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  1. Supersonic Swinger

    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    I think it is quite quick from memory if not instantaneous. Once you link the HSBC accounts from the country where you initially qualified (through the "Global View" "Add or Remove A Country" links in Online Banking), you can see them all on your login.
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    SYD to SFO on a United Airlines 777

    Recently flew this sector in Premium Economy one way and Business the other. The seats are fine, the food is definitely nothing to write home about. My main issue this that it is on a 777 rather than a 380/787/350, which to me means it is noisier and more likely to cause jet lag,.
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    Article: How Virgin Subtly Keeps International Flyers Loyal to Velocity

    The title of the article should really be "How Virgin Subtly Avoids Making International Flyers Loyal To Velocity"
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    Diners Club tap and pay

    I'd be interested to know what the average profile of a Diners Club user is and whether it would even make sense for NAB to breathe new life into it. Since the demise of Ansett, Diners has been dying a death of a thousand acceptance cuts, other than the big chains almost no one accepts them...
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    Future of QF27/28 travel post covid

    Whether SCL or EZE, most people will be transiting to another destination in South America. Especially now that LAN Argentina is no more, SCL is so much more practical for that. Still, it is odd that QF seems to offer LAN codeshares to smaller cities in Brazil like Florianopolis but not to...
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    Future of QF27/28 travel post covid

    QF website is now showing QF27 as available from November onwards
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    Has Qantas lost your business due to its failure to provide customer service?

    I have in my three decades of traveling experienced delays, cancellations, missed connections, poor or rude service, misdirected or damaged baggage, excessive phone waits, program enhancements etc etc on a range of airlines from AA, Delta, United, BA, Singapore, Qantas, Ansett, Virgin, LATAM...
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    Has Qantas lost your business due to its failure to provide customer service?

    The business I give Qantas remains unchanged for me at least. I have been fortunate enough not to experience any issues on my travels, including a return trip to LHR over Christmas. My calls to customer service have been answered promptly other than last year when the NZ travel bubble burst -...
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    Holidays and Airport 'Chaos' since COVID

    It just took the best part of an hour to get through the Qantas premium lane. Both premium and regular queues are snaking to the entry doors. One of the regular lanes is closed because of a water leak from all the rain, as well as one of the premium lanes being used as a dedicated "staff /...
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    Holidays and Airport 'Chaos' since COVID

    I am currently half way through the priority queue in the QF terminal, the queues are all the way back to the terminal entrance. There are airport staff handing out bottles of water to those in the queue. Terminal 2 looks worse, as we drove past the queue had snaked out to run the entire length...
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    Holidays and Airport 'Chaos' since COVID

    About to head there, 2 pm for a 6 pm flight with QF. Will report back...
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    How long are you waiting for a response from Qantas Customer Care?

    I emailed Customer Care in early January about missing points credits for 2 BA flights in December. The points were credited a week later, however at the end of March I received two emails from Qantas advising me that my claims were unsuccessful because the points had already been credited...
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    Qantas getting into the NFT game

    I take a different view, when: - the direct expense of creating these is likely negligible; and - people continue to pay real money for these digital tulips It's smart to sell them. I would do it myself if I knew what digital art to package up as an NFT and sell for McStupid money.
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    Qantas Lounges will begin reopening from 1 November 2021

    Is there anywhere in the lounges now which is a "quiet zone" i.e. doesn't have the piped in music playing in the background? It's really annoying when on the phone and even playing music through headphones doesn't block it out.
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    Australian state border restrictions

    My approach to WA will be like my approach to the 737 MAX: I will wait for a long period of flawless operation before I go anywhere near it...
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    Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

    Very useful, thank you @Berlin and @sudoer . I know the travel credits are meant to push business the way of Amex Travel but didn't realise they were such a dog's breakfast. I'm thinking of applying for the Qantas Ultimate and looks like I would be safest using the TC for simple return domestic...
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    Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

    Hi - do you have examples of why they are such a bad travel agency? Thinking of applying for an Amex with TC
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    Who else has to regularly chase up Qantas for points & status credits owed....

    My first flight has just been credited and I am now waiting for the second after having submitted the boarding pass. You will need to the full boarding pass including the right hand quarter which is often ripped off, as this includes your booking reference number and ticket number. If they have...
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    Who else has to regularly chase up Qantas for points & status credits owed....

    My claim for a missing BA flight continues. After submitting my boarding pass, they have written back that they want me to send them the e-ticket to confirm the fare class. When you purchase with BA, you only get an e-ticket receipt and I have forwarded this to them. I wonder if QF is trying to...
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    Who else has to regularly chase up Qantas for points & status credits owed....

    I just had an email response from the Frequent Flyer Contact centre - I need to send in a coloured copy (as an attachment, not an embedded file) of either my boarding pass or my baggage tags as proof I have taken the flight. I have a second BA flight and have asked whether I will need to do the...
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