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Apparently this offer has been extended (again) to 1 June 2023.

Thanks for the explanation. I did read that the walk from Petra Visitor Centre to the Treasury via the Siq is easy. But from the Treasury to the Monastery, it will be 800 steps carved in stone 😮 - not looking forward to this climb! We will be in Petra for 2 full days on our own, the tour...

I did read that there are now motorised carts - which will be good for our travelling friends who are mobility challenge (they will not be able to get on or off a horse 😂).

Thanks, for the warning :( Did you have any issue with taking JOD cash out of ATMs (with debit cards)? Everyone wants cash (drivers, tour guides, hotels, restaurants)! The hotel in Madaba booked through booking dot com wants cash. How did you cope with the scammers and touts in Petra (in...

Been planning a trip to Jordan with friends in a few months, and we asked WS to give a quote. His webpage is really weird. He gave out his whatsapp number, and did not reply to emails. He is no longer the driver but a tour operator - ie using other drivers. His quote in JOD was almost...

Not sure ... but it was on the list

I have received my new Ultimate Awards card. In the package, there is a booklet called CommBank Awards Program (1 August 2021). On page 5, An Eligible Purchase is any transaction made using a Card, except: payments through bPay, payments to the ATO, balance transfers, payment in return for...

No, I cancel my UK amex plat card after we moved back to Oz during the pandemic as I could not justify paying the annual fee and not being able to use any of the benefits. But before I cancelled the card I did try to ask for a global transfer from UK to AU without any success because amex au...

I have recently applied for this ultimate card - as I wanted to have a cc in my own name (not hubby's name). We have been long standing customers of commbank with many loans / mortgages over the years and commsec as online broker (I have had an account with them for over 30 years). It took...

Thanks, richh1833. Good to know!

A general question regarding travel insurance offered via Amex Plat charge card: Does anyone consider it to be adequate and not take out a separate travel insurance policy? Do the flights have to be paid with Amex Plat charge card, in order to make a claim? I read their insurance terms and...

@burmans: hubby said it is the work test requirement which he does not meet, in order to claim the personal super contribution deduction! :(

Thanks, burmans, for the link. I will read it again ...

Thanks, prozac. Since hubby has retired so any super contribution is not tax deductible - our tax accountant keeps saying it! Also, we cannot get an amex cc because we don't have regular income (ie salary) - arrrgh!

We have a similar situation as @Stargazer - hubby has to pay over $150k to ato for cgt this year, it will be doubled this amount next year and the year after :( :( Been looking at ways to get points for payment, but it seemed no easy and quick way. So we will have to pay via bank transfer!

Similar story - my sister was flying AC from YVR to SYD (in J with points) last week, flight overbooked by 6 so they called for volunteers C$2,600 each in any class. She said not many came forward so they kept making the announcement. As a result, flight was delayed around 45 mins.

We have used Emyr Thomas for a number of hotel bookings and received good upgrades and benefits. He is recommended by Rob Burgess of headforpoints. We don't use TA as we have done all the flight bookings ourselves. PS - We no longer live in London. Have returned to Sydney permanently due to...

Used BA website to check J redemption from LHR-DOH-SYD. Found 4 J seats via BNE and not directly to SYD. But when tried to "book" it would not price avios and taxes! Suspect they would be astronomical anyway!

Hubby tried to break the tablet in half :( Will buy a pill cutter from CW as suggested by @kpc :)

I have always known that I have high cholesterol - had a private/paid complete medical exam (at St Vincents in Sydney 20 years ago). Six months ago GP said I would need to be on statins - cholesterol level was around 7. A few weeks ago asked GP for another cholesterol blood test - as one of...