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My colleague has a CBR-BNE flight with VA connecting to a separately booked SQ itinerary departing from BNE International. When checking in luggage at CBR if asked will the VA agent check the bags onto SQ?

My friend is joining a ground tour through The Stans in May 2024. It's a new area for me offering some opinions on flights. What would be the best way in terms of price to get from BKK into FRU 26 May and TAS to DXB 20 Jun? (I'm thinking BKK-Amalty then a more local airline FRU/TAS.)

Is there an online comparison site that will give an update when a hotel price drops? I have a specific Las Vegas hotel for a specific set of dates that I want to book for September this year. Still 8 months away. I know that between now and 30 June there will be a hotel website somewhere that...

Where do I start with following up for some bonus points due from 7-11 purchases last month? The qualifying purchase had come within 24 hours. There was a 7-11 sign-on bonus that posted at the same time but the 500 pts for in-store purchase didn't post. Where can I make a low effort...

A band of classic Brisbane storms swept across YBBN this afternoon in peak hour. Here are a few screenshots of resulting tracks.

I want to obtain a tax invoice for my annual travel insurance policy. The best I can get from Qantas Insurance call centre and online is the confirmation Tax Invoice which has the words "(includes applicable GST/Stamp Duty)". There is no breakdown as to how much GST or how much stamp duty. My...

The J classic redemption NRT-BNE is available when I booked it for MrsAlbatross as part of her itinerary. Now being short of points I want to book myself NRT-BNE as a one way J redemption but it wont show on the website. It will show if I do it as part of a BNE-NRT-BNE itinerary. I wont have...

We are looking to book to Antarctica in Jan 2025 and particularly intending to do a cruise from NZ to Ross Sea. There are a limited number of cruises which seem to be available through many 'specialists', for example the same cruise...

Mrs Albatross & I both have 12k in our respective Krisflyer accounts. MrsA is unlikely to have any SQ earn in the next year or so. I have upcoming economy travel on SQ which I will need 58,000 miles to upgrade eligible Y to J Our current Velocity setup is Family pooling with Mrs A pooling into...

Next May we are thinking of doing a quick family trip to Thailand. In our itinerary we have a critical point being an AirAsia flight Chiang Mai to Hua Hin. The flight is only scheduled twice a week BNE-SIN SQ SIN-CNX Scoot CNX-HuaHin Air Asia BKK-BNE SQ I know the SQ flights are solid. Have...

Over the past few weeks I've been watching the reliability of PR221/PR222 the Philippines Airlines service to Brisbane. As of now, in the past 7 days, Flightaware is saying there was one day completely cancelled and another day > one hour late. The weeks prior there were usually two days of...

For a member with >50 post count with domestic travel before Sat 28 Oct 2023. First come as usual.

well I know I certainly 'did' but today I received an SMS telling me I still do. I'm currently 57th n the queue of all you people trying to claim these phantom credits. Oh dear me, someone needs better criteria before firing off all those SMS. (48th in the queue now.)

As a business owner for determining my travel allowance I have been using the annual version of the ATO ruling tax determination : what are the reasonable travel and overtime meal allowance expense amounts for the 2023–24 income year? I thought it might be a good idea to put my assumptions on...

What is the incentive for car hire companies not to 'try it on' by adding additional charges. Today, after returning the vehicle with a full tank they added the fuel surcharge to my bill. Of course, all apologetic but what really is the incentive for them to be honest? My second rental was in...

My first open coughpit flight over the weekend. This wing mounted airspeed indicator took a little bit to get the hang of.

I'll soon be embarking on a journey from BNE to LAS with a layover at YVR.6.5 hr My flight will arrive at YVR at 06:50 AM, and the LAS flight departs at 1:20 PM. In terms of timing, I have plenty of time to catch a train to the city and enjoy brunch in the Gasworks area. However, I'm unsure...

Just received a rather official email from [email protected] Initially I thought it was a phishing attempt but it is legit. Independently finding the link on the DHS website I entered my details and sure enough as well as displaying all of me entry/exits since 2013 they...

Does VA have an international lounge strategy to deliver lounge access like a real airline? I'm departing BNE on AC as a VA Gold and cannot find any free lounge access. It's a 10am flight, I promise that I just use wifi and a coffee.

I have all but given up on MM as I used up my "Mabuhay Miles never expire" miles before they expired. Anyway, last week I saw a MM email "Unlock Exclusive Perks and Benefits When You Verify and Update Your Mabuhay Miles Account" Well warning flags, KYC and inviting their entire customer base...