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Just in case it helps anyone, if you happen to have the Plat Charge card, you can call the number on that card to get through to the travel team over the weekend, even if you booked with one of your other linked Amex cards. Won't help though if you only have one of the standard credit cards, but...

Hilton Melbourne LQS Gold 4 nights (M-F, Dec) Rate: average about $245/n Booked King Superior Received King Premier, corner location Didn't need early check-in but no problems with a delayed checkout (think it was 12pm instead of 11am which is all I'd asked for). Stay otherwise quite standard -...

Property: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel Status: Gold Dates: 29 Dec - 1 Jan Booked: Guest Room 1 King w/ Nathan Phillips Square View Received: "Club lounge access, Guest room, 1 King"... with no Club access (but still with the desired view on a high floor) First impressions reasonably good - was...

It can also depend on the currency, as Visa and MC may have different currencies where they'll convert directly to AUD, and others where in the background, they'll first convert the amount to USD and then to AUD (but it's invisible to the purchaser - they just see the original currency and AUD)...

It's been a few years since I've done a direct credit card payment to Etihad, but when it was in AUD it was processed in Australia - Melbourne I think.

Just a heads up that Emirates Skywards is being removed as a transfer option from Citi Rewards as of 31 Jan 2023. Not sure if this applies to all levels of Citi Rewards as I only have the basic Rewards card (not Premier or Prestige). Options remaining are KrisFlyer, Flybuys and Velocity (only...

I've asked before and they can't be transferred once you make Gold, but yes, they can be used when travelling with others when you need more than a +1.

Ironically, I had another Special gift cards offer pop up today (15% back one time, up to $20). Given their recent nonsense, I certainly won't be bothering or using their product ever again. It's a shame because it actually worked really well, but then they woke up one day and arbitrarily...

Is there a link anywhere to the full Yak Pay fee changes? Haven't received anything.

Already heard back from them, they just quoted their own T&Cs that say they can remove businesses at any time, even after you buy the card, zero apology. Fortunately, there are some 'workarounds' in this regard, given some of the locations where the cards are still accepted (ahem...). I'd never...

Heads up, 'Special' gift cards seem to have stopped working at supermarkets (the main reason many of us bought them during a recent Amex Offer). Declines at multiple Woolworths locations, and also at Aldi. Haven't tried Coles yet as I still working through some other CG&M vouchers. I've sent an...

You know, while there's a certain aspect of loyalty recognition in the Member Since feature, it's also a subtle security feature. Part of the old training for AMEX merchants was to look at the Member Since year and compare it to the cardholder's apparent age. If you had something like a card...

You have to call Velocity to book Hawaiian using points, but UA is available online so the website is just piecing together what it can to respond to the search, I guess. That said, Hawaiian is very tight on award seat availability lately, so even if it were online, you wouldn't see much on the...

If it's of any interest, you can convert from CBA Awards to both EVA and Aeroplan, but the conversion rates aren't great. Really only marginally attractive with a CBA Ultimate card when predominantly spending overseas (3 CBA points per $1 with no forex fee). Otherwise, not even worth a look in...

Indeed, noted by others up thread. 😊

Availability is fantastic as you can redeem for all of SkyTeam, along with Qantas, Virgin Atlantic, Aircalin (flies Australia to Noumea), Malaysia Airlines, China Southern (which left SkyTeam but is still a Flying Blue partner... I'm sure it'll be a relevant airline again some day!), Air...

Randomly stumbled across this offer while browsing the CommBank Awards website, but act fast, it ends "23:59pm AEST on 17 November". Apparently, it started in October, but given how hidden the CBA Awards website is, it seems nobody here has seen it, haha. Transfer points to the following...

Interesting, I've never seen that option there before, but right you are. Only appears with the charge - no option to limit spend on any additional credit cards, only the charge itself. Thanks for the tip!

I've used it via Priority Pass (includes with the Plat Charge) a few years back. Was a pretty sad lounge to be honest, especially in the morning. Old furniture, terrible coffee, not much to eat... it was nicer to go and sit at a cafe and have a real coffee instead. Hopefully they've done it up...

If you're in a situation where you want/need to make someone an additional cardholder but don't want to give them a no-limit card, the Reserve can be good for that as it has a set credit limit, and the points earned still go to the main Ascent Premium account of the Plat Charge. Think, card for...