am trying...
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    100,000 bonus on AMEX explorer back!

    This is a good opportunity to get a big bonus upfront before AMEX downgrades the point earn next year. If you haven't held this card in the past 18 months, now is the best time to apply. $400 travel credit to offset the annual fee 2x entrances per year to the Amex lounge in Sydney or...
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    Waitlist with stopover

    I am trying to book a return trip MEL to BKI with a stopover in SIN on the way for two passengers in J. When I called originally I hadn't transferred the points to my account so I couldn't waitlist anything. I was able to get a flight on the way there but on the way back there were no seats to...
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    Do I need to fly on United to get status?

    I am booking a flight in P class (discounted business) on Singapore and Luftansa which should give me over 25,000 pqm, enough for qualify for star alliance silver. However, it looks like you need 4 qualifying segments on United itself to qualify. Is this right? Is there anyway around it? I...
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    Jetsetter referral

    Jetsetter offers mostly posh hotels for discount prices although there are a few cheaper ones thrown in. If you use my promo code we each get 5% off so it is a good deal for everyone. http://www.jetsetter.com/earn5/y66
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    Citibank- transfering points before devaulation

    I searched for a thread on this topic but couldn't find anything current. I have a citibank signature card with a significant accumulation of points. I would like to transfer them to either Kris Flyer or velocity before the devaluation in March. We don't do much travel in Australia so I was...
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    KrisFkyer Round the world ticket

    I am trying to help a friend book this in J (240,000) for a trip in May 2016. I can't find a current thread on this topic. I see the limit is 35,000 miles and no backtracking. She wants to fly MEL-LAX-HAV-SJO-TLV-MEL. Of course the hard part is getting to LAX in business, there seems to be...
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