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  1. drron

    Have Velocity's reward charts become overly complicated?

    It's even more complicated than that. I looked up BNE-SIN awards in oct/nov 2925 tonight. They have different award costs for the VA codeshares or the SQ flight number. But no way anyone in their right mind would get the award with the VA codeshare. For same flights in Y SQ-29000 points...
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    Virgin Australia flights to Doha now on sale

    I wouldn't be hanging out for cheap VA J awards on the VA flight numbers. I was looking at my usual BNE - SIN awards in J tonight and there is a big change. Usually at least 3 SQ flights out of BNE at the cheapest cost -67000 VA points. But now only 1 or 2 of the SQ flights each day plus the VA...
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    General Medical issues thread

    John I heard that many times over my career. As a mentor of mine once said The commonest cause of obesity is caloric amnesia. Sorry I see your pictures on here about your bargain buys plus the pictures of them cooked. They certainly don't look like 1-2 salads a day. One problem is in Australia...
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    Will Qantas Ever Fly To China Again?

    But AFFers are the absolute experts in conjecture. :cool:
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    General Medical issues thread

    Which is sad because it is the most effective way of getting a better result from surgery. In fact in some cases the outcome is surgery is no longer needed. When angioplasty was first done stents had not been invented and it was balloon angioplasty. In 1992 I had the privilege of looking after...
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    The view from my "office"

    From our IC Bangkok office.
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    Will Qantas Ever Fly To China Again?

    Because their FAs are already up in arms about being lied to about their Finnair wet lease.
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    Bangkok over Christmas 2024

    We will be in the Marriott Executive apartments in Soi 24. Literally just around the corner.
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    AFF Gathering #18 in MEL on 21-23 November 2025

    At the moment silver with a slight tinge of gold. Have been thinking of doing a road trip in October/November next year so perhaps a few silos with a splash of AFF.
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    Avianca LifeMiles – Bookings and Discussion

    I booked my TG awards in April. It certainly is possible to still get J awards on LM. My method still increases the chance of finding them. Using Amex to pay LM it’s very wise to ring and talk to them. I certainly had problems using my Amex but after notifying them a few times I can now use it...
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    General Medical issues thread

    Plus a determined effort at weight deduction before the knee replacement.
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    Will Qantas Ever Fly To China Again?

    And where would the planes come from. A wet lease with one of the Chinese airlines? I don’t see this happening.
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    The view from my "office"

    My TG472 office. A350-900. SYD-BKK. Arrived 35 minutes early but in a first for us at a satellite terminal and then train to Immigration.
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    The view from my "office"

    The planes are taking off the right way to get a view from the NZ lounge .
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    Avianca LifeMiles – Bookings and Discussion

    Well I have seats aero. It used to have LM but not anymore. So I look at aeroplane and UA to see what may be available on airlines that some times have J award availability then look at the LM site to see what is available there. I am actually right now in the NZ lounge at SYD awaiting our TG J...
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    The view from my "office"

    My office now is the NZ lounge at SYD. Not bad views. Always good to see your plane has arrived.
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    General Medical issues thread

    Click on the link Trusted Source. It takes you to a pub Med metanaysis of several small studies. S repens is Saw Palmetto CONCLUSIONS S. repens alone results in no clinical benefits for men with LUTS. There is greater uncertainty in the effects of S. repens in combination with other...
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    Possible new Intercontinentals in Sydney and Melbourne

    I don't think so. The article did refer to refurbs of the Voco Gold Coast and a Hyatt Regency with no change of brands.
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    Possible new Intercontinentals in Sydney and Melbourne

    Report in todays Australia that the Salter Group who own a fair number of hotels are planning to convert the CP Coogee and CP Melbourne to ICs. They own a fair collection of upmarket properties including the Spicers Group. Here are the chain hotels it owns. https://salterbrothers.com.au/portfolio/
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    The view from my "office"

    View from the shanks pony office Double Bay this morning. And a place I spent some time at from ago 19-22.
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