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Yep, since the reservation was also on the app I was able to use my digital key to get into the executive lounge.

Worked for both Hilton Melbourne & Sydney and worked at the Park Hyatt in Canberra. No manual intervention required. Nights & points posted at the usual time (1-2 days).

Can also confirm that I got the 2nd batch of 20 nights as part of the Accor Plus promotion earlier on in the year (November anniversary). Problem is there is less than 2 months left before it resets 😅 .

Based on the offers I seen so far I think it is bonus points which dont count towards status. But you can find a way to negotiate with the hotel, I think I have seen it work on various forums by charging everything to a room during the wedding.

Aspire $50 airline credit DP. It is actually active now. Didn't plan to book any flight this quarter so spent it on Club Jetstar. Counted as an airline credit and got the cashback within 3 days. Does bode well for Qantas Wine so I will try that next.

Yep 1.45% surcharge for a US Amex and earned at the base points rate (3x HH points or 1x MR).

Only one J flight (or Flex + Choice Y return) required during the Gold Status challenge… hmm

I guess another way is to see if we could use the 4 x $50 on airline gift cards/vouchers. Have to check it quarterly though. Will wait for DPs on that.

Some changes on the Aspire: $2 x 200 resort credit... not bad, a good excuse to go to the Gold Coast at least twice per year 😅 $4 x 50 flight credit (once per quarter) but you can use it on amextravel.com or directly with an airline. Travel bank method no longer required. YMMV. No way we can...

Btw for anyone who needs to update their Wise account (now Community Federal Savings Bank) to pay the card off, it worked like a charm. Payment went through as usual.

Works for Hilton and Hyatt so far, booking shows up automatically in the hotel app which is always promising. Credited with points and nights quite quickly.

Member Week offers are here and the Hilton 200/80 comes up, only one that is likely of interest. But... only for Hilton Hotels in the US (Curio Collection, Canopy, Tapestry Collection, Motto, Tempo properties). Ahh...

The KrisFlyer 3 year expiry makes it hard unless you definitely know you would be travelling on *A flights in the next 12-18 months. Otherwise SQ would be my *A program of choice in a heartbeat. I guess you could transfer to Velocity first, then transfer to SQ but...

Thinking about it, I might go to World of Hyatt as the secondary program, I can see that it is quite easy to get good value for point redemptions, especially when there are big events on. Mr & Mrs Smith hotels getting onboard soon as well (plenty of those in Australia), though I think it would...

Used it for Hilton stays in AU, NZ and the US this year and no fraud warnings at all. Granted they weren't extended stays.

Did realise that for the first year the fee is waived and you earn 1.5 QFF points /$ up to $120000 during that time. No bonus points however if you want a quick churn.

Looking for 80 SCs ex-SYD now I got the discover Gold... hmm Byron at $299 each way in J seems to be the best option.

Didnt know AA have fare codes below discount economy level. I checked the latest AA sale ($1300 or so) ex-SYD and it was at least discount economy (fare class O). Definitely a watchout and keep using the ITA matrix to check the fare codes before booking the flight, especially economy.

Retained Gold today with the 75 status credits but just another reminder of the big jump required to get to Platinum 😅

Applied for this one, will see if this is a good round about way to get IHG Gold Status, which tbh does not mean much (you only feel the benefits at Diamond with the breakfast), but its something I guess. Now to figure out the 80 status credits to extend this by 12 months...