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    Trains of Japan - A Review Thread

    I recently caught the shimakaze and did not manage to get front row seats (a task which was made even more difficult by booking the train towards Ise shrine during the new year period). The reservation system was a bit of a mess as it was showing all seats as empty during seat selection, but...
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    New Amex statement credits

    I got the QF hotels 500/30 offer also and only saved it in case QF has a triple points promo which I can stack it with. If not, oh well, offer will go unused.
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    The Japan Trusted Traveler Program

    If it's any consolation and if you're on JL52, there was no line at all at immigration a few days ago. Had to wait around 15 min for luggage though.
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    Everyday Rewards launches Everyday Extra subscription product

    App said my discount had been used, I'll have to go in store and see if it works, thanks!
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    Everyday Rewards launches Everyday Extra subscription product

    My subscription expired on the 15th and I re-subscribed on the 16th for the 50% discount (thank you woolies for not giving me another 2 months free so I could use the 50% offer). Unfortunately it looks like I can't double up on the 10% off which I had already used earlier in the month.
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    Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

    I received an email from Finnair about a schedule change for my OWA. It's a 5 minute change but asks me to accept the changes in the Finnair MMB. No correspondence from QF about this change. Will accepting the change in the finnair MMB affect the booking at all, and what if I decide to ignore...
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    Return trip to Japan from Sydney, with a separate trip from Japan to Europe returning to Japan

    I am more of the opinion of 'it depends', and flying into HND vs NRT would not be a big factor in choosing which flights to take for me. Sure it's a bit further but depending on whereabouts in Tokyo you are staying, it may only take around 30 min more by train. Obviously if prices and flight...
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    Qantas Points Cracker promotion

    <used> if anyone needs a buddy! Edit: code used, thanks!
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    Qantas Business Class meals & menus

    Same dishes as what I had on QF127 that I posted on the previous page and pretty much the same conclusions also!
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    Qantas Delays/Cancellations

    The 333 fleet is just stretched too thin as shown by all the delays on VH-OPA in the last few days. QF87 and QF88 on 30/11 delayed 2 hrs QF59 on 1/12 delayed 3 hours QF60 on 1/12 delayed 3 hours Then flew as QF6001 to BNE to operate QF51 on 2/12 with a 4-5 hour delay, returning as QF36 with a 3...
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    Qantas Business Class meals & menus

    QF127 Chicken and mushroom dumplings to start Beef fillet main - a little overcooked but not too bad After the terrible noodle dish I had on QF128 a few weeks ago, I tried the noodle dish in the updated menu which was decent.
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    Qantas Red Planet

    24/30 for cliffer tracker K, wasn't as hard as some of the ones in the past Project Tobems about Sydney public transport for 100 points
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    Which Star alliance lounge in TPE?

    If I have time I'll try and visit both. I usually aim to arrive at the airport 2 hours before my flights so unless I have a long layover (or the flight gets delayed), I usually stick to 1 lounge.
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    Which Star alliance lounge in TPE?

    I haven't been able to find much discussion about this so any comments would be appreciated. I will be flying out of Taipei on SQ877 in business class so I should have access to either the SQ lounge (which was re-opened in September 2023), or the EVA infinity lounge (I don't have any star...
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    A review of the reopened Qantas Hong Kong Lounge

    My first time back in the QF HKG lounge since the re-opening and I did not have a good experience there. Only had 1 serve of siu mai from the yum cha cart and they must have run out after that because I did not see the cart at all afterwards. Also there was no signage about being able to order...
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    Qantas Business Class meals & menus

    QF128, same menu as what was posted previously. The soup was decent, the noodles were... not good.
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    Autumn colours in Japan + coughtails by the pool in Fiji

    It's all rather silly but that can be said about a lot of the rules in Japan - just makes no sense. I made a JR west booking for the sunrise express and the only place I could pick up the ticket was from Tokyo station - why? Who knows... In terms of credit card acceptance, it's pretty good...
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    Public Transport to our airports - what's cheapest?

    It's not by much, but the cheapest is now the bus to Mascot (350/420 from domestic or 420 from int'l) ($3.20 in peak) and then the train from Mascot to the city ($4.20 in peak). With the $2 interchange discount, that's a total cost of $5.40. Off-peak works out to be $3.18. It does involve a 3-4...
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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    I made this mistake last year. Thought I would just land at ICN and withdraw cash from the ATM like I do in most other countries. However, it was a late night arrival and by the time I was through immigration, it was close to 11pm. When I got to the train station I found that you could not use...
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    Asiana SYD - ICN business class review

    OT but since your trip started at 5.50am, the train transfer would have been counted as off-peak even if you tapped on after 6.30am. Back on topic, from the pictures I feel like the seat isn't as well designed as similar styled seats like the ones on the emirates A380, EVA 787s and even the QF...
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