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    Lounge Meets May 2015

    14 MAY BA26 HKG F Wing 18:35-22:30 Guest 1
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    Lounge Meets May 2015

    Sorry for the short notice. 6MAY BA15 LHR T5 Galleries First 1900 Guest 1 7MAY QF36 SIN QF Lounge 1800 Guest 1
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    5,000 Free KrisFlyer Miles for New Accounts (or 3,703 Velocity Frequent Flyer Points)

    Re: 5,000 Free KrisFlyer Miles for New Accounts (or 3,703 Velocity Frequent Flyer Poi I signed up my family members using different email addresses but the same mobile number (mine); the younger ones don't have mobiles in any case. I made no attempt to link to Velocity. It has been over a month...
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    Problem using AA SWU on ticket issued by Qantas

    Pure speculation on my part, but perhaps once the first leg of the ticket is flown, AA will be able to 'take control' of the ticket and apply the SWU, similar to how airlines often insist that changes be made via OTAs until the first leg is flown, but then are happy to handle changes on later legs.
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    EY Status credits - family pooling?

    Yes, they certainly do.
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    Amex Platinum Edge: 15,000 points

    This is the new referral deal, running until 30th April 2015. I would be very grateful if people would consider using my referral link. I'm UK based at present but with a partner living in Australia, so every referral gets me closer to home! Sign up bonus is 15000 points - all you need to do...
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    UL J SIN-FRA/CDG etc.. < 2k return

    So three more British and European ports than than that other small, island, oneworld carrier manages to serve...
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    MEL QC - T5 opening soon?

    Given that one of the big selling points of the redevelopment of T4 is undercover landside access between all terminals, asking people to walk from T1 QC to T4 is probably seen as reasonable given most JQ pax are leisure travellers, presumably with more time to spare.
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    HHonors Gold/Diamond for Velocity Gold/Plat

    Received an email today saying that my existing Hilton gold status, earnt from stays, is to drop to blue on April 1 this year. I can now pull the trigger on the Hilton Gold status from my Velocity gold. Should I wait until after April 1 before putting in a request? Will that give me status until...
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    American Airlines First Class travel within USA

    To follow up TomVexille's point, one of the many failings of AA domestic F is that it does not come with lounge access. Even AA's elite members cannot access the lounges when flying domestically unless they purchase a lounge membership on top. So if you don't have Qantas or one world status...
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    American Airlines First Class travel within USA

    I suspect you mean American Airlines, not Australian airlines! Excellent question, but a difficult one to answer, as the situation is different at each airport. Your AA boarding passes will be marked PRIORITY, but this means priority boarding at the gate. The system for priority security is...
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    Commercial airline routes that probably shouldn't exist

    Apparently it is some sort of tax or airport charge dodge; much lower in Slovakia than Austria and this is Niki's way of pressuring the airport authorities.
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    Stay with QF or move to another airline

    BA has just announced the biggest devaluation in Britain since Harold Wilson was Prime Minister. Earning on most economy fares on BA's own metal down from 100% to 25%. Off the top of my head redemption costs increased by approx 33% for First, 50% for business, up to 140% for premium economy...
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    Ryanair - Any recent experiences?

    Iberia flights between Madrid and Gran Canaria might be available as QFF reward flights; and taxes on Iberia are usually not too bad.
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    ANZ Platinum, 50k bonus QFF points after $1500 spend, no annual fee first year

    Given ANZ has a large branch network can you cancel in person? Seems preferable to phrasing a letter or waiting on hold.
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    Reward cruise 2015 / 2016

    Unfortunately there is no sensible way to redeem VFF or QFF points for cruises. In the US some of the cruise lines have credit cards but nothing similar here; a gap in the market I think! Where points come in handy is one way cruises; ie pay for a cruise from Fremantle to Singapore then fly...
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    Amex Platinum Edge 10,000 points + fee free 1st year

    Referral links are working again (although tricky to set up as Amex wants you to use facebook or Linkedin!). I would be very greatful if people would consider using mine. I'm UK based at present but with a partner living in Australia, so every referral gets me closer to home! Sign up bonus is...
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    Amex Qantas Discovery Card - 10K QFF points - Fee Free for Life

    As the name suggests, the discovery card is ideal for those starting out in the points game; you only need to spend $300 on the card in the first three months to receive 7500 Qantas points and you get another 2500 the first time you purchase Qantas flights using the card. The Amex website is...
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    Help needed with redemption - first timer

    Yes, but Air Passenger Duty (Departure Tax) on business class departures from the UK is £138 each, so £276 for a couple. Even after paying a $US80 phone booking fee I could have a nice night in Paris with that saving.
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    Help needed with redemption - first timer

    CX taxes will be a little lower than BA taxes, and both would be vastly lower if you could start anywhere other than LHR due to UK Air Passenger Duty. Take the Eurostar to Paris and fly CX from there if you can.
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