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I haven't turned on a TV in a hotel room for many years!

For a 6am flight, with 5:30am cutoff, I would need to allow 1hr+ on a good morning to get to the airport, which realistically means an 0400 or earlier start. So I don't do it - fly the night before if I need to start at 0830-0900. We also have a BFOD policy; sometimes you can play the timetable...

Re: They are back and agressively marketing on the gold coast for GC-Syd flights end Did I understand correctly: the JetStar Lounge at OOL has been closed, and a QP will open in its place somewhen next year? And until the QP opens, you are stuck in the airside wilderness with a burger shop and...

Like most people, it is the inconsistency that I find most annoying. There seems to be inconsistency between countries (eg shoes off in the US, not off many other places); inconsistency between jurisdictions (eg water bottles {all LAGs?} OK in Aus domestic, not for International); inconsistency...

I just spent last week in the Auckland Hilton (the one on the wharf that looks a bit like a cruise ship). As a Hilton Gold, I was upgraded from the standard to the "Harbour View Room" on the 6th floor (2nd from top) 2 x bottles water every day 2 x drinks vouchers per night (10 for 5 nights - up...

Re: Up to 30000 bonus points with JQ Mastercard - Fraud warnings I gather nobody has got their bonus 10000 points still? I note an earlier post reported the Ts&Cs said by 30-June. More than 5000 points (+ the 20000 sign-up bonus) have appeared in my QFF account, but so far not the 10000.

Re: Approaches for dealing with 'electronic devices off' No doubt pretty much the same electronic devices as the pilots have on before, during and after the flight!

Some of the Qantas flights last year had a 45 min video of Jeb doing his wingsuit flying on IFE.

Appreciate the quick reply :-)

risky Snr is flying with Virgin in a few weeks, and he is going to have about 3 hours in Sydney. I recall the option of purchasing lounge access - is that still available? I can't find mention on the web page Virgin Australia lounge | Virgin Australia although there is mention of $65 for...

I paid car insurance with GIO on Monday expecting to see the 5x bonus points (for which I had previously registered), but only the normal points are showing. Do I need to wait for the bonus points to post? I don't recall seeing that mentioned, and several previous posters said that AAMI bonus...

Two cars need to be re-insured - what great timing! ...except: none of the insurers listed actually allow the promotion code to be registered (ie same error as already reported: We apologise, this Bonus offer has now ended...) Previous poster said Amex reported it would be ready by tomorrow...

I have just done SYD-CGK-KUL; KUL-SIN-SYD QF for the SYD legs MH (Malaysian) for Jakarta Indonesia to KL 3K (Jetstar Asia) - apparently in discount business - and NO points or status (not even a free drink on the plane) [all booked through the work travel system] I got more points/SCs on the...

The card arrived today, along with a higher credit limit than I requested. Looks like there is still one additional snail mail to come in with the password. I can start paying those bills I have been saving for the past week...

You won't have to worry in 6-11 months when you cancel the JQ card!

Snap. I guess the card will come in a day or so.

Sometimes if a nearby passenger has an active mobile device, you can hear the phone signals interfering with the active noise-cancelling headphones, and it is very annoying, but usually short-lived. It also only has minimal range (try it yourself with a mobile phone and a radio/speakers or...

The padding/cushions are too thin, and after 1 movie (1.5-2hrs), it really starts to get uncomfortable. The shell is possibly a better idea on paper than in practice, but it does stop the person in front invading the space over the seat-back tray, so at least you can work on your notebook PC...

Qantas managed to write-off 2 checked bags last year, so there are definitely some things you do not ever want to put underneath. Like a previous poster said, after you pack a laptop and assorted cables, gadgets and documents, 7kg doesn't seem like a lot. I would prefer to see carry-on checking...

Everything in China goes through "the great firewall of China". I'm not sure if the policies that are applied are specifically published somewhere (doubtful for an official version), and no doubt they are "updated" regularly too. Sitting in the hotel in Beijing one evening, I connected via the...