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Thank you so much! It really was the trip of a lifetime!

You are correct. If you look at the number of points required to get to Europe in Business class on most of the common FF programmes (Qantas, Velocity, KrisFlyer etc) the points required is mostly in the mid-100,000's, give or take. So looked at from that perspective, the 180,000 points required...

Agree. I'd been thinking that I'd divide my points between Cathay and Qatar Avios, but in the end I just transferred everything to Cathay. My rationale is that Avios are much more readily available to purchase at a semi-reasonable price than Cathay points.

Ah, that makes sense. Standard Qatar redemptions from Australia to Europe in Business class cost 90,000 points each. They release, at most, two of these per flight and none (or at most, very few) during the European Summer peak period. Qatar also has "Flex" redemptions for double the points...

Very uncommon -- mind you, 4 x Business tickets are also rare as hen's teeth through Qatar redemptions and you somehow managed it. So never say never. But if I were looking for 4 Business redemptions on the same flight, Singapore Airlines would be my first port of call every day of the week.

In your position my "safe" option would be to keep your points where they are. Finding Business class seats for 4 people on the one flight is incredibly difficult at the best of times, but the airline which will give you the best chance of doing that is Singapore Airlines, whose transfer rates...

The real hope was that as the status earn changes kicked in, there would be fewer elite members and those that remained would be treated to better service. But so far I'm just not seeing that. The lounges are just as crowded and just as unpleasant during peak times, the food offerings are just...

Largest reptile on earth or largest lizard? I thought the saltwater croc was the largest reptile.

Great photos @RooFlyer !

Have a read of the thread and article below. Lots of advice available here, on Pointhacks and elsewhere if you do a search. https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/amex-point-conversions.121654/...

AmEx has jumped on the bandwagon of Velocity, FlyBuys etc and sent a "Life Behind the Card video" supposedly summarising my last 12 months of AmEx spending. Personally I found it a waste of time apart from the statistic at the end telling me that I'm in the "top 43%" of AmEx Membership Rewards...

Have you flown every Jetconnect route to/from NZ?

To the above cities I'd add Paris: a great all-rounder with a little bit (well, a lot) of everything: food, culture, (urban) scenery, and a fun (if slightly intimidating) vibe.

VERY well-deserved @n7of9 ! Your first TR too!

I'd be interested in the wider issue; in fact I just thought about this a couple of days ago. How many disaffected Qantas customers have abandoned Qantas for Virgin, and stayed with Virgin? How many disaffected Virgin customers have abandoned Virgin for Qantas, and stayed with Qantas? My...

But, having signed up for one month for 30% off, does it not make sense to stay for 4 months to get the extra 5000 points?

Having my welcome drink before strolling over. Glad to have found an Ibis that allows me to order spirits as the welcome drink! Guess which activity I’ve chosen for tomorrow?

Believe it or not, for the 75% of "loyal VA flyers" who don't live in Sydney these changes are positive. Even for those in Sydney it's arguable that these changes are neutral at worst, given the location of the new scanners and the increased hours of the priority screening lanes. As an aside...

As a Melburnian, this is all upside.

I'm getting the message "You don't have enough rewards points."