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    The Explorer Credit Card (New AMEX Card!)

    Agreed. But I usually stay at places where I have status, and the credit does not work for that. Next best is to use the Amex FHR rates so you can get an early checkin and late checkout and all the things you usually get with status, and then you find that the credit cannot be used for that. So...
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    The Explorer Credit Card (New AMEX Card!)

    I am not CE, but I would highly recommend writing to request that the additional points be credited for overseas spend. The calculation method they use to fix the problem appears to be somewhat, how should I say, generous. And repeatable.
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    The Explorer Credit Card (New AMEX Card!)

    Nobody would dispute it is worth $400 in a case like that. The problem is when people cannot find a use like that, or have to compromise to do so. I used a $200 credit a couple of years back for a five-night Hilton booking when I had Diamond status, got no status benefits, and enjoyed two...
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    The totally off-topic thread

    Sounds like an even better-than-usual reason not to gamble.
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    Bonus United Miles is back - up to 80% bonus on purchased miles

    What is the hack to get return at those point amounts?
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    General Education Discussion

    Re: The totally off-topic thread I think you will find there is actually a lot more to those subjects than just focusing on formulae.
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    630,000 Qantas Points Lost - Can anyone help guide me on their reinstatement

    If there is a way for you to try documenting the medical reasons and asking for compassion without triggering any bad memories or stress, then it might well be worth a try. Fingers crossed for you in all regards.
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    Purchasing British Avios

    If you have a zero balance, that might be the problem.
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    General Medical issues thread

    Very well put. And it applies in both directions of the family tree. We never know how long we have with those who matter, so any excuse will do.
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    Capital express

    Singapore Airlines records low passenger numbers on Canberra flights - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) on average, each of the six flights from Wellington to Canberra in September held just 94 passengers (35 per cent) direct service between Canberra and Singapore (...) was 68...
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    Hotel Indigo Brisbane Fortitude Valley

    I had a good chat with the manager of the relatively new Indigo in Singapore recently, who said that the emphasis is on locale and authenticity, whereas some of the other IHG brands stress knowing you can get basically the same experience anywhere in the world. I thought that particular hotel...
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    Buying AA miles

    It is so simplistic and generalized as to be useless in practice. It all depends entirely on where you want to fly and the airlines in question. I buy both AA miles and LifeMiles, and get good value out of both.
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    pre-Michelin Seoul restaurant rampage

    For Boomy, because his or her inbox is full: I have never had a bad meal here: ステーキãƒã‚¦ã‚¹é›…羅倶(ãŒã‚‰ã)| 北野・三宮ã§é‰„æ¿ç„¼ããªã‚‰å½“店㸠This is also excellent if you can get in: “S”ÂDINING –@‹M Perhaps ask someone at the hotel to try to book for you?
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    pre-Michelin Seoul restaurant rampage

    Just a note to point out that the art chosen for the link to this report had nothing to do with me: How this could be considered representative of an old man's experiences eating alone is beyond me.
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    Advice on whisky

    Well, sorry about that. But it is not like there are especially good vintages of a 21-year-old whisky... when there is all this hype about Japan, I would just be spending more money on Scotch or elsewhere, and waiting for things to return to some semblance of normal. The duty-free editions...
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    Advice on whisky

    No quibbles with the retail prices, but I am pretty sure you are just paying (a lot) extra for the bottle on the Hibiki 21, and that the innards are 'standard'. I would also be interested if anyone can tell me the difference between the 'Limited Edition' Yamazaki 18 and the standard 25,000 yen...
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    pre-Michelin Seoul restaurant rampage

    Korean National Assembly, a short stroll from the Conrad: And another attractive building nearby:
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    pre-Michelin Seoul restaurant rampage

    Police everywhere. Might calm down soon now it looks as though the President will be standing down.
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    pre-Michelin Seoul restaurant rampage

    System hang(eul) on the subway:
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    pre-Michelin Seoul restaurant rampage

    Parnas Intercontinental lobby lounge. The colors were mesmerizing.
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