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I've always suspected that the frustrations in getting all the way through the international reward seat booking process, the phantom availability, the time consuming nature and the Kafka-esque loop of support teams unable to assist are intentional, designed to ultimately make the user give up...

You should buy a lotto ticket with your luck. I am three quarters of the way to Lifetime Gold and the only op-up I ever received was in transit at LAX where the inbound flight was delayed and they could only give me a business class seat on a flight via BNE. I've had way more op-ups on other...

I flew it two weeks ago in PE: - it was ticketed showing two legs because of the change in plane - the same flight number is useful when weather delays the departure out of JFK, supposedly they have to hold the A380 at LAX until it arrives and can connect because you can't have two planes in...

"For years now, you have been able to redeem your valuable Qantas Points for toasters in the Qantas Store. And now, you'll be able to redeem them at Woolworths for actual toast!"

I credit to Asiana if I end up on a Star Alliance flight, but temper your expectations: Asiana is some financial strife, a CEO just resigned, it's debt has been reduced to junk, it's cash liquidity is in trouble, and it's looking to reduce its routes and fleet - Asiana flags asset sales and...

I just got the email extending my Diamond through until March 2020 yet I've never put more than a couple of grand through the card in any one year. Yet I've been Diamond for two years now extending to three... with hardly any Hilton stays.

I can imagine the presentation slides when they pitched this card to Qantas Loyalty senior management: - The annual fee alone is $1,200, so after giving Citi their share we'll be making money from a standing start - Our focus groups show us that there are enough mugs earning over $200k per...

I'm sure Qantas did all their focus groups before launching this product, but clearly I live in a parallel universe to those they have polled. $1,200 per annum? For a card that earns nothing more than Qantas Frequent Flyer points? Wow...

Macquarie rewards can only be redeemed for eGiftcards or cashback: "What can I redeem my points for? Our rewards program is digital and offers a range of eGift cards for you to choose from. There is also the choice of redeeming points for Cashback into an eligible Macquarie account." Macquarie...

Sadly, the Macquarie "Millionaire Factory" won't let you get away that cheaply. Reading the FAQ link in the email, it specifically states: "Can I switch my new credit card from the Macquarie Rewards program to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program? Yes, you can switch your credit card rewards...

I don't know how they'll confirm it has been done, could be via letter or email, or even just logging in to see "You need 60 nights to retain Diamond in 2021"... Given it's fee free, I'll be holding on to it until at least then. I'd be surprised if they provide the Qantas Black as a fee free...

The only appeal of the Macquarie Black card is the fee free international transactions from 1 July. However: - the only thing they will get you is Macquarie Rewards, which appear to only convert into eGift cards... - the possibility exists that they will charge a fee on this based on the...

110% agree. Pay extra money to have another way to pay money? No thanks. I have a number of fee free and fee-free for life cards which get me international travel insurance (and other insurances), a couple of free lounge visits (with reasonable co-pays if needed thereafter), Hilton Gold status...

For the same reason the previous Qantas restaurants program was terminated? Qantas charging way too much for the frequent flyer points granted thus eating into the restauranteur/Dimmi's margins, without driving any noticeable increase in restaurant traffic?

More likely... "Dimmi finally tried to get a reduction in the exorbitant rates we were charging them for QFF points, so we're giving them the flick and focusing on other suppliers who are happy to pay through the nose to offer QFF points to their customers."

I am not surprised because: - 20 or 30 years ago, a 2-3% merchant fee covered the cost of providing a "cashless" payment for the merchant, when cash was almost exclusively used for payment (or cheque). But nowadays, the 0.8% RBA cap - out of which banks can still pay for some amount of reward...

Unfortunately re-starting doesn't have much effect. You have to go to Settings in the app to re-authorise fingerprint login. However, mine keeps throwing me out every two days or so, after three weeks of that I've just given up and tap in my password as normal. I take it more evidence why the...

Thanks - I tried again after your post and it has now accepted it

Tried to add the card to my Uber account. Entering the card number saw the system recognise it as a Diners as the logo came up, however when I submitted the full card number, it told me that it is not available...

I don't like paying annual credit card fees and have the fee-free for life Signature, so Diners Club is fine for slightly more points where accepted. But you have to wonder where Diners Club is heading. Sure, they invented the credit card, but: - acceptance is shrinking. Outside of major...