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Qantas' partner lounge at DPS, previously known as the Premier Lounge, has had a significant renovation and is now branded the Tujuwan Lounge. It seems to have reopened at some stage in 2024, but I don't think it's been widely discussed on AFF outside a couple of brief mentions in Trip Reports. Anyone who visited the old Premier Lounge would agree it was one of the worst in the Qantas network. Some elements remain (the footprint is the same, the food offering hasn't changed much, and the...

Cast your vote now! In June, we introduced a new "Trip Report of the Month" award on AFF. Each month, the AFF editorial team chooses their favourite AFF member trip report from the previous month, with the winner receiving a special banner on their profile (which also links to their winning trip report) for that month. We're doing this to recognise and show our appreciation to AFF members who've put a lot of time and effort into writing sensational trip reports that have informed and...

Enjoy a world of travel benefits and 200,000 bonus Amex Membership Rewards Premium Ascent points... Learn more and apply for this card: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/credit-cards/american-express-platinum-guide/ What are the main benefits of this card? Signup bonus: 200,000 Amex Membership Rewards Points (worth 100,000 Qantas Points, Velocity Points, Avios or Asia Miles, among other options) when you apply by 11 March 2025 and spend at least $5,000 within 3 months Earn 2.25...

On a train going out to Western Sydney I am sitting on a seat from hell it is so hard. I thought about my most recent mistake of booking Novotel Brisbane Airport only to find it was not really at the airport and wondered if others have mistakes they would like to share. Fortunately the train is an express ride to my destination!

EK planning to terminate the route: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/emirates-to-stop-flights-between-singapore-and-melbourne

Okay. Time for a straw poll. I need to know if I am being unreasonable about my expectation and anger here. The situation is this. I have Platinum frequent flyer status with QANTAS. I booked 2 business class seats on a direct flight from MEL to NAN. The redemption E-Ticket showed FJ934 despite their being a QANTAS code share flight number QF3867. (For background ALL QANTAS booked passengers on direct flights from MEL - NAN are on the same Fiji Airways operated aircraft as QANTAS do not...

Get up to 200,000 bonus Velocity Points and unlimited Priority Pass airport lounge visits! Learn more and apply for this card: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/credit-cards/citi-prestige-card-velocity-guide/ What are the main benefits of this card? AFF EXCLUSIVE Sign-up bonus: Up to 200,000 bonus Velocity Points when you apply through AFF! Receive 150,000 bonus Velocity Points when you spend $12,000 on eligible purchases within 3 months from approval. Earn another 50,000 bonus...

Inspired by a recent post about an experience claiming travel insurance, figured I'd put my 2c in here about my experience claiming under Commonwealth bank credit card insurance. In September I had a 3 week trip to Europe for 2 conferences with some holidays between and at either end (good luck I say to my accountant to figure out how much of the trip is tax deductible haha!). In the between part, developed stomach pain during a 90 minute flight into Belgrade. Worsened to the point mr...

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/china-offers-new-olive-branch-to-lure-aussie-tourists-20240617-p5jmb8.html This will certainly make it easier and encourage me to visit China again!

https://www.afr.com/street-talk/qatar-airways-approaches-the-landing-strip-on-virgin-australia-stake-20240901-p5k6yw Just been reported in the AFR. Expect to see the formal announcement by end of the week.

Small sub fleet of A320N is coming through, looks like about half a dozen over the next few months. Not sure where they are planning on flying these smaller buses.

It's a bit of a vague thread but still think it might be useful to gather ideas and thoughts. A few of us have probably hit or about to hit Platinum for the first time, including myself, and therefore receiving our first 2 SNUs. This is a cool perk and i'm excited to treat my partner and I somewhere. However...we generally stay on the lower end of the brands and from the hotels i've looked at with suites, the extra cost to pay for the higher room (before SNU) is a fair bit higher than our...

20 Nov 2024 SYD airport media --> Sydney Airport announces major overhaul for T2 Domestic T2 used by Jetstar, Virgin, REX.

Hi All, I have an award booking on EK, booked with Qantas miles. SYD-DXB-GLA in F leaving tonight. The DXB-GLA leg has just been changed to J. I assume this is because the aircraft has been swapped out for a config without F. I assume that Qantas won’t offer any compensation for the change as a mixed class booking would cost the same amount anyway. Couple of questions: Can I claim UK261 compensation for the downgrade? Can I still have a look around the worlds biggest F lounge in DXB...

Enjoy First Lounge invitations, a generous points earn rate and bonus Qantas status credits... Learn more and apply for this card: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/credit-cards/qantas-premier-titanium-card-guide/ What are the main benefits of this card? Signup bonus: 150,000 Qantas Points, when you spend at least $5,000 on eligible purchases within 90 days from approval Earn 1.25 Qantas Points per $1 spent on eligible domestic purchases, up to $12,500 per statement period (0.5...

I managed to snag rewards SQ J MEL-SIN-FRA / CPH-SIN, yey! But it looks like I'll need to pay for SIN-SYD (oh the humanity!). I haven't flown anything but J for a decade at least, but this trip I'm considering a daytime flight SQ Y+ SIN-SYD... then saw that Scootplus is $1,000 cheaper. I understand the limitations of Scootplus but my only concern (on any flight, really) is seat comfort. AFF has a thread on SQ Y vs Scootplus (and the consensus was Scootplus wins), but can anyone provide a...

I'll just preface this next bit by saying this isn't a bag-out or a complaint about QF - of which there are endless examples off, but it is a unique situation that indicated that something behind the scenes was as robust as it should have been. This is also a bit of an insight into the process for people who may want to book it themselves. So the Covid years had not been kind and I gained some stress chonk by working long hours in two hospitals, frequently right at the coalface of the...

Forget about Tyson Vs Paul, the real bust-up online appears to be the confected drama between Josh Cahill and Sam Chui. I reckon we're all going to collectively groan as that rubbish drama plays out, but I am curious about what everyone else's current presenter subscriptions are and if there's others that may be worth giving a subscribe to. What you think their weakness and strengths are? Maybe someone needs to rate them in a tier system. Here's my view on the state of YT and some...

I'm considering signing up a to BA's Avios subscription and would be keen to hear others opinion of and experience with it. I'm also keen to hear how people with 0 points got their first points in order to be eligible for the subscription (I am thinking of just buying something from a store listed on the BA mall and having it sent to someone in the UK as a gift.) Finally which currency did you elect to pay the subscription in?

Hi All, Just departing from Bali tonight and noted that the board states all virgin flights cancelled due to volcano. Does anyone have any insight into this? Noting all other flights to Melbourne still operating so assuming it’s effecting one of Virgins diversion airports rather than Bali itself