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Ah, that would be the one that's a combined Ibis/Novotel, so that might explain why some of the higher services are also available.

Wasn't there some issue with combining ALL Signature with Accor Plus? I thought you couldn't have both, or have I got the wrong idea? With the discount and the current exchange rates it's certainly looking like a great offer. I'm staying at Accor properties most of the time these days anyway...

I think that post was firmly tounge-in-cheek (at least I hope it was). 😂

Just a note that this story has come from AFR and Nine, which are not part of News Corp. or related to Murdoch. I haven't seen any figures for the APS as a whole. I do know that occasionally this question is asked of various departments or agencies at Senate estimates. It usually results in a...

Included in the remaining 10%. That's all of the spend on airlines that aren't Qantas group.

No, 90% of the domestic flights are on Qantas group and there's nothing alleged about it. Those numbers come from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority. https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/mps-and-staff-flock-to-qantas-as-domestic-flight-bill-hits-29m-20241016-p5kiqk

No, it doesn't apply to the politicians and their staff. In general none of the rules that apply to the APS apply to them.

The policy for APS isn't BFOD, it's LPF (lowest practical fare), which is a bit more flexible. https://www.finance.gov.au/publications/resource-management-guides/domestic-travel-policy-rmg-404 Though even that guidance document page accidentally refers to it as "best fare of the day" at one...

I do think the Pullman at Perth airport is quite a few years too late, with the train now it's just a 20 min ride to the city centre so it's not as needed as it used to be. To be fair, that Novotel (Murrary Street) is pretty great. There's the Adnate Art Series as well, though it's pretty much...

I've had targeted emails before when I've searched for flights while logged in. Though offering bonus points is certainly new, I haven't seen that before.

That's good to know. I don't often use Fly Ahead but it's super handy when I do.

You are able to do it from the self-service kiosks at the airport, not sure how long that feature has been there though. I think you also need to not be checked in to use it, if you checked in online already then I think the option doesn't appear.

It definitely is a concern, but I think the unsolicited upgrades are just as concerning. Those upgrades have value and cost Qantas money, even on a "space available" basis. Qantas isn't going to be just handing them out at random, they'll have a list, they'll have priorities and they'll be...

I haven't stayed at all the Novotels in Melbourne (there's so many!) but breakfast at the South Wharf and the Central are both very good, with Central being a bit better. Also, Central has a better location as well.

Joe Aston's book is released today. Available from all good book stores, as they say. https://www.amazon.com.au/Chairmans-Lounge-inside-story-Qantas-ebook/dp/B0D7NPDKBY

Have a look at byAir as well. It's relatively new so it hasn't got every feature yet but development is pretty active and it's definitely got the interface going for it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.byairapp.android

The Qantas shareholders AGM is happening today. Qantas chair John Mullen has said the they won't be opposing Qatar taking a stake in VA. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-25/asx-markets-business-live-news-251024/104515694#live-blog-post-129932

Yes, I have had the -700 in an all economy config on PER-SYD.

It's probably also getting a bit time consuming for their people, with a heap of queries about something that doesn't happen for almost a year.

Meanwhile in Singapore... https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/passport-less-clearance-fully-available-at-changi-airport-average-clearance-time-of-10-seconds-ica