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Noob question: The Hyatt Regency has the standard suite as the Harbour view Executive suite right?? I have checked many days and this suite never seems to be available for booking even though every other room type is always available. Do we need to call to apply SUA for this property or what...

I know you can combine SQ and TK on same award ticket by calling but I have kind of a weird situation. I am planning a trip next Easter to Croatia and Italy and planning to do Croatia first and thinking of this itinerary - BNE - SIN - IST - DBV with last 2 legs being on TK as the SQ flights...

I have a question abt the $400 travel credit issued for the explorer card. My credit expired in Nov 2023 which I used to book a resort for stay in August but now my travel plans have changed. If I cancel will amex clawback the $400 credit??

The following changes are coming to virgin money credit cards: 1. AF increasing to $149 from $129 for Virgin Australia Velocity Flyer Credit Card and 1 extra point for VA purchases 2. AF increasing to $329 from $289 for Virgin Australia Velocity Flyer Credit Card and 2 extra points for VA...

Anyone used any tour companies for gorilla trekking in Uganda and they loved it?? Planning for December and would love to hear some input. Rwandan side is a bit more expensive.

So I am planning a trip to Frankfurt and I am based out of BNE. I want to fly suites on A380 and I know it is almost impossible to get saver rates. SQ does not fly A380 out of BNE so I will have to take A350 and J to SIN and choose A380 for SIN - FRA leg. I was priced at 294k per person but...

I have planned a 6 night vacation in Fiji next August - I just booked the flights and want to split time between the main island and private islands. I was thinking 3 at marriott momi bay at the overwater villa and 3 at Sheraton Tokoriki island - any other thoughts appreciated.

Is it possible to upgrade a fare booked on amex portal (using my $400 travel credit) and upgrade using points to J?? This is assuming we have space available. The route is BNE - CBR

Hi All, I was trying to book BNE - CBR for early next year by redeeming points and I tried to pay using paypal as it said no fees and got the error that "Something failed and try after some time". Those flights were gone when I tried next and got the same error when I tried a different...

Hi All, I am planning a trip to Nairobi next year and wanted some help on how to get there from BNE. I was hoping to fly Ethiopian Airlines from SIN via ADD. But when I search BNE - NBO I get nothing on SQ website as SQ does not fly SIN - NBO. Is there a way to combine BNE - SIN on SQ and...

Hi All, I have a 3 week overseas trip coming up. I still have my US amex cards but not much money left in US bank accounts Should I transfer the money from AUD to USD and lose a bunch in the fx conversions , fees and what not and earn some good points or apply for a good AU card with no forex...

Booked very first round the world trip. BNE - SYD (J) - 13800 EY miles +$29.44 flying on Virgin Australia SYD - LAX (J) - 95000 delta miles + $176.6 flying on delta LAX - BNA (Y) - $454 cash flying on AA BNA - ZRH (Y) - 30000 UA miles +$16.86 flying on UA ZRH - ADL (J) - 85000 AA miles +...

Hi, I am currently booked on EY J ZRH - MEL with overnight in AUH. I found space on QR on ZRH - ADL (the dreadful MEL layover). Unfortunately space is not showing just for MEL. Since I am using AA miles the mileage reqd is same - 85k pp. Which option is better?? When flying EY I can stay in a...

Hi, I am flying Etihad flight AUH - MEL landing around 6 AM. I need to get to BNE and there is no reward seats available after the 7 10 AM flight. Lets say I book that flight and I show up for check in will they allow me to board a later flight assuming there are seats or should I just cash...

Amex US is offering platinum status for holding the bonvoy brilliant card. It has an AF of $650 but can be offset by $25 monthly dining credits and free night certificate upto 85k points. Strategy on how to obtain a US amex card is discussed at length in the amex forum.

I am planning a trip to France and Switzerland in early June and see that Vietnam airlines and SQ have J availability. SQ only has advantage fares and it clocks at 154k pp. VN can be booked at 90k delta miles pp but its from SYD/MEL and I am based out of BNE. I flew SQ to India recently and...

Hi, I am looking to book tickets to Europe and EK has some availability but the same does not show up on QF. I have 800k QF points but not any EK, is there any trick for this??

I am planning ZRH - BNE on June 18 and only non waitlisted flight I have available is the one which has a 19 hour layover in SIN which is not optimal. I found that ZRH - MEL has availability and thought will add MEL - BNE on VA as a third leg. I called SQ and they are not able to see any...

Hi, I am looking to travel to Queenstown in late Jan and on the return award travel is non existent. I want to fly J on VA and I was hoping someone who has a plat card will be able to look up fares for me and book. Willing to pay a small commission for the trouble as well. I have booked...

I had an amex offer for buy $250 get $40 back on Qantas last year and I bought a $250 gift voucher. Can I use it to pay taxes and fees on an award ticket?? If so, how do I do that?? I dont see an option.