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Should you tip for drinks, meals in airport lounges?
Aug 16, 2024, 03:56 AMSo everyone just be aware that in the US many people in service roles see Aussies as 'cheap', one reason being a reluctance to pay the going rate for things. I'm not being judgmental, just passing on an observation over the years. In the US they show prices ex. sales tax, they ti...
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Should you tip for drinks, meals in airport lounges?
Aug 15, 2024, 01:53 PMIf you think the checkout person at a market (not ‘super’market in the US) is asking for a tip you clearly don’t understand how the practice works here.
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Should you tip for drinks, meals in airport lounges?
Aug 14, 2024, 03:16 PMI’ve lived in the US for 10 years. It amazes me now how aggrieved Australians get about tipping here, bottom line it’s just a different way for people to get paid.
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Australia to join US Global Entry, PreCheck programs
Aug 06, 2024, 03:05 PMMPC looks to be no good for Australians living in the US on a Visa.
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Get ready for the next Qantas Double Status Credits promo
Feb 21, 2024, 04:55 PMI agree. I flew domestic out of Sydney last month for the 1st time in ages, there was literally no-one in the general boarding line. Everyone was in the premium line.
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Qantas Pricing
Mar 03, 2023, 06:17 PMI’ve found the same thing recently. Was booking a LAX-MEL return, the site showed ‘lowest price’ on the date scroll bar across the top of the screen but that price was not shown on any flights listed below.
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LAX lounge showers
Aug 15, 2022, 11:08 PMTom Bradley is connected airside to T4, has been for several years.
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Qantas FF and coronavirus
Mar 11, 2020, 07:29 AMQantas would be crazy not to do everything it can to encourage customers to fly with them again once this trouble passes, as it will. This is survival situation for all airlines, a few FF points and status retention's are minor considerations compared with $ in the bank and seats booked.
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Am I eligible to use to a lounge in LAX?
Dec 24, 2019, 09:58 AMI'd use the Flagship lounge. The Qantas 1st lounge isn't what it used to be, and the AA lounge has one important benefit: windows!
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Maximising QF status credits with transcontinental AA flights - LAX>MIA
Nov 18, 2019, 12:26 PMI can't really add go the SC question but I have a place 10 minutes from John Wayne (SNA) and fly out of there on AA a lot. I generally fly to either Dallas or Chicago and connect from there. Phoenix is OK but there are more options via DFW.