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  1. SeaWolf

    Booked Flight and car through virgin - Car not provided

    Pretty much. You'd get the same outcome if you'd booked them separately or through a travel agent as well. From Europcar's perspective the flight is nothing to do with them and while booking a rental car and a flight at the same time makes it sort of feel like the two should be interconnected...
  2. SeaWolf

    Amex via ApplePay rejected by POS terminals

    Have you tried just removing the card from ApplePay and then adding it back in again? I know that sounds simplistic but if there's any kind of issue with the virtual card, this will cause a new one to get set up from scratch.
  3. SeaWolf

    Mercure ICON Singapore City Centre (Chinatown) opening April 2024

    I'd agree, the rooms in them are often quite small as well, however if they're one of the newer ones they can be pretty cheap and cheerful. I stayed at on in Vienna and in Madrid and they were both quite nice, though certainly not fancy. Rooms were fine for one person but would be a bit tight...
  4. SeaWolf

    2024 - Thank you for your loyalty Extension

    Mine has ticked over properly into a new year of Platinum as well, despite what the email said would happen. So that's all good. 😊
  5. SeaWolf

    United fly most frequently USA <--> Australia

    BITRE has put out the December 2023 International Airline Activity Report. This document is a mass of dense statistical tables, but I've extracted some relevant numbers for quick perusal. A few notes to address some earlier questions: Inbound is flights to Australia These numbers include Hawaii...
  6. SeaWolf

    2024 - Thank you for your loyalty Extension

    I got a very similar email, last Thursday. I've requalified as Platinum, have a review date of 28th Feb and an expiry of 13th March. Except my email said I would drop back to Gold and gave me an offer to maintain Platinum by spending points (similar to the offer that has been going around on the...
  7. SeaWolf

    "... we'll shortly announce a major investment to improve our Frequent Flyer program"

    That's sort of the point, it all looks like upside so everyone is just waiting for the full official announcement, and the other shoe to drop.
  8. SeaWolf

    Qantas website not recognising Doha as destination??

    Qantas' relationship with Qatar Airways has hit a new low... 😉
  9. SeaWolf

    "... we'll shortly announce a major investment to improve our Frequent Flyer program"

    I'm reminded of Alan Joyce's comment about passengers not being "match fit". Somehow it's always the customer's fault.
  10. SeaWolf

    Pets in the Cabin - Coming soon on Virgin Australia

    And given how gravely serious the issue seems to be I do wonder how these people cope with travel in the USA or Europe. Or is travel there something something they're simply not able to do?
  11. SeaWolf

    Pets in the Cabin - Coming soon on Virgin Australia

    I think you're probably right, and if it's a success on VA then QF/JQ will follow the money.
  12. SeaWolf

    New Amex statement credits

    What card do you have?
  13. SeaWolf

    "... we'll shortly announce a major investment to improve our Frequent Flyer program"

    I'm just keeping in mind that the Flight Hacks article might not be the whole picture (QFF may have only revealed part of the story) or totally accurate on the finer details. My guess had been that we'd see something similar to Velocity's three tier pricing for economy classic awards, which was...
  14. SeaWolf

    New Amex statement credits

    Up to 15% bonus on transferring Velocity points for the next two weeks. If you've been stockpiling points for something this might be a nice little boost. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/833931
  15. SeaWolf

    Accor Plus Membership Discussion

    I have had success with it, but they definitely do go through absolutely every detail of the fine print and look for any possible way to deny the request. You also have to book the rate on Accor first, then contact them to get a price match. If it's a non-refundable rate and they deny you on a...
  16. SeaWolf

    Failed beg for platinum status consideration

    For moving up a status level (which would apply in this case once you've dropped back to Gold) it's calculated each day based on the last 12 months activity. So no, you won't go back to zero, but the credits that you've currently got will each expire 12 months from the date they were earned...
  17. SeaWolf

    Is Citi Plus still the best option for overseas cash?

    Got my last Citibank statement as well, balance already at zero for the last month, so NAB have nothing to transfer and I've not activated the card or online banking with NAB as I haven't got any interest in the account. If they'd bothered to ask I would have just told them not to set up the NAB...
  18. SeaWolf

    VA Cancellations, Delays growing?

    When you get rebooked you get an email and a SMS notifying you of your new flight details. There's a link in those that you can select to "View Other Options" that takes you to a webpage with the alternatives displayed. You just select the one you want and it moves you onto it, all very simple...
  19. SeaWolf

    VA Cancellations, Delays growing?

    Had a cancellation yesterday on CBR-SYD, was originally on the 16:05 and woke up to find I'd gotten a cancellation SMS and I'd been rebooked on the 19:05 instead. Clicked the email link and moved myself onto the 14:35 service instead and got back home to Sydney early. Pretty happy with that...
  20. SeaWolf

    "... we'll shortly announce a major investment to improve our Frequent Flyer program"

    I think it's more likely to go the other way, with status becoming easier to attain and possibly with boosts provided by credit cards or other spending. QFF got a bit of a taste of how lucrative non-flying status earning options could be during the pandemic. Now that the status extensions are...
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