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I just got back a couple of weeks ago IST-DOH-BNE and had the poor people's business class. Both flights were half empty and I had a row of 3 seats to myself on both sectors and could lie down and slept surprisingly well. Getting into town is easier than ever with the metro going to most...

I'm confused about how this works. Currently the AGL electricity is in my husband's name (no problem because his points auto-sweep to my acccount). So that would indiacte 3000 points. We currently have gas with Origin which has both our names on the bill. If I switch it to AGL do we get the...

When I was in the Galapagos, there weren't any birds "in the mood". But I just got back from Guyana and the Guinean cough of the Rock family at the lek put on a spectacular show! Not to mention various Birds of Paradise in West Papua and PNG!

1. Gotten a high value redemption for a Biz class ticket for a good rate. 2. Had a full service Turkish bath (scrubbing and massage) 3. Spent an hour watching the antics of birds in courtship 4. Been the only foreigner at a place with local folkdancing and be able to keep up with the locals...

Guyana is cash only except for big hotels in Georgetown and some tour operators serving jungle lodges. I used Wise for ATM, only 30k GYD at a time max withdrawal fees all up 1800 GYD per withdrawal. Peru ATMs best I can find is 700 PEN max withdrawal with fees all up 53 PEN per withdrawal. At...

The name escapes me but there is an amazing Persian restaurant in the middle of Souk Waqif, my preferred place for a few hours layover.

10k bonus points posted overnight after I went in person to add the Flybuys to the transaction.

And they got rid of the Priority Pass. The quarterly credits are just too hard for travelers who do one or two big trips a year. Lounge access was a more attractive benefit to me than any of the hotel benefits.

Yesterday I was in Coles and bought 5 x $100 gift cards for the 2000 points each. I am positive I scanned my card, I even remember commenting to the lady that 5 cards were allowed per customer. So I waited until today thinking my points would show up around 19:00-ish like usual but they never...

Yes it's like that. But I always have to wait in line and check in, I can't do online check in. I don't check bags so otherwise I could just skip all that and go straight to the gate.

This is a pita when I fly to the US and need to input my documents. I have to leave on my Aussie passport which does not have a USA esta and show the airline my US passport which does not have an Aussie visa in it. Always requires human interference.

The Philippines are mostly cash only except for bigger hotels and restaurants. Even 7-11s were cash only! Maccas took credit cards consistantly. Cash is a pita because of bank fees, small withdrawal limits (most ATMs only give 10k PHP at a time) and only HSBC giving 40k max withdrawal...

I use my NAB ATM Visa debit card, it's not a cash advance and posts immediately.

The points posted today, 2 weeks after the flight, glad I didn’t have to chase them.

We only had the boarding passes on the phone. But the Velocity numbers are definitely in the booking for both of us

We flew paid economy in K class SQ booking which should get .5 point per mile 10 days ago They still haven't posted to Velocity. How long should it take?

Yeah I am shut out of Amex now because I had a Gold back in 2014 so I will never get a bonus for the Green. And the annual fee for Platinum is too much for me. And I am dumping the Hilton Surpass at renewal because they cancelled Priority Pass even for those of us who were in the middle of our...

My Nab debit card has ridiculous fees so this time I am loading travel cash on my Wise card, supposed to keep fees down.

I'd gladly trade you DL for TK any day!

I wish real Swifties (Swift Parrots-highly endangered species) would get 1/10th the attention this pop star is getting. I'm not her demographic nor am I the sort who cares about celebrities and pop stars. But I would hate to get stuck in an airport because my flight was delayed and every...