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  1. Mattg

    Paying for Hot Breakfast

    I saw this at a Holiday Inn in Italy and wondered the same thing. The hot food was just part of the buffet.
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    Are Air Canada Points still useful ex Australia?

    The thing about Aeroplan is that it has a lot of partner airlines outside of just Star Alliance. The reductions in SQ and UA availability particularly suck if you're a Velocity member or using (say) LifeMiles, for example, but if you have Aeroplan points you at least have other left-field...
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    Enhanced Cathay Membership Programme 2027

    It used to, but got rid of lifetime status some time ago. Much to the chagrin of people who were close to getting it at the time.
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    Buying Air Canada Aeroplan points

    Looks like Aeroplan has quietly increased the full-price cost per thousand points from CAD35 to CAD37.50. :(
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    Enhanced Cathay Membership Programme 2027

    These actually look like pretty much all positive changes! I was expecting to see this announcement being combined with a "oh by the way, earn is now revenue-based" or something. Am I missing something? 😂
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    Qantas Hotels & Holidays bonus point promos

    Double points on international Qantas Hotels bookings is on until 17/10/25.
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    25% off domestic Qantas Economy Classic Rewards until 19/10/25

    From today you can get 25% off the Qantas points required for domestic Classic Reward flights in Economy Class when booking by 19 October 2025. Must be QF marketed and operated, and eligible travel dates are 1 November 2025 - 3 October 2026.
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    Jetstar no longer selling Max bundle in Economy

    Looks like Jetstar is trialling a new "More" bundle on some routes to/from Perth. It's the same as Starter Plus (which it replaces) but costs a little bit more and includes fee-free date & time changes.
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    ALL Accor+ Explorer Membership Discussion

    Related question to this: I already redeemed my Stay Plus night for my current Accor+ membership year before the 1 October changes, but haven’t yet completed that stay. If I cancel that night, would my account be credited with two “buy one, get one free” nights to use in my current year?
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    Marriott's McDonald's themed hotel rooms in China

    I came across this and am not sure what to think about it! https://news.marriott.com/news/2025/08/18/marriott-bonvoy-launches-playful-getaways-joint-campaign-with-mcdonalds-china This is what one of the rooms looks like:
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    Pets in the Cabin - Coming soon on Virgin Australia

    Apparently you can now use Velocity points to book a pet to travel within you in the cabin. The introductory price is 18,600 points, for travel on the MEL-OOL or MEL-MCY routes. (The equivalent pet airfare is $149.)
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    Qantas 787-9 flying PER-LAX non-stop

    Qantas Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNC is currently en-route from PER to LAX non-stop! Left around 2am this morning, Perth time, and will arrive in LAX around 4am local time (same day). https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/qf315#3ca55952 I assume it's a charter or positioning flight.
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    50-150% bonus Avios on QR/VA flights between AU/NZ and Doha

    Promo running from 7-31 October 2025, for travel dates between 12 January and 31 October 2026. You can earn 1.5-2x Avios on Economy bookings, or 2.5x Avios on Business/First, on flights between Australia/New Zealand and Doha operated by either Qatar Airways or Virgin Australia. You need to...
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    2,000 Aegean Miles&Bonus miles for downloading Aegean app

    According to LoyaltyLobby, this promo is running until 17 October: https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/10/03/aegean-milesbonus-2000-free-bonus-miles-for-logging-in-to-their-app-october-3-17-2025/ If you haven't previously used the Aegean app, download the latest version and log in by 17/10/25, you...
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    How long do BA, Finnair and Other oneworld flights take to credit to Qantas?

    Probably give it a few more days first. Looking at my statement, my AY flights over the past year have taken the following amounts of time to credit to QFF: 5 days 5 days 4 days 5 days 5 days 5 days 6 days 5 days 5 days 5 days 19 days 6 days None of those flights required manual follow-up.
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    Sending in positive feedback on FA's or airport staff to airlines

    This was covered a bit here: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/airline-compliments-great-service/
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    How to opt out of adjoining hotel rooms?

    I just checked into a Radisson hotel, and they "upgraded" me to a superior room. Which is nice, except I walked in and found it was a connecting room. I could even hear the TV of the room next door from inside my room. So I walked back to reception and politely asked if I could switch to a...
  18. Mattg

    Hobart lunch - 11th Oct 2025

    I'm currently 15,903km away from HBA, so I won't be able to make this one sorry.
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    How to opt out of adjoining hotel rooms?

    Interesting. Do you know if that was specific to your profile for that hotel, or all Hilton hotels?
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    Hobart lunch - 11th Oct 2025

    Enjoy folks!
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