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Ampolcash is listed as a retailer. As is BP and Caltex. The Citi cashback offers are ending soon, aren't they?

$110 for 2000 points. Lousy.

Yes there are other, somewhat intangible costs. Those may be offset by equally intangible benefits though. The thrill of the chase/kill or enjoyment of a pre-departure champers, for example.

I'm a bit surprised at the cost, which may or may not be good value compared to the cost of a kennel/cat house(?) depending on the duration. There's a million reasons why one would travel with a pet but one of the more common ones would be a holiday/trip away. The pet owners would also need to...

Another way to look at it would be in terms of QFF points. This equates to $1,200 for 100k QFF points (excl any increasingly worthless Amex points). Better deals around but this an easy, virtually risk free way to accumulate points without stuffing your credit rating. OT and discussed in...

I don't understand how the marshal knows this?

I had interpreted the email that came out at the start of the month incorrectly. Good to know and nice summation. I don't use these accounts for savings so am not concerned with that aspect. So with or without the upcoming dropping of the "hoops" by ING, I don't really need another account...

So ING and Citi/NAB now borked for international use. Any referrals for Macquarie or AMP or Bankwest accounts?

Mustn't have been any "influencers" onboard. Sounds like they did well to off-load pax without being accused of fat-profiling or fat-shaming.

Isn't it ever! @gaz0303 finds himself in a nasty downward spiral now. The Dr was a good one which meant that he didn't need to visit and is now delisted. The only Drs that will be available will be bad ones that no-one wants to see or whose patients have died and thus are taking on new ones...

@Poojou do Hertz offer no recharge on EVs like Europcar, or is it return 80% full?

This! But absolutely not the Australian way. Whether it's the rolling stock, or the ticket system, or submarines, or the internet, or even nuclear power, we have to reinvent the wheel at 10x the initial cost to get something that's half as good as something that's existed in other parts of the...

When it comes to car selection and/or upgrades, I have to keep in mind that my Amex Explorer insurance cuts out at cars worth >$100k.

Direct sweep QF/VA cards looking good now.

Weird that only MEL does/did it, albeit randomly. I've never had it anywhere else. It's a point of distinction that has use/value.

Thanks @markis10. They really should update the membership benefits of their website to reflect its geo-limited availability. I'm surprised that it's not formally offered in Australia. I've been told to take my pick on a couple of occasions at MEL but that was a while ago. I have a few...

Getting pretty annoyed with Hertz. I've had to chase points for the last four rentals, the most recent being promo bonus points even though the base points posted ok. Whilst chasing the points, I took the opportunity to enquire about the "Ultimate Choice" program which, according to the...

I "forgot" I had been to some of those places as well as Libya, Russia, Xinjiang, and Tibet when filling out a very intrusive security clearance application for a federal government project a few years ago. I don't recall being asked about them when entering the US in 2023 but it's a new world...

Always open peel top containers (eg yoghurt, juice, water, milk etc) towards you. This means the opening faces away from you and the top forms a little shield. Towards you.

I had enormous difficulty getting a visa for China in 2010 with Urumqi and Tibet listed as places I'd be visiting. After an unforgettable call from the consulate, ("Why you go to Urum-chee", "Cannot go to Urum-chee", "Are you journalist?", etc) followed by an amended application that bore...