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Update: Emirates first class still open to Qantas Points bookings
May 14, 2025, 06:30 PMI have been trying for 6 months to get either a 1st or Business class seat on Emirates Melb - Dubai using Qantas points anytime in June, July or August. They either don't exist, or are so few that they are snapped up on release, and are unavailable.
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Qantas frequent flyer changes: more points, higher fees
Jan 22, 2025, 05:29 PMTime to move (probably was a few years ago). Most of my points are earned from Visa and Amex credit card purchases (I rarely fly with Qantas). Can anyone advise of credit cards that have the flexibiilty to earn points that can be used on other airlines as well as Qan...
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10 years on, has the Qantas-Emirates partnership delivered?
Feb 03, 2023, 11:30 PMUnless your trips are to the US, in my opinion, the merger was like was a shark merging with a fish. All my trips are to the Middle East, so it's alway EQ. Despite being a Gold QFF, it's been impossible to use Qantas points to obtain Business or First class seats, so I have now joined Emira...
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Hot deal: Qantas launches Double Status Credits promotion [2021]
Mar 28, 2021, 10:55 PMHow do you register without a link in an email? There is nothing about it on the FF website as such.
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How to buy melatonin in Australia [2024]
Mar 26, 2021, 09:46 PMAs a doctor, I can tell you that there is very little evidence that melatonin works any better than placebo, and where there is, it is for the 5 mg dose. Personally, I find them useless. If you think the tablet you take will help you sleep, then it will. (My late mother-in-law s...
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Mournful Musings of a Melancholy Melburnian...
Jul 31, 2020, 05:31 PMMaybe they're waiting for lockdown 2.1 (expected next week) or 3.0. Hang in there everyone - this is going to last for a long time.
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Purchasing Upgrades at Check In
Jan 10, 2020, 05:00 PMTurkish Airlines do at check-in. Recently US$950 upgrade from Economy to Business for Singapore-Istanbul.Emirates offer A$1,000 for Singapore-Melbourne but only from cabin crew.
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Using Qantas Points to book Tel Aviv to Melbourne
Jun 28, 2019, 08:48 PMYes, that's how I do it. Book the 2 legs separately. I like to stay over in HK or BKK to break up the trip.