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    Barcelona from $2055 return flying Singapore Airlines Prem Econ ($2055 to $2077)

    Maybe bookings to BCN are down. The locals have been a bit restive over the influx of tourists. Be interesting to see what he loadings for SQ PE have been recently
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    Best points earning card for international spend

    maybe you can use the FB points to buy gift certificates and then sell them to fund travel?
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    Gift Cards at Supermarkets

    Should be buying you 5% discount wish egift cards at cashrewards. Still get 3 points per $. Buy through cashrewards for a few extra % cashback too.
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    Advice on whisky

    J.P. Wiser's 18 Year Old Blended Canadian Whisky (750ml) - Canadian Whisky reduced to $59 which is an absolute bargain. quite easy to drink. i like it with a small ice cube. great sipping whisky.
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    New Amex statement credits

    if you plan to buy something on ebay just go through the velocity estore and the points will post about 30 days after purchase and will help to reset your expiry date.
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    New Amex statement credits

    got $5100 spend for 3000 points. iirc the last time it was $4200 for 3000 points. fortunately have some hotel accommodation to purchase so will put that off till the offer kicks in.
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    Qantas Wine latest offering

    some champaigne offers 3,000 bonus points per case Veuve Clicquot Rich NV $79 / bottle ($99 at Dans) $474.00 per case of 6 2,000 bonus points per case G.H.Mumm Cordon Rouge NV $42.99 / Bottle ($42.95 at Dans) $257.94 per case of 6
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    15% discount for purchasing velocity points - expires April 30

    Just noticed this on the Velocity website Storefront 50K points costs $996 which works out to 1000 points for $19.92 - starts out at $36 for 1000 points and gets progressively cheaper. If you want SQ miles then it's cheaper to buy MR points at $25 per 1000. Get to your next reward even...
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    8m Melburnians by 2050

    we've hit the Australian population that was forecast about 15 years ago to be reached around 203X Melbourne’s population surged by an insane 556,000 in the five years to 2016, and by 1.1 million people over the past 12 years. Fresh government data shows that 14 of Melbourne’s 16 metropolitan...
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    Thai Business class - poor value.

    I flew TG on the A350out of MEL a couple fo weeks ago. J seat is much improved over the 747, but felt cramped. You'd certainly have trouble getting into the seat if you have a few extra KG around ya middle. Food was pretty good. Servie so so. Best to get out of your seat and g ask for...
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    skybus 10% off - purchase by Midday Feb 28th 2020

    10% OFF Return Fares For 5 days only you can get 10% OFF the price of Return tickets on Melbourne City, Southbank Docklands, St Kilda and Avalon City Express services Promo code HOLIDAYS Promo code expires 31 March 2018 at 11:59pm (AEDT). SkyBus tickets are valid for three months from the...
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    kaligo - up to 10000 bonus SQ points for $2400 spend by 16 May

    Kaligo - 550,000 Hotels. Incredible Rewards. available for existing members likely you can get points for around 2c 2,000 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you spend at least S$600 OR 5,000 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you spend at least S$1,200 OR 10,000 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you spend at least...
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    How to best maximise my CX (first ever) First class flight to London.

    I'll be doing this flight in September. Really looking forward to seeing how well they stack up to NH / OZ / SQ. I think you can check in up to 24 hours before your flight. I'm hoping that's right as i want to check my bags in then head into HK overnight for some dumplings ;) Hard to be TGs...
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    A letter to Alan Joyce

    I'd just note that the benefit of moving to an earlier flight with Velocity Gold / Platinum is only when booking the more expensive tickets. The Virgin equivalent of a red e deal, getaway, wouldn't be entitled to that benefit. Request to Fly Ahead to your destination on an earlier flight. Fly...
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    Advice on champagne

    Dans has Vintage Duperrey for $35 for the month. Buys some discount wish gift cards and buy through cashrewards / pricepal et al for a few extra % cashback.
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    50000 bonus points for Amex Edge signup

    https://www.finder.com.au/american-express-platinum-edge-credit-card Until 13 March 2018, you can also take advantage of 50,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you spend $750 within 3 months of card activation. Plus, you'll receive a $200 credit to redeem against any single eligible travel...
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    NBN Discussion

    maybe see if the landlord will go halves in getting a central splitter installed
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    NBN Discussion

    Any other sockets in the house? May want to have them disconnected from the first socket.
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    Advice on champagne

    couple of good deals with winemarket on ebay with 20% off Duperrey Vintage Champagne 2011 (6 Bottles) | eBay $175.20 free delivery Duperrey Champagne Nv (6 | eBay $151.20 delivered decided to give the 2011 Vintage a go since I'd enjoyed the couple of NV bottles I got from cellarmasters...
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    how to use virgin australia gift card

    on a hunch i checked the balance via the number on the back of the card and that gave me the expiry date.
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