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When to use frequent flyer points for economy bookings
Oct 09, 2017, 09:23 AMAnother use case - I wanted to book in a European trip for a holiday with my wife next year, but needed the ability to cancel it. With points, the penalty isn’t that bad, and they even refund all the fees and taxes (or so they say, anyway).
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MPC - US Entry for Australians
Dec 16, 2023, 09:22 AMHi. I just used it again yesterday, in Phoenix. It pays to ask where the dedicated queue is, as it was not well signed. I had a fellow traveller on an Aussie passport with an ESTA, and she was able to use it as well. Amazingly, the customs agent doesn’t even look at your passport anymore! Y...
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MPC - US Entry for Australians
Dec 15, 2023, 07:26 AMMPC is awesome. I have found the queue empty - walk straight up to the customs person. I use it on a Canadian passport, but it does appear to say ESTA passengers can also use it. There is 48 ports of entry where it can be used (Google CBP MPC).
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Upgrade priority: Qantas staff or Platinum One?
Oct 10, 2017, 10:02 PMMy information is several years old (don't know if this is still the case). My understanding is that certain roles in the company have certain entitlements (as some have alluded to in relation to the EBA). At the time my friend was in senior management, he was "positive space business class, upgr...