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A screen shot from the booking.com partner hub. Cause for concern?

Again, appalling treatment by both airlines. As you've discovered, the ACA is a waste of time. It's a shonk. Can I suggest you email Stepahnie again and say you are taking this to consumer affaires. To give you an idea of just what a clownshow Qantas management is these days, for some reason and...

If you're not an Apple user like me, there is an alternative for Android users. I have just bought 2 GEGO GPS trackers from this American company's website. Cost in AUD was 290 approx including delivery. Obviously selling lots of them since they won't ship the new batch until August 25. These...

Good. I forgot to mention my favourite ..the Deck cafe at Soldiers Point marina. It's on the ground floor of the marina under the Point restaurant. Been there many times for a meal and the best spanakopitta and moussaka this side of Athens. Or the Little Beach Boathouse. Right on and over the...

I lived here for a number of years. Rick Steins is good. Very much a seafood theme. Pricey. Checkout the Point restaurant at Soldiers Point marina Varied menu with stunning views over the western waters of the port. Book a window table or lunch on the balcony if the weather's fine. Both have...

James sorry to disappoint here. The ACA scored an entry in Choice magazine's annual Shonkys award last November 2021. Essentially a forwarding service was Choice's conclusion Quote from one the Choice assessor “You might as well put your complaint in a shredder than waste your time with the...

My bet is that next on the Ukranian hitlist will be the Crimean Bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland. It's a big target - 18 km long and well within the range of the US HIMARS missile system that has now been supplied to the Ukranians. A special gift from the Ukraine on May 9.

Yes, they are unconfirmed at present. I'm curious though. The grainy footage on the web showing the ship on fire does not quite match the images of the particular frigate that has been attacked. Maybe it's Russian but not the one they think it is. Especially, the large rotating radar- still...

David, great news. Very happy for you indeed. It should never have got to this. It's a real shame that you've missed out on Qatar and their very nice Q suites. J in Qantas is still pretty good. But you know why I don't travel with Qantas. This kind of thing has happened to us as well. That...

Hi David, I wouldn't discount the media at this stage or assume what the public might/might not be interested in. Call back radio is a very hungry beast - it churns through stories in the morning at an astonishing rate, given what happens in the mornings and people's attention span. Qantas is a...

David I agree with MrJetset. Time to hit the media. I think 4BC is your talkback radio in Brisbane. Call the show producer after the show the day before and tell your story. You have a very just cause here. I know Qatar has knocked Qantas back once but you might try this person rather than...

David, this just keeps getting worse. When you handed over your hard earned and saved in return for the right tickets that was a deal done between yourself and Qantas. A contract if you like. Sofar, you've ended up with nothing - not even the economy nonsense - i.e. Qantas gave you something in...

Here's a long shot David. Try your local federal member. Between now and the general electionwould be a very opportune time to get your federal member to contact Joyce or one of his senior underlings to right the wrong. I say that because a few years ago I had a similar problem to yours with...

Appalling treatment but not surprising behaviour from Qantas. As someone who has avoided flying Qantas for a long time due in part to stuff-ups like yours, I can only suggest the following to get what you're entitled to originally - approaches that worked well for me. Be polite, be firm and...

Yes, I called the Doha number. The local number in Melbourne 1300... I didn't bother with that since I think it was non-operational after the pandemic started. Maybe they were just overwhelmed. Who knows. I found the best time to contact was early in the morning Doha time e.g. 3. am, thinking it...

Just a final update. Qatar refunded the airfares in full this week. Approximately 3 weeks after the confirmation email detailing the refund amount.

Update. Still waiting for the refund. Jan 12 called Qatar office in Doha. Made the call about 4.30 am Doha time. Waited about 10 minutes to get on. The agent told me a full refund would be coming and that it would take 30 days turnaround. No info about a confirmation email. He inputted the...

Info is much appreciated. Thanks very much. I did find a hard copy of the old policy but that was back in March which stated that on an open ticket you could travel after January 2022 but observe a blackout period between October 24 2022 and January 15 2023. I'll get back to Qatar on the penalty...

QATAR REFUND OPTION. Bought 2 business class tickets Singapore Frankfurt return (paid in SGD) in January 2020 for travel in Aug/Sept 2020. Had to cancel those flights due to COVID stopping conferences in Europe. Qatar suggested leaving the booking open for the future i.e. 2021 and up to January...

Hi. I've used Vodafone roaming in Europe and Japan over the past two years. Japan in January it was 3G which is fine. The transition from VA to telcos in Japan was seamless as in Europe. 3G is enough to get you around. Going back to Japan in January and will be using Vodafone Roaming again. Cheers