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G'day and almost Happy New Year, Due to family medical problems it appears that I'll be cancelling the impossible-to-get international award bookings for next year :( I understand that I can make a cancellation tomorrow (31 Dec) and not be hit for the cancellation fees in points (for what...

G'day, Family medical dramas mean that the flights bought using miles need to be cancelled :( Could someone better versed in the dark arts of miles expiry please explain how the points refund might work, given: Some points would originally have expired by now (yet, if I hadn't used them...

Hello AFF brains! Had an international flight booked via the Qantas Ultimate travel credit cancelled by airline. Amex informed me that options were: - Keep credit with QF - with QF restrictions (outbound international flight, same name on ticket) - Refund to Amex Travel as travel...

As you can tell, I don't travel QF enough to know the probably simple technique! Background: I booked some flights a while back (using the Amex credits) for domestic and international legs, with the system showing options for upgrades on all legs, but then only allowing the domestic leg to get...

Family members with DJ Amex (Plat) cards have asked me how long they can keep their cards before getting hit with the next annual fee - or if they can try for fee rebate? I would normally take the "cancel before the anniversary of card approval" approach, but this is probably too conservative...

(Sorry in advance for asking about what's likely "common knowledge", but its been soooo long since I've booked domestic QF flights that I'm clueless!) Is there any advantage to booking "saver" fares versus "sale", when it comes to upgrading a domestic flight with points? I assume less points...

G'day, Trying to create an account for a family member (via the usual family free login), but on completing the form, the site just idles (rotating spinner style treatment) ... from time to time requesting a new bloody captcha. Is this a transient problem or has QF IT succeeded in chasing...

Admire him or detest him, it pays to be the one to fly the politicians, the high and the mighty around! Free drinks in the Chairman's...

Interestingly, following on from my comparatively tongue-in-cheek comments in the PER-LHR poll thread on the subject of increased DVT risk on the route, some interesting info has been highlighted by the ABC. ("Meta-analysis: travel and risk for venous thromboembolism". Harvard School of Public...

G'day and 'scuse the ignorance! I've not been a VFF, but I'm deciding whether to join & transfer my accumulated CC points (into a little over 50,000 velocity points, I believe). The CC points are worth around $500 if taken as cash, by the way. Is the relative value of points, redemption-wise...

{Apologies in advance for any ill-informed assumptions!} I know that its possible to top up with up to 20,000 points from Qantas, with certain restrictions. However ... is there any other way to get hold of another 15,000 points (need 35,000 all up) - "instantly" - ie: not getting a new credit...

So, I could be a bit a of a joke. I wonder if my edit to the title will stick! (For anyone who missed the original post ... I was coughing that QF had suddenly more than doubled the points required on a certain route, however, it may be that I was pricing it in combination on a multi-leg)...

*Two separate flights, on separate tickets: 1 EK ticketed on EK 1 QF ticketed on EK *Less than 24 hours between flight 1 arrival & flight 2 departure Does this mean that baggage can be "checked through" from the original point of departure to the final destination? Also - possible to...

G'day, Very simple question ... how long should it take for a ticket to be generated after booking a classic award flight (using call center due Qantas computer system problems), where the flight's "taxes" were paid for with credit card? (Its on EK, by the way). Reason I'm asking is that I'd...

Hello experts! Very useful forum, but, as my username suggests - I might be a long time flyer, but its a long, long time between trips, so, my questions will probably sound silly and obvious, but here goes: If I can get Classic Award seats on a partner airline, do I then get a booking...