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Inside Sydney Airport’s new first class check-in suite
Feb 28, 2025, 05:14 PMChalmersdale speaks of their experience. You have a different experience. Why the need to put down people whose experiences are different to yours?
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Qantas frequent flyer changes: more points, higher fees
Jan 22, 2025, 10:48 PMI have an Amex card where I can send points to various airlines, including VA & SQ. Check the different offers from Amex.
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Qantas frequent flyer changes: more points, higher fees
Jan 22, 2025, 04:38 PMJust bight the bullet and change to Velocity and a different o/s airline. The QFF loyalty scheme is marketed to make you feel like you have no other choice but to stay shackled to the airline because of your reticence to abandon whatever your points total is, whilst all the while treat...
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Are American’s new 777 business suites better than first class?
Aug 30, 2024, 04:48 PMOne window in the Flagship "Suite" Preferred! You've got to be kidding. The old First Class has three windows for seat. Looks like a space saving idea all round. Calling it a suite doesn't make it any better.
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Qantas hikes domestic excess baggage fees
Apr 13, 2024, 01:29 PMI suspect the Qantas Board and top execs just don't care that much about what is justifiably being complained about. Unless there is a huge exodus by Qantas passengers the Board and execs will put on their muffler of choice to drown out the sound and continue to take their dividends and bonu...
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Frequent flyer programs
- Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
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- Hilton HHonors
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What next for Velocity elites?
Jul 01, 2020, 04:47 PMI am a Velocity Plat flier. (1) Keep the points transfer and earning arrangement with SIA. (2) Retain business class. Loss of the second is a deal breaker.
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Would Qantas devalue its frequent flyer points?
May 20, 2020, 05:01 PMGood luck trying to redeem QFF points for actual seats, domestic or otherwise. Redemption seats always in limited supply before the pandemic and probably moreso as they resume flying. A hobbled Virgin will provide less incentive for Qantas to play fair with points.
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SQ322 Singapore to London new First suites not available for points redemption
Jun 27, 2019, 05:34 PMCan no longer book this flight from Australia in First on points for travel in 2020. (Although I did just that last year and it was wonderful.) It is the best of the choices because it arrives LHR early in the morning AND has the new First fit-out.SIA Call Centre today confirmed that to be the c...
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AMEX Centurion Card invitation
May 20, 2019, 01:16 PMI had a Centurion card about 6 years ago, and eventually gave it up. Pros:- relationship manager to do all travel, restaurant, special bookings, gift-getting, etc- you can get into some events, and have special tables at restaurants, that others can't access- social and business prestige (valuab...
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Stick with Velocity Gold or chase Platinum?
Nov 23, 2018, 08:59 PMI use the four upgrades year in and year out. However, they are not guaranteed to be available on every flight. What I do is check online the flights I want to take and then ring the Service Centre to see whether they will apply the upgrade on these flights and, if yes, we go ahead and book Fre...
