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It would be one nominee per person if you need 3 seats. So if someone is redeeming their points from their account for you, they would need to be able to add all 3 of you. You can only redeem a flight (seat) for yourself the member, and for your nominees. So if they are not a nominee, you...

Just back from Alaska. Loved it. Really enjoyed Canada (Quebec City Montreal, Toronto, Rocky Mountains Region, Vancouver) too. This was 6 weeks of our 7.5 week trip. But from Seattle and NYC, the USA seems to have really slid backwards in many ways from our last trip there which was...

I agree with this advice, BUT while I thought I had done so the problem is that both the Airlines and the CC Providers have kept changing things. Devalued earn rates, and increasing FF point costs. So what looked ok for a self-funded retiree, no longer is from a FF perspective. The changes...

Olympics, (collection of sports). Cricket quite largely. Ash Barty. Aussies love an Australian winner. We also love events, and special occasions. One of my sports has been yacht racing. Everyone jumped on board when we won the America's Cup. Now what sustains interest in a sport is...

Yes England clearly the better side on the night. They set up well to control our offensive entries that had worked well up till this game. We kept trying the same thing, but were just constantly cut off. Our skills seemed a little down, but that was probably in large part due to the...

PS: There are daytrips to Plitvice Lakes from Split. But is nicer to not to rush things as there is so much to see rather than just the one waterfall, but with a tight timeline it would still be worth doing.

If your style of travel leans to the outdoors, which ours very much does including hiking, then despite it being almost a 3 hour drive I would strongly recommend that you think about staying for one night at Plitvice Lakes (we stayed 2). When we flew in we originally drove straight up to here...

Yes Mostar was extra, but was not complicated. It was a small extra payment to the hire company. The drives through border crossings either way were simple and quick. The OP only has 5 nights though, and so easy to omit.

If you are only looking to fill 5 nights you can easily fill that in Dubrovnik and Split. Many historic sites and nice places for short holiday. And if you are a Game of Thrones fan both cities provided sites for series. Particularly Kings Landing (Dubrovnik). We did the cruise you missed and...

Neither would I, which is I flew ATH-IST on Turkish and then SQ back to MEL, as the one booking.

Why did you hate it? Process is quick and easy, and it seems to greatly reduce , or even eliminate, queues. I have noticed on my recent trips overseas that these are becoming more and more common with more and more airlines. Most of the time I have found them to speed the process. I also...

Yes, Cold all depends on how you dress, and what you want to do. We are just back from an Alaskan Summer. Temperatures often colder than winter here in Melbourne. We still had an amazing time. Mind you sunset was after midnight, so plenty of daylight hours. The Alaskan mosquitos certainly...

I just did this in late June. Very nice train trip. Very cheap and a great way to get to Canada from NYC. Back on topic. We are mainly "shoulder travellers" for the reasons outlined above, however as travellers it is also good to sample the main summer periods from time to time as each...

Yes I noticed that too. Luckily I had only left 3000 points there just in case any late points showed up, so it still divided well for me!

Or will get easier as there are going to be less points moved there in future, even if a chunk get dumped there now up till 3 October. I mean for the bulk of the Australian population there is now only very limited ability to earn new Krisflyer points at a decent rate.

If you fly in, you can go in as early as you like as long as you have a boarding pass for your next flight. I have arrived up to 23 hours before the flight, going in either direction, and it has never been a problem. You can also go in and out as often as you like. Also often with a long...

I think this used to be the case. However, I would tend to believe that for half a decade now that we are in a downward spiral where the new opportunities are by and large not as good as the old ones. And the golden gooses that used to open up every now and again for those quick to act have...

While this is true, the problem is that coughulative grocery spend, even boosted with giftcards is not that high a yearly point earn. It was nice to add to other point earn. Sadly with the transfer rates reduced from Amex and STG Combined, on top of other devaluations, it is more an more looking...

I have not flown the SIN -JFK so not sure what time it lands, but just recently flew SIN - Newark, which arrives at about 6am. I found it excellent for minimal jet lag. At that was straight after having been on the MEL-SIN flight with only about a 90 minute transit. And normally I suffer...

Wait, as this is a museum, where is the wax statue of you complete with Singapore Girl T-Shirt and bottle of Krug ? ;)