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I'm guessing it's just on VA metal not partner airlines. The T&C's state that this promo is valid "across our Australian domestic network." It also specifically excludes flights to Christmas Island & Cocos Island, although that's only useful for WA right now.

Hmmm, I'm very tempted to book something around Christmas with this now, assuming economy award space is available. With expensive Christmas fares this is probably a fairly good use of points anyway. Question is, back to Adelaide or stay in Queensland somewhere?

My experience was the same as the above. I called up ANZ and asked for my annual fee to be reviewed prior to transitioning to another ANZ card. The person on the phone was very helpful and essentially said they would refund the $170 part of the travel rewards annual fee no questions asked...

My experience is similar, I've only ever got ANZ points mall to work once for me and that was after submitting two missing points claims. Never had any issues with Velocity E-store or Cashrewards. I'm also in the same boat as many here. Haven't used my "free" flight yet this year and my...

If normal catering and service were to be resumed in J, I would be a lot more tempted by this. Until then I don't see 737 J as being worth it (for me at least) even with this 30% discount. This has brought back memories of my first VA A330 J flight to Perth, only about 25,000 points thanks to...

Semi-rhetorical question, but thank you for the suggestions :cool: Totally forgot you could transfer ANZ points to KrisFlyer. I have a huge stack of KrisFlyer miles now after cancelling a 2 x Suites award flights for later this year, so I think I need to re-think my whole points strategy.

Good to see some resemblance of normality from Virign, just a shame that ANZ and the other banks aren't included. I hope all the old transfer partners return soon now that the sale is locked in. Question is, do I spend my ANZ points on Coles gift cards now or save them and transfer later for a...

Thanks for your fascinating trip report - very timely for me as I'm considering a FNQ trip later in the year. Interesting thoughts regarding SA immigration. I went through the same process nearly two weeks ago entering SA as a Qlder, and thought it was much more organised then entering Qld in...

I don't have any insight for Kangaroo Island sadly, but I am visiting Adelaide (and surrounding wine regions) over this coming weekend (Thurs-Tues) for a mini-holiday, coming from Queensland as well. A friend flew into Adelaide from QLD two days ago and was waved through, so it seems the...

Thank you for the very detailed trip report, timely as I might be going to NY towards the end of the year (assuming the world is still here by then). Malta has been added to the list as well now!

My anniversary date is in a few days and I've already re-qualified for Gold thanks to travel in January and February, so the status extension does nothing for me. The bonus SCs for the next three months do wonders however, as they will all go towards re-qualification for 2021. I'm very happy...

Wow Etihad have really out-done themselves! 😅 Only thing better would have been a middle seat in the last row.

Great Sunday morning at Point Lookout (North Straddie) with perfect body surfing conditions. Could have stayed in the water for hours 🌊

Welcome! They are typically hidden away in one of the beer fridges and easily missed. You've got three flavours to try as well!

Koyomi Highball / Shochu has been available in the BNE, SYD and MEL lounges for a few months now if you wanted to try something a little different. Only 0.8 standard drinks per can but still very enjoyable IMO.

Seems like we've all had the same experiences with the bulkhead economy rows always going out empty on Etihad. At least this time it is more complicated in our favour! I can only dream of the day when VA status holders receive third-party lounge access when travelling with their other partners...

Hot dogs in the BNE domestic lounge tonight (Friday) which were very popular as always but replenished quickly. Beer fridge was looking a little empty but 4 Pines on tap was flowing freely. Must have been a big week for many in Brissie. 😂

Sorry to hear you couldn't select seats online after the check-in window opens but I'm glad to hear you could do it via a call. Very surprised they couldn't / wouldn't do the same for the later legs in the same journey, I would have pushed a little on that front. I could definitely select...

It's is a huge shame that they are pulling the plug but understandable given recent events. With the US 3 airlines all pausing Hong Kong flights it's no surprise. I do wonder if Qantas will pause a few of their Hong Kong flights soon as well. I'd love to see Virgin Atlantic restart Tokyo (NRT...

Expedia and ITA Matrix both display the fare codes for each leg of a journey. Looks like both 'Preimium' and 'Premium Saver' tickets book into the 'Y' fare class for domestic connections which translates to a Freedom ticket so you are in luck!