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    How early does UA release their Award Seats?

    Just wondering how early does United Airlines release their award seats. I am looking at booking 2x J award seats around End June 2018 on LAX-MEL which I understand is always a busy and high capacity route. On checking their website I only see Standard Award seats available. Can't find any...
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    Singapore Airlines Upgrades its SQ421/SQ422 Singapore-Bombay Route to A350-900

    I do not see any official news from Singapore Airlines, However looking at their booking engine, it seems that SQ has upgraded their Morning service to Bombay(SQ421/SQ422) to an A350-900 from a 777-200. Doing further research it looks like the change has been made from 1st July 2017...
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    Is It Worth Chasing Qantas Gold Status ?

    So with the recent Double Status Credit offer from Qantas, I was wondering if I should chase down the Gold Status. Right now I have 410 SC and would be needing another 290 to attain Gold Status which I can get by a one way MEL-SYD(J)-CHC(F). However I am wondering if I should really chase down...
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    What is your Miles/Points Earn Rate V/s Burn Rate For 2016 ?

    So with the last day of the year, I was just checking on my points balance and it was quite interesting to find out how much I earned v/s How much I redeemed. So here are my stats: I earned a total of 1,522,000 Miles (Including credit card offers) and Burnt about 600,000 Miles. Whats your...
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    Etihad Miles Upgrade V/s Select (Bidding) Upgrade

    So I have trip with EY flying MEL - BOM in J on their A380s and I have requested an upgrade to their First Class Apartments using Miles and also via Select Upgrade i.e bidding online. At the moment it seems they have 4 Seats available on MEL-AUH leg and 7 available on AUH-BOM Leg. I am hoping...
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    BKK-LAX Return - J Class Qatar Airways ~ 2000 AUD

    Just found this online. BKK to LAX in J Class for 1450 UUSD ~ 2000 AUD Return. If you could make your way to BKK, Not a bad deal. https://www.google.com/flights/#search;f=BKK;t=LAX;d=2017-05-11;r=2017-06-01;sc=b;a=QR;eo=e Cheers
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    What are my options for Additional Amex Cards ?

    I currently own 3 different types of American Express Credit Cards 1: Amex Plat Business 2: Amex Plat Personal 3: ANZ Amex Black I spend about 1,000,000$(1 Million AUD) annually and I would love to have 2x1Mil points as all the transactions are overseas. However my first 2 cards have a cap...
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    Is it advisable to book tickets via AmericanExpress Travel Agent or Via the airline ?

    Hi, I am booking J class tickets via Etihad (MEL-BOM) and have got a quote from AmericanExpress Travel services. Amex price is 100$ less as compared to Etihad's website price. However before booking, I just wanted to know if there are any pros of booking it via Etihad or any cons of booking...
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    VA Status Credits For Flying Ethiad

    I am just wondering if I could earn the same number of VA Status Credits if I fly Etihad. I have trip to Mumbai flying J from Melbourne and return. I would want to earn maximum Status credits for the same. What do you guys recommend ? Book EY and add VA FF or book via VA. Booking via VA is...
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    Does Qantas Allow us to carry a TV along ?

    Hey Folks, Need some help. I am flying LA- MEL and I want to carry a TV with me from here since it's cheap. About 1700$ difference. So 2 questions 1:Will Qantas allow it ? 2: Any idea on the customs/duty ? My MIL is gifting it to my wife. Thanks
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    MEL-JFK Qantas(J+Y) or Cathay Pacific(J) ?

    So, I am flying to NewYork next week, and I have booked my tickets via Qantas on Economy. I have enough points for upgrades, and I have requested a business upgrade which is not yet confirmed. However, I just checked CathayPacefic, and they have an award seat J class from MEL-HKG-JFK full in...
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    Amex Card with 3 MR Points per $ of Overseas transaction ?

    Does American Express have any credit or charge card that offers 3 MR points per $ spend overseas ? I see Amex Plat personal offers 3 MR per $ spent on Australian Resturants. I searched their whole site but could not find anything as such but just checking if there is any hidden card or a hack...
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    Bid Now Offer From Qantas - MEL-JFK

    Hello, So I am flying to Melbourne - New York via LA, and I have received an offer to upgrade to Business via Bid now for LA to NY leg. However, I have not received such request for Melbourne to Los Angeles leg. Does this mean that MEL-LA business class is full? I am concerned about it...
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    QF Status Credits on AA Flight

    Hi, I am flying from New York to Boston on American Airlines and I was planning to book a First Class ticket. I just want to know how I can earn Qantas status credits with it and any idea how much would it be ?
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    Amex Personal Plat/Business Plat -Does it affect your Centurion Invite ?

    So I was wondering, is it easier to get a Centurion invite if you have an Amex Business Plat or Personal Plat with saying the same amount of expense every year? I mean does it affect what type of card you own? The reason I am asking is, I already have an Amex Business Platinum Charge card on...
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    How can a credit card be hacked on the day it was dispatched ?

    I am having a nightmare with my credit cards. 3 Credit cards compromised in the last 3 weeks. 1: Compromised online via a site with broken SSL. 2: Another one got stolen from my post box and used for small transactions locally. However, this 3rd scenario is pretty scary or may be just...
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    Did You Guys Know, You Can Use Your Credit Card Without Activating it ?

    So, I applied for a New ANZ credit card and before I could collect it from my Postbox, someone stole it. So I rang up ANZ and told them about it and they cancelled my old card which I never received and never activated it. Today I received my new card and after activating it, I see I have...
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    Does Amex Centurion Cards have Foreign transaction fees ?

    Hello Ladies & Gents! I am keen in knowing if Amex Cent card has overseas transaction fees of 3% like the fellow Amex cards. I Have a Platnium card and a ANZ Black Amex and both of them have 3% transaction fees. I do about 800,000$ annually on business expenses over the cards, however it...
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