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Noticed that JQ is running a scratch & win competition with "gift cards" sold on board, They are selling 250,000 @$5.00 each ($1,250,000 total) and the total prize pool (including 3,500 FREE replacement gift cards and 3,500 HOT DRINKS is valued at JUST UNDER $50,000 by Qantas. This may leave...

I booked a redemption ticket online, JQ from OOL-CNS and then TL (Airnorth) CNS-GVE for flight today, just arrived CNS earlier this morning and was informed by the "lounge guardian" that had I not arrived on the JQ flight, I would not have qualified for lounge entry prior to the CNS-GVE sector...

Anybody noticed on the "easypay" website, the box for credit card fees now displays a lot of different rates, MC & V are different, debit cards are different again and the one to top it off was the "excessive" fee that they charge for paying with an "international credit card" It was horrific...

Forgot to ask, but maybe an obvious answer, can you use the AA desk if you wish to credit to QF?

Wow, thank you all for the responses and ideas for planning with the examples of flights that you have done. I will have a look at FlyerTalk, watch this space for updated info. when i get a little further.

My Platinum expires in Nov and I was thinking about doing a Business class OW Explorer trip, originating in South Africa or Egypt that would be reasonably economical and be enough SC to qualify for Platinum again (after my Plat has expired, so that when I re-qualify I will hold the Plat until...

Hi Casanovawa, It is actually fairly hard to find a fund that is willing to open an account for a "minor" but the one that I went with was Australian Super, i was able to join up online by loading g/kids details and TFN (used my email). Incidently, just lodged last years returns for grand kids...

Grandchildren were paid a "modeling fee" for photographs taken for a calendar we were going to publish and have delayed for a year, may need some new pictures next year?

If you want to make a difference for your grandchildren, get them a TFN at birth, and if you are self employed, pay the grandchildren a small figure ($100) per year for doing SOMETHING and also up a low fee industry super account in their name. Contribute $1,000 to the superfund as a personal...

I have to agree with Colrad re Munich but I must also add that i have not yet had the displeasure of visiting the Manila lounge. I was in the BA Munich at the end of Nov and it was exactly as Colrad described it.

Re the comment about QR flights not showing on QF activity statement, I have done 4 sectors on QR ADL-DOH-BRU and MUC-DOH-SYD which were all part of OW redemption tickets and ALL flights have not been posted (yet) to my QF activity, first two sectors Sept 16 and last 2 in Dec. but as they are...

As reported in the Aus.(P3) yesterday, with the indexed rise of excise or duty on alcohol, the government take on a 700ml spirit bottle is now $21.60. At DM a bottle (700ml) of Gordon's Gin is $31.95, so without the excise it would be $10.35 or are my maths not correct. Are we getting ripped at...

I suppose we should become familiar with that word, aviatrices, as there are now a lot more of them, although i am not sure if the "original" meaning (or impression given) is the same now as it was in the 1920's and 30's.

Apologies, I did get my Aviatrix (not sure what the plural is here) mixed up, incidentally i was reading a very interesting web site recently about a US based group who are still searching for Amelia Earhart remains or plane bits, there are a few photos of some pieces found so far but i cant...

I had the miss fortune to visit the MUC BA lounge on Tuesday morning, hardly any food, and absolutely the worst dirty lounge furniture i have ever experienced. Was on way back to Oz on QR via DOH, J was full out of MUC and only less than 10 pax in Y, strange that the FA gave us a "Premiem Lounge...

I had to transfer from Syd Int. last night to One Star (Jetstar @ domestic) and whilst waiting i heard a page on PA system for Ms Amy Johnson to get to the gate for her aircraft, maybe she did not disappear and landed on an island with the fountain of eternal youth? I wont ever do that transfer...

Just wondering if anyone has ever tried to purchase a "visit Europe pass" in conjunction with booking a redemption ticket? Could be difficult with a OW 280K ticket, but could work with a "partner redemption"? Any thoughts.

Qantas ticketing still have an embargo on issuing any tickets that include travel from the US to Cuba (on OW partner AA) Any body seem to know why this is as the US Govt obviously does not have an embargo any more and AA are flying there. Is it just the internal guideline is out of date and...

I did a Qatar flight from ADL-DOH which was part of a OW redemption ticket and also an onward flight DOH to BRU which was booked separately as a partner one way redemption, both were end of September and no activity has posted to my statement, even to say (no points), redemption flight. As they...

Technical question, planning a 35,000 mile OW trip, have 16 flight sectors and 5 stopovers and to do the following, have 5 stopovers and (say A B C D E) and then end the trip in F (which is not really a stopover, as a stopover has a departure. From F there is no flight sector back to the...