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These five watchmakers show a non-Swiss approach to timepieces
Oct 12, 2018, 09:00 AMUK Bremont also make some impressive bespoke watches.
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Apple axes AirPort WiFi travel routers, Time Capsule backup drives
Apr 30, 2018, 11:04 AMSuch as shame. When the Airport Extreme came out, it was the router of choice for NBN FTTH 100M plan, as it could drive it at full speed and had a clean design without all these MIMO aerials of competitor routers.
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Singapore Airlines brings first class to Canberra on daily flights
Jan 24, 2018, 12:34 PMFantastic news for us in CBR. Avoids routing via SYD/MEL for lie-flat Biz, and now a chance to upgrade to F.
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British Airways eyes more Airbus A380s
Jan 22, 2018, 09:40 AMI (quickly) looked at the IAG Capital Markets Day slidepack from November 2017. Fuel / Fuel efficiency isnt the highest margin contributor but wil improve as new aircraft delivered. Ahead of fuel are Staff costs and Suppliers. Big focus on squeezing suppliers in their 5 year plan & potentia...
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Boeing, Embraer tie-up means big business for small jets
Dec 22, 2017, 12:08 PMAirbus/Bombardier and now (potentially) Boeing/Embraer will place a question mark on the success of the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ...
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Frequent flyer programs
- Singapore Airlines - KrisFlyer
- Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
- Cathay Pacific - The Marco Polo Club
- Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Hotel loyalty programs
- Hilton HHonors - Gold VIP
- Starwood Preferred Guest - Gold Preferred
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Best Book The Cook (BTC) options for Singapore Airlines business class ?
Nov 07, 2018, 10:46 AMI've booked and enjoyed:Seafood Bouillabaisse &Nonya Nasi Padangon recent SQ flights.
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How do you handle and store your foreign currency between trips?
Aug 08, 2018, 01:58 PMIf I dont donate coins, I store them in old 35mm film canisters (Yes, old school) for next time.As for notes, I take the minimum out and depend on iPhone wallet/card, Octopus|Sucia|Pasmo or AliPay.I've not used any cash for my last 2 o/seas trips, and for comparison, my last ATM wdl in Australia ...
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Will we ever see lifetime status for Virgin Australia Velocity?
Jul 27, 2018, 01:42 PMInteresting thread. Consider the Air Canada/AIMIA agrement being unwound. The private agreement between Virgin Australia and Velocity Rewards (35% owned by Affinity) would need to be understood to truly answer this question. Are Status Credits owned by VA but the Reward Points owned by Rewards...
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Luggage - Hard vs Soft Case
May 08, 2018, 04:11 PMOriginally Posted by Joe Don't waste your money on Rimowa. It's tarted up Samsonite as that's who owns them.Go for a Samsonite Lite-Locked and you'll never look back. Best of all worlds. My Rimowa Topas has been flawless for over 10 years. BTW: Samsonite owns TUMI... Rimowa is majority owned by...
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Hitting Lifetime Gold, what next?
Apr 19, 2018, 03:24 PMOriginally Posted by henrus As others have suggested BA is a good option.Asiana can offer lifetime star alliance gold after 1,000,000 miles collected in their program (and the million miles don't need to be collected on Asiana so airlines like Singapore Airlines or Thai count as well). Its even ...