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  1. albatross710

    SMS rx : You still have a Qantas COVID travel credit....

    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.)
  2. T

    Covid credits - advice sought

    I can appreciate, I’m one of thousands affected but here’s my story. Please bare in-mind I’m just an ordinary 40 something traveller who funds his own overseas travel and I make around 3-4 trips per year to SE Asia and the occasional long haul flight to the UK and USA. Prior to Covid, I’d worked...
  3. Mattg

    China removes COVID testing requirement for inbound passengers

    Good news! https://www.travelweekly.com/Asia-Travel/China-drops-covid-test-for-travelers This must have been one of the last remaining countries to still have a pre-arrival testing requirement. No more testing required from today.
  4. T

    Layover in China (Shanghai). COVID test required?

    Hi all, I was looking to book a Rome > Shanghai > Melbourne flight(s) in late June with China Eastern which is currently the cheapest/most convenient option to return back to Aus after 6 weeks in Europe. The layover in Shanghai is ~5 hours and I have no intentions of entering/transiting China...
  5. admin

    Staff Directive on Covid-19 Posts

    It’s been an interesting few years, especially for a community of people who like to travel. However, it’s time for AFF to wind up the ongoing discussion of COVID-19 topics that are not directly related to travel. Any discussion or debate of COVID-19 topics that is not directly related to travel...
  6. Mattg

    International transit via China

    Does anyone know if mainland China has resumed allowing international transits (without a visa)? I can't find a definitive answer online, so I just tried calling Air China (the Australian office) and they weren't sure either.
  7. Moopere

    COVID clauses and Travel Insurance

    Haven't travelled internationally for the last few years but am itching to get out and about later this year and early next as well. So, travel insurance looms. For 15 years at least I've been using TID - never had to claim with them but they seem to get generally favourable reviews here and...
  8. J

    Qantas Covid Travel Refund

    So Happy- after reading all the issues with members trying to get travel credits, rebookings and spending hours on the phone with Qantas - I decided to use messenger. Sat night I sent a message asking for a refund for my flight Melb to Jnb Return as I felt I will never travel again due to the...
  9. Freq Flier 2013

    Travel Insurance 92yr old

    What is the best or available travel policy for my grandfather. Traveling from Melbourne to TelAviv, has preexisting conditions. Aiming for March next year.
  10. A

    Any advice on Covid credit refund with Webjet.

    Hi all, My husband and I booked flights in Jan 2020 to travel to Sri Lanka and Vietnam from Melbourne through Webjet on Malaysia Airlines. Unfortunately these were cancelled due to covid. We requested a refund at the time and were given a credit instead. We have recently only been in the...
  11. GarrettM

    First flight in a while

    One for anybody who's recently been to SIN, specifically flying QF. I understand masks are no longer needed on flight? Is that correct? The Qantas website isn't all that clear. And I need to update my proof of vaccine... how easy is that to do online? Presuming my 7yo daughter will be spared...
  12. T

    Travelling on VA for the first time since COVID

    My client booked my trip on this occasion - so didn't get to choose carrier. Travelling on QF is more like a security blanket - you know what you get/not get. So any advice please on: - good (for an airport) cafes for MEL and SYD terminals (I only knew about this trip after the status match...
  13. L

    Uploading Covid-19 digital certificate to american airlines for online check in

    Hello Has anyone checked in online with American Airlines and had success uploading their digital Covid Vaccination certificate on the AA app or do I need the VeriFLY app? Thank you
  14. N

    Qantas Refund

    HI I was hoping I can get some help on Qantas refund - it's been over a year I am still waiting on refund Qantas has advised that they have refunded money but I never received any money since I paid thru PayPal - PayPal has advised they can not received refund any services over 180 days or 6...
  15. yld200

    QF Refund on Covid Flights - Advice

    Need some advice on how to proceed with a refund request with QF. My SO purchased LHR>SYD flights in Jan 2020 for travel in April 2020 which as we know was impacted by Covid and cancelled with a voucher issued in it's place. The flights were paid for using PayPal linked to a churner that's...
  16. tinkybelle

    Does anyone know how to get an Australian Covid recovery certificate?

    I am going to DOHA for 24 hrs and need a covid recovery certificate but can find no where where I can obtain such item any ideas?
  17. Mattg

    Canada ending COVID entry requirements

    From 1 October 2022, Canada is removing: The ArriveCAN app (passengers can still choose to optionally pre-fill the arrival declaration online to save time at the airport) Vaccination requirements for inbound arrivals All remaining COVID-10 testing and quarantine requirements for travellers...
  18. F

    Amex Travel insurance: Covid Policy for Visas

    Hi there! Travelling to Vietnam soon and the country requires travel insurance with Covid coverage Has anyone been in a similar situation. Do you just show the coverage or do you need a certificate of currency and where do you think I would obtain that from?
  19. V

    Hong Kong COVID Requirements for Layover?

    Thinking of taking route that will require us to layover in HKG. I see that their COVID requirements are really strict. Has anyone had any recent experience doing a layover in HKG? Do we just need have a vaccination record, pre-travel negative test and the RAT & PCR test on arrival?
  20. Travelerwin

    The next pandemic?

    Mystery pneumonia: Argentina investigates three deaths BBC 2 September 2022 A third person has died this week in Argentina from an unexplained type of pneumonia that has affected nine people in total so far. All of the cases centre around a private medical clinic in northwestern Tucuman...
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