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I went to buy $2,000 worth of Apple Gift cards, and the overzealous fraud detection declined the transaction and locked me out of card and online banking. Took three people to unlock it all, and the last gentleman i spoke to said he put an override on it so it shouldn't happen again. I guess...

Visiting USA for the first time and I did ESTA for 3 people a few days ago. For the question "Is your travel to the US occurring in transit to another country?" I put "Yes" because I misunderstood the question. Do I need to create all new ESTA applications and click 'No" now? I can't seem to...

I'm going to assume someone here is savvy on this topic. I'm helping my partner set up a business (sole trader) that she'll run from home to begin with, and I'm looking into insurance requirements, bookkeeping, advertisement and the like. Neither of us have run a business before. We plan to see...

I've just booked us on a flight with AA8442 going SEA-LAX, in First. It's serviced by Skywest Airlines. Looks like they're using an E175 which will be first for me, looking forward to it. Has anyone else flown Skywest here? How do they compare to other brands they fly for?

I just searched for some rewards availabilities on VA website and saw a new design. Looks like we no longer need to click on a flight to see if there are any rewards seats in Business class This is new, right? I've not seen this before.

What explains this? One-way LHR-JFK Return

On our return trip from Europe we're going by USA and spending two days in Seattle before flying to LAX for our SYD connection. I have my no-forex credit card as well as a Wise travel card with $500 on it from which I can withdraw without fees. I know Americans still carry cash everywhere but...

I normally book hotel rooms via Qantas Hotels for the points. I was going to book a room at Crowne Plaza Changi but no rooms came up on the Qantas Hotels page. I switched over to IHG and found "3 rooms left at this price" so I booked it there. Was not logged in when I searched initially. So...

I have been mostly collecting QFF and VFF points for the last few years but after spending some time here and listening to Matt's excellent podcast I've learned about many other programs. I save up points mostly for flying to Norway to see the family and I travel with a partner and a toddler...

Just bought a 10th Gen iPad to keep my 16 month old busy on some very long flights. Looking to get a case for it that can withstand some serious beatings (this boy is nuts) and easy to hold for small hands. There are a number of options on Amazon and they may all be as good as each other. Just...

For interests sake I thought I'd ask ChatGPT if I could convert Qantas points to Krisflyer points (which i already know is not possible). Here's are the various lies made up: This thing can do a lot of things and it's generally very impressive, but it can get some very obvious things...

Massive difference just boosting items I'd normally get anyway I'm alternating Coles and WW as well as alternating my cards and wife's cards, this is gonna make for a lot more points I think. Just like Matt said in the AFF podcast, this system actually advocates for disloyalty, not loyalty

We're departing Singapore from Terminal 1 at 9:40pm during a busy time (mid June) and we'll have a 16 month old with us. Which lounge you would recommend for us? We won't need showers as we'll be spending a night in Singapore first. We're flying Finnair business class so I assume we have...

A friend needs to go see her granddad in the UK as he has terminal cancer. She is strapped for cash and couldn't really afford to go. So I offered to buy her the tickets using points. Of course this is happening in the peak travel time (July) so there were hardly any availability. Found economy...

We're staying a night in Singapore and we're traveling with a (by then) 16 month old. In terms of getting to our hotel and then back to Changi, how do we safely transport our toddler? Can taxis in Singapore provide car seats? We're not bringing our own. We're staying at Park Avenue Changi which...

Compared to you, I'm actually an infrequent flyer - I just try to maximise my experience when I do travel. I used to travel regularly back to Norway and other parts of Europe, and I traveled more when I lived in Norway, however since COVID happened I have not left the island. I also produced...

I have a mess of an itinerary, flying to Norway and back on several airlines, a few different bookings, most with points and all taxes/fees paid with MasterCard. I've always just rested on having travel insurance by virtue of having paid with MC, but this time I'm traveling on reward seats for...

I have a card with a $10k limit and I had just paid it down in full as I do every month when a $7k refund landed in the account. I was looking to close this account soon but now there's all this cash in there. I called Westpac and asked and they said there was no way except doing a Cash Advance...