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I think this is probably the correct explanation. I've had these automated Virgin calls twice this week, but I can't remember the lat time I flew Virgin – must be 5 years or so. Mine also start halfway through the first sentence, so they're not very convincing. The Microsoft ones are the...

Definitely take-off: specifically, the couple of minutes from the precise moment when the front wheels leave the ground. Freedom from email and phone and, except on rare occasions, conversation. Sometimes it enables uninterrupted working time, but also thinking time and simple resting time...

I have colleagues who claim that "this only happens in Australia." I know that's not strictly true – I have paid CC surcharges in several countries. But in my, probably limited, experience these are usually more or less in the range of the 'fee' charged by the CC provider to merchants. Has...

I too agree with most of these posts, but I have become accustomed to some of these familiar shortcomings and try to be prepared, where possible. For the curtains with gaps at both ends and in the middle, I take pegs and use an airline eye-mask. For the hotels that refuse to supply a second...

In my experience CX and QF would rate much higher than BA, but as some others have commented it also depends on the type (and age!) of the individual aircraft and cabin configuration.

I've not had major problems in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile using my Australian ATM card; in Brazil, I often had to try a few different banks or even different individual machines in a couple of banks (when I asked, I was always pointed to the 1 or 2 that would work with foreign cards even...

My reference point is DoHop, which also allows you to sort by Price, Total Flying Time, Number of Stops, and to set preferred arrival and departure times Cheap flights, Hotels and Rental cars | Dohop.com I find it best for complicated route planning, but as far as I can tell, the price...

And also make sure your travel agent has your current passport details. I forgot to do this and also ended up in the long process of being checked out on all manner of matters at LAX.

Thanks MEL_Traveller. Yes, it was LHR-Berlin (Tegel). BA referred me to my travel agent -- am I right in thinking BA should handle this?

My recent experience of being bumped from Business to Economy was in the middle of a RTW (OneWorld) trip. It was a relatively short leg so I wasn't too fussed (I also have relatively short legs) about my style being cramped. But it was the increasingly bizarre explanations and...

I always have my Medicare NUMBER, but not always the card itself. Does anyone know whether the card itself must be produced?

That's true, but I did click over the 1400 SCs one night between SCL and AKL; I was informed of my new status when I landed in Auckland and ushered with that special Platinum Pleasantness into the slightly better lounge to wait for my connection to BNE. So the system was quick to update.

Living in a temperate part of Australia (Brisbane: more-or-less temperate, most-of-the-time) and having just got back from early-winter west coast Canada and USA, I focussed on two cost-features that often get overlooked. Tipping Winter -- costs of utilities, snow-tyres, separate winter and...

. Thanks for your quick reply. This is interesting -- I got an instant Authorisation Pending message. "Your travel authorisation is under review because an immediate determination could not be made for your application. This response does not indicate negative findings. A determination will...

I somehow overlooked the need for this -- :oops: -- and have just scooted through the online application. The problem is that I am travelling a few hours short of the 72 hour minimum. My (Australian) passport is a July 2005 model (ie , no chips or biometrics). Can anyone advise: If there is...

I think it's time for a shameless plug for the Balanza Luggage Scale - if you have one of those, you know what you're in for long before you get to the airport and since it only weighs about 200gm you can take it with you and check after you've been souvenir-shopping or picked up samples and/or...

A few new ones from my list: Cheap flights: Find and compare prices for airlines tickets. - it's a aggregator fare-finder site, but I find it more useful for establishing the most connections on multiple-leg routes. The Man in Seat Sixty-One... - The Man in Seat 61 is a fabulous guide to train...

My wife and I flew Y class on Royal Jordanian (Cairo-Amman-Cairo) 4 or 5 years ago and we thought it was fine; J also looked good during our pass-through to the cattle-pens. Service was good.

The sheer number of loopholes previous posters have already identified suggest 2 things. 1. If this is actually introduced, this thread would have a field day coming up with even more ways to exploit it; 2. which means that the greatest impact this will have is on the public servants who will...

For What It's Worth ... I wear the flight stockings simply because they stop me experiencing tired or aching legs after a flight. Business class flyers are also likely to be very frequent flyers and I believe that this is also a DVT risk factor. Or is that another Senior Spouse Narrative...