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The Dell outlet store has some XPS laptops for sale today and pretty excellent prices. Normally these models don't come up on the outlet store, so if your in the market for a compact laptop I'd advise getting in quick, as in now. They have XPS 13 and 15 inch models from $1500 or so, and also...

Have a look at the Dell outlet store. They sell refurbished/as new Latitude and XPS laptops for around 1/3rd of retail price. There is a good thread on Whirlpool called something like 'anyone brought a Dell refurbished' with a good bit of advice. You should be able to get an i7, 500gb SSD and...

So I'm booking my father return flights to London to visit his family and having some trouble with the return leg. I've booked him J Syd-LHR on QF/BA which will be a real treat for him, but I have insufficient points to get him back in J or F. Return, we wanted to fly Y via SIN with a stop...

Re: Would you apply for a new credit card? Veda score 583 & 5 applications last 12 mo Update - so I went into the branch the other day to see if they could waive the annual fee = answer no. Applied online today for the 70K points offer and was approved instantly. Very similar credit score to...

Re: Would you apply for a new credit card? Veda score 583 & 5 applications last 12 mo I'm in almost the exact same situation. 6 cards in 12 months, veda score smashed to about 585, and worried new RBA regulations will kill the sign on bonus. NAB is who I bank with - so I'm hoping that having...

I've travelled the 3 gorges without a guide and it was no problem; simply rock up at the docks at Chongqing and a tout will find you soon enough. Bargain hard. On board go with the flow and you will be fine. Personally I think Yunnan province is a better option than the 3 gorges. Beautiful...

Not sure how they do the blankets. But this documentary does cover the food part, and from memory has a section on cutlery. Quite interesting if your in to this type of thing. How Do They Do It? Airline food service - Mega Food HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCkfIWONdqY

Yeah - I get - 'loan offers for you' type stuff from I think 'get credit score', but it's relatively benign when it comes to 'loan offers for you' spam emails. I agree with the above - it's worth it for the points.

How it impacts your credit score depends on a lot of other factors about your financial situation. You can get both your veda and experian credit scores free online. Veda from 'get credit score' and experian from 'credit savy'. I check every time before I do a credit card application.

Update for everyone. Qantas J flight availability mysteriously disappeared completely so we had to modify our plans a bit. This was a bit strange as in all my checks through September there was always a few days of availability and we were looking forward to flying on the Red Roo. We booked...

I've flown Swiss RTW in economy a few years ago. Was very happy with the service and hard product. I'd have no qualms flying Swiss again. Can't comment on J.

Or you can save a bit more and book their awesome F class (114K QFFP plus taxes one way). If you plan to fly Oct 16 then it can be done with a couple of CCs promos next year :) I had thought about the JAL F option, however as we are wanting to depart Aus in early October, I don't think they...

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread Does this mean if you were doing a 420k F RTW trip, and say one leg only had J (i.e Santiago - Sydney) that you would be able to book J for this leg?

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread I think creating a wiki/FAQ or summary would be super useful. I've started reading this thread in long term preparation for a RTW journey and it's complicated to get the basic, assumed knowledge in the first place. So...

Just an update on my plan. We have got all the points in place for this trip, and work has approved our leave! Plan is to fly QF J outbound Sydney to Toyko at a cost of 72k QFF points each or 144k total. Return flight will be SQ - F/R - Tokyo - Singapore - Syd, at a cost of 80,750 Krisflyer...

Credit cards are not readily accepted, use cash. USD can be exchanged in banks but it is a hastle. Get a taxi from the airport, they are cheap and reliable. From memory a few years ago I paid about 130 RMB for airport to circa Tiananmen. Get the hotels address and phone number written in...

I've just read it's possible to fly SYD - SIN - NRT on an award saver R flight for around 80,000 Kris Flyer miles. The thought of R class is amazing, so it seems like grabbing the velocity points makes more sense. I figure 2 x velocity cards at 110,000 plus a referral of 20,000 will get me...

Thanks for all your replies. From the sounds of it, I will have a decent chance using Qantas FF points. As such, the next cards we will hit up will be NAB and JetStar, which should give us enough points. Can anyone confirm if Qantas booking open 351(?) days before, and any idea of the time...

You could duck across the border to Shenzhen and go to a day spa, for a similar cost to a hotel, but indulge in massage and have an interesting cultural experience to boot. You can get the metro to the border in about an hour - and a special 5 day Shenzhen SEZ visa on arrival in 15mins or so...

Firstly a big thanks to this forum. After learning about bonus points a few months ago, I've been lurking and learning the tricks of FF programs. I'm hoping to snag return business class Sydney to Tokyo flights on frequent flyer points, flying October 2016, for my wife and I. I want some...