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    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    Hopefully though you can find access to buying Coles eGiftcards at a 3 or 4% discount so you never use a CC directly at Coles.
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    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    Do not spend much per shop at Coles for the foreseeable future. Scan much smaller amounts (use self-checkouts perhaps) on the card (say low $30s) and then put the rest of your spend through WITHOUT FlyBuys card scanning. Perhaps miss a week of any scan at all. This may end up taking 6 to 8...
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    VA2.0 International Partners

    ...using such phrases as 'It is so hard for you when your systems aren't up to date', 'It's a shame that your senior executives don't get to experience how bad the systems you have to work with are', & 'I know it is not your fault - I appreciate all you;re doing for me'. AND smile!
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    Coles gift card offers

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    Virgin Australia - Promo Codes (ongoing)

    ..and no problems with cookies spoiling the benefit? Any special tricks, private browsing etc?
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    Velocity account suspended

    ... so let sleeping dogs lie. Still making hay while the sun shines. The extra status credits make maintaining beneficiary status so much easier.
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    Will Qantas enter Administration?

    Not if it is on the basis of not receiving a pay rise from an outstanding pay negotiation from a few years earlier (for example) and in place of a recurring payment (aka payrise) due to your base salary increasing. Perhaps toss in some added 'productivity' improvements required and loss of...
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    Velocity account suspended

    Well that's not what the emails from VA said. With the first two children then turning 18 - they got removed from the pooling arrangement however when our third was approaching 18 we received a different email saying that he would remain in the family pooling as an adult. Making a total of...
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    Virgin Australia and Qatar Announce Strategic Partnership

    Are the check-in staff actually Qatar Airlines employees or the itinerant local service company staff? In 2019 when checking in for three different international flights over the year, at SYD, I saw/got the same lady from the local service agency. Given what they're paid (or not paid) then it...
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    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    Did anybody who got the 4 week offer from early March then get the April 4 week offer? Managed to use a couple of 2,000 point Wed-Fri shop offers with the March 4 week offer - who knew Friday night shopping was so busy?
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    Velocity account suspended

    Some misundestanding about 'family pooling' mentioned above have already been dealt with. One additional issue that has not been correctly covered is that 'multiple children' can only be in the 'family pool' until they reach the age of 18. Once all children have reached 18 you can only have...
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    Virgin Australia and Qatar Announce Strategic Partnership

    It was strictly speaking a SQ-codeshare operated by Lufthansa. Have previously got into the same lounge (pull your own Bavarian beer) when flying Etihad using VFF Gold status. ____________________________________ There seems to be a 'twilight' zone with Lufthansa and Gold VFF access even when...
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    Virgin Australia and Qatar Announce Strategic Partnership

    A someone suggested earlier - always have the physical card with you whether Gold or Platinium Flying an all SIA purchased itinierary Europe Rtn for the two of us, one a Gold VFF - had one flight changed to a codeshare with Lufthansa. Checking in at Lufthansa for MUC-SIN leg for Y flights...
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    Made any travel mistakes lately?

    Never rely on the 'new tech' communication. Booked SQ to/from MUC last June. Some months later get a 'change' from SQ - replacing SQ operated MUC SIN with Lufthansa. As Gold VFF with SQ you get an extra 13 kg checked baggage allowance. Had not planned on using it though. Then 'request'...
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    Scams like these

    What brand phone do you have & do you regularly update it?
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    Scams like these

    What you see on the screen is not necessarily what is there... One scam technique is to use a cyrillic alphabet to create the email address. Unless you have activated the cyrillic alphabet on your device - the email address appears as the nearest English equivalent. So, holding your cursor...
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    What is Virgin Australia's strategy (post-administration)?

    Sell off enough at a price that repays all equity put into it as well as a few hundred percent profit.... Meanwhile the debt remains the same (or even increases).
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    Horses for courses (and how many horses end up breaking down in a race & being shot....). Did not get Covid-19 in 2020 nor 2021. Had 3rd shot in early Jan 2022 and caught Covid-19 around March 28th to 30th. Caught Covid-19 a 2nd time & tested positive on Nov 8th. Was waiting to have 4th shot...
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    Amazing how many AFFers got the booster in Jan 2022. In my case I then got Covid-19 around March 28th after a Jan 9 booster :( With RATs the recommendation (IIRC) is to test 3 times over (consecutive?) days as their accuracy is much lower than PCR. The accuracy supposedly has declined further...
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    Not just travel, I was referring to life as we know it. 9/11 saw most Western nations changed internal security laws (such as accessing domestic communications etc) in addition to all planes now having to have 'secure door access' to pilots and 'enhanced' screening at airports etc. No longer...
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