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    CBA Ultimate Awards ( points earn table )

    The fine print.
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    Day Visa into Shenzhen from Hong Kong?

    You can get a Visa just before entering Shenzhen. There can be problems. My daughter and husband have both been there before. Her passport was old and she was given a Visa. His passport had just been renewed and he was refused a Visa as there was no visible travel history. Since found out that...
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    What's your Uber experience?

    I have had nothing but good experiences with Uber drivers BUT I have had a bad run in with their head office in Brisbane. A couple of years ago I needed to use Uber for a few days from home to work. This trip was about $50 . I called for a Uber and a lovely driver picked me up. He took me to...
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    Covermore Insurance. Claim was easy.

    John, I was originally staying in Kythera from Sunday morning until Thursday morning (4 full days ). The ferry from Neapolis to Diakopti Port in Kythira only runs at 9:00 am every day. This would have meant I would not get to Kythira until Tuesday morning. This way I got 3 full days.
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    Covermore Insurance. Claim was easy.

    Recently was due to fly out of Brisbane to Athens. Athens to Kythria the next morning. That evening a fog covered all Brisbane and all flights where delayed. This caused me to lose one night accommodation at Athens Airport ( non refundable ) and all flights to Kythira on the following days were...
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    Tokyo to Brisbane one way.

    Patience is what I needed . Tried every morning until a few days ago and ended up with Tokyo - Sydney - Brisbane in J. Checked again the next day and this was no longer available. It seems a few seats are released every now and then. Thanks to all for your thoughts.
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    Tokyo to Brisbane one way.

    Thanks for the suggestion Mattg. Tried calling couple of days ago but ended up hanging up as I was waiting for long time. I will try again.
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    Tokyo to Brisbane one way.

    Hi greenfish, Tokyo to Cairns is with Jetstar business class. It arrives at 4.40am. The Qantas site shows the rest of the way in Economy.
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    Tokyo to Brisbane one way.

    Looking for best way to fly Tokyo to Brisbane on 28 April 2015 in J. I wish to use Qantas FF points. So far I can only find Tokyo to Cairns in J and Cairns to Brisbane in Economy. Need 2 seats. Any suggestions? Thanks
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    To travel insure or not.......Wow, this is worth a read!

    My cousin , a very healthy young lady was in Hawaii when she noticed she was having a strange heart beat. She went to a hospital and was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation. She stayed for 24 hours in Intensive Care and fortunately the heart beat went back to normal rhythm . Once cleared with...
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    Scams like these

    Now I have the blessing of Allah. The below email received today. "Assallam Alahekum Waramotullahi Wabarakatu. Dearest One in Islam, I am Mrs Mrs Rakiat Islam, a French national born July 19, 1949 and I am under medical supervision for over (3) months since I have a brain tumour. My doctor...
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    BNE - LHR Qantas vs Emirates

    Have just compared BNE - LHR Return flight in Business using Qantas FF points and Emirates points. Dep 7 April 15 and return 7 May 2015 QF 168,000 plus $1050 taxes EK 433,189 plus $486 taxes Is this correct or has Emirates changed the value of redeeming their points? If so ,is it time to get...
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    Travel Agent Recommendations (Brisbane)

    Pulse Travel at Browning St West End. This agency is a family owner operated business with many travel consultants that have lots of experience. As well the agency is a Member of Travelscene Amereican Express and if you have Amex points these can be redeemed at Pulse. Welcome to Pulse Travel -...
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    Hello I'm new!

    Welcome StosicF.
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    EK in J what to expect

    If you enjoy movies, great big screen. Also the bar lounge at the back is sensational . As far as sitting next to the missus , its a bit like a car with a console between you .
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    CBA Platinum to Diamond

    Received an offer to upgrade from Platinum to Diamond at no extra cost. Currently I do no pay fees due to the Wealth Package , so I assume that will continue. Do any AFF members have an opinion on wether to continue with Qantas or take the oportunity to change to Commonwealth Rewards? I...
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    Credit Card for Uncapped Qantas FF Points

    $3M a year. this is $60k a week or $250K a month. Reloading the card fast enough will be the challenge. I currently use Citi Signature and Citi Emirates ( capped )
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    FlyM8 - new booking site

    I put a test booking into the site BNE - HKG return with fixed dates at the same time on the Qantas site and this was cheaper by about 5%. I intend to do several "test" bookings including hotels to see the results. The site was asking for feedback from users.
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    FlyM8 - new booking site

    Received an email from my Travel Agent. "Dear Friends FlyM8 is a new online low-cost travel website designed forthe internet savvy, low-touch frequent traveller. You are invited to trial www.FlyM8.com priorto its public launch - receiving a free Gold Class movie ticket for simplybooking an...
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