Made any travel mistakes lately?

[Aeryn]

Narrowly avoided a mistake today.

I thought I had used my $450 amex credit, but in doing some filing couldn't see any flight confirmations from Amex Travel in my 2025 or 2026 email folders. I now recall that during the various DSC offers the prices were much higher than on Qantas website, so I must have been saving it.

Log-in into Amex to find the credit had to be used within the next 5 days. Quickly used it on a flight even thought same flight was $40 cheaper on Qantas; still better than losing $450. Sneaky that Amex don't send any reminders that it is about to expire.

The idea i didn't redeem the credit would keep me up at night!

 

[Big John]

Log-in into Amex to find the credit had to be used within the next 5 days. Quickly used it on a flight even thought same flight was $40 cheaper on Qantas; still better than losing $450. Sneaky that Amex don't send any reminders that it is about to expire.

The idea i didn't redeem the credit would keep me up at night!

Thanks for the reminder ! Your post prompted me to look up when my Amex Travel Credit expires.

Mine expires Sept 2026. Phew !

 

[VPS]

Narrowly avoided a mistake today.

I thought I had used my $450 amex credit, but in doing some filing couldn't see any flight confirmations from Amex Travel in my 2025 or 2026 email folders. I now recall that during the various DSC offers the prices were much higher than on Qantas website, so I must have been saving it.

Log-in into Amex to find the credit had to be used within the next 5 days. Quickly used it on a flight even thought same flight was $40 cheaper on Qantas; still better than losing $450. Sneaky that Amex don't send any reminders that it is about to expire.

The idea i didn't redeem the credit would keep me up at night!

I had a bit of panic about this two days ago and then realised I'd used on a work trip but got work to pay for the airfare but the $450 credit went back to my card. I did feel a little bad that it was about $40 more expensive than BFOD but I got over that very quickly because they are so slow at paying expenses

 

[Cossie]

Had to check mine as well, 1 April, so all good!

 

[DejaBrew]

Narrowly avoided a mistake today.

I thought I had used my $450 amex credit, but in doing some filing couldn't see any flight confirmations from Amex Travel in my 2025 or 2026 email folders. I now recall that during the various DSC offers the prices were much higher than on Qantas website, so I must have been saving it.

Log-in into Amex to find the credit had to be used within the next 5 days. Quickly used it on a flight even thought same flight was $40 cheaper on Qantas; still better than losing $450. Sneaky that Amex don't send any reminders that it is about to expire.

The idea i didn't redeem the credit would keep me up at night!

Ooh.... thanks for the reminder. I have to use mine by February 2nd! Would have sworn blind it was end of Feb.

 

[Jenya]

Overlooked that heads up email from NAB regarding no longer supporting intl fee free spending for NAB Classic Banking account migrated from Citi bank Plus.
Apparently benefit was discontinued on Nov 5.
Wasnt aware and used the card in Canada racking up lots of fees.
Thanks for stupid changed NAB, account closed - migrated to Wise green card.

 

[serfty]

Overlooked that heads up email from NAB regarding no longer supporting intl fee free spending for NAB Classic Banking account migrated from Citi bank Plus.
Apparently benefit was discontinued on Nov 5.
Wasnt aware and used the card in Canada racking up lots of fees.
Thanks for stupid changed NAB, account closed - migrated to Wise green card.

Yes, this was discussed on the forum. Unfortunately it was buried in a general thread - It's a shame you missed it.

The thread is here:

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Post in thread 'NAB acquires Citibank Australia'

Aug 27, 2025

Got the Nab debit card email today... all previous Citi entitlements removed....fees for overseas transaction as of a Bank customer Not happy Jan!

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[Brissy1]

A potential mistake I avoided but I'd like to share.
Activation of free overseas cr card insurance is sometimes simply spending $xx_ on overseas travel et c., so I activate multiple cards. One of those (NAB or St George or both can't remember) it states in their benefits list "if you spend $500..." But buried in the pds it states it's $500pp
And just adding... left my reading glasses in the uber today

 

[Wing Nut]

Agreed with Mrs Nut to go on a cruise. What have I done!

 

[Robinb]

A couple spring to mind. Me being the organiser of the trip to Europe got the dates wrong and thinking we were leaving on Weds morning got a phone call from CX at8am on Tuesday asking us where we were ! After many phone calls got a flight later in the day at a big expense!

The other one was when booking our 3 nights in Dubai hotel the credit card pay,ent didn’t go through but only found out it did when we arrived and that I had double booked and no refunds. Different trip.

My wife has since left me - the above didn’t help

 

[Flyfrequently]

A couple spring to mind. Me being the organiser of the trip to Europe got the dates wrong and thinking we were leaving on Weds morning got a phone call from CX at8am on Tuesday asking us where we were ! After many phone calls got a flight later in the day at a big expense!

The other one was when booking our 3 nights in Dubai hotel the credit card pay,ent didn’t go through but only found out it did when we arrived and that I had double booked and no refunds. Different trip.

My wife has since left me - the above didn’t help

All I can add to that @Robinb is welcome to AFF, lots of knowledgeable folk here

 

[Flashback]

Travelling between SAI and KTI via plane.

Umpteen times more expensive than a bus, and that's just the airfare itself, without adding in transfers to and from the respective airports, then factor in all the time. There are no lounges and you get shunted into the butt end of both airports (since Cambodia doesn't have much to go on in terms of domestic operations, naturally they don't need many check-in desks, security checkpoints or gates, hence no lounges and few concessions). Onboard got a bottle of water and a biscuit (similar to a shortbread).

While I have no direct experience, if I had done a bit of research apparently there are buses between both cities that have aircon, wifi and even snacks included.

You may have already seen it but anyway here is a short video about travel on a Luxury Cambodia Bus. It actually seems very comfortable.

Yes, was going to say - the overnight busses there are amazing. Lay flat beds. Superb aircon. Shoes off at the door on entry and into a plastic bag. Dirt cheap.

 

[Seat0B]

Just went to put the travel insurance pds and certificate of insurance for ski trip to Japan onto the shared drive do I have it electronically e-bike away. We are leaving Saturday morning ie in less than 48 hrs. Oops, I have not arranged it!!!! Luckily I could get it done on line tonight. Better to find out now than in case I need it for an incident. I don’t know how I missed it. Can only plead that I came home from our big trip in Aug-Sep quite sick and haven’t really been on top of my admin (or my TR) since then.