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UK flight ban on laptops iPads tablets KIndles electronic devices
Mar 22, 2017, 06:15 PMWith this shift are travel insurance companies going to change their policy on covering laptops / tablets stolen from checked luggage? At the moment many companies consider checked luggage the same as leaving your items in a public place so do not cover for theft...
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Five great travel tricks using Google search
Nov 27, 2016, 12:19 PMI have the same thing. Very annoying as it used to be such a quick and easy (if not always 100% reliable) way of checking schedules.
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Boeing 777X news 777-X8 777-X9 777-8 777-9 first flight
May 09, 2015, 01:02 PMWith the 777-8X having a potential range of 9300 nautical miles, does that open up the possibility of SYD - LHR direct flights?
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Photos: new look for Qantas Chairman's Lounge, Melbourne Airport
Jan 28, 2014, 01:07 PMPerhaps this could be taken as a nod by qantas that not all corporate high fliers these days are male? I can see how a designer may have come up with this if they were asked to design a lounge that moved away from the "london gentleman's club" aesthetic and more toward a "refined scandinavi...
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Travel money cards compared reviewed: Qantas Cash vs Virgin Australia Global Wallet
Sep 03, 2013, 11:26 PMI'm interested in the expiry dates of the credit card functions of the two cards. I have run into a problem with the Velocity program at the moment because I am travelling to europe from the middle of this month until the middle of october. The review date on my card was the 24th of August,...
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Virgin Australia 'Platinum Plus' status..?
Nov 17, 2016, 11:44 AMWould definitely be nice although they could work on improving their platinum benefits first. I'ts a bit late now for me because I got sick of VA Plat being basically gold and switched back to flying Qantas.
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Aegean to SQ.
Jan 28, 2015, 04:55 AMAegean to SQ.Given the recent tie up between KrisFlyer and Velocity, I am wondering if it is ever possible to transfer points from one *A FF program to another? i.e. from M&B to KrisFlyer? M&B is starting to lose its appeal now that you actually have to fly in order to maintain *A Gold bu...
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Access to Star Alliance First Class Lounge in LAX for Velocity Platinum
Nov 19, 2014, 01:07 AMVA plat indeed have access to the *A first class area but other than improved booze, being a little quieter and having someone to go to the buffet for you it's not that much of a plus... There are plenty of nice spots in the rest of the lounge that are personally more my style - especially the ou...
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Has anyone used Airbnb?
Aug 24, 2014, 07:10 PMI've always had great experiences with AirBnB although I tend to only stay in places where you get a whole apartment to yourself to avoid the awkwardness. The only thing that can be a bit difficult is finding the place, and arranging to pick up keys etc. but for the minor inconvenience it i...
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Do you think FF status important when flying business class?
Aug 16, 2014, 11:49 AMThe only thing I've found is that on VA that I normally have my meal order taken first as a plat ff regardless of where in the J cabin I am seated and it is non status holding guests that miss out if something is popular...