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Thanks so much DC3 - really appreciate that advice! Looking good for my trip then! 😊

Thanks exceladdict - appreciate the answer. And with DC3's response to another query above, I will assume that I can add the flight I want to BKK pre-departure as well. Cheers

Given that it’s early days yet to gauge how the September 18 changes to the award travel will pan out I would appreciate thoughts from more experienced award travellers than myself. Early signs on this forum are encouraging that Qantas may not readjust from 280K to 318K points charged for a...

No apology needed - thanks so much for that. I have done some additional reading and was hoping that my assumptions were correct. However, I'm very much a beginner at the Qantas Oneworld Classic Flight Award but learning all the time - with your clarification I'll rest a little easier!!

Can you clarify this for me please? I have just booked my flights on a Qantas Oneworld award for a trip commencing June 2020, using dummy dates for the latter half of my flights as I am not intending to return to Australia until March 2021. I am operating under the assumption that I have 12...

Really enjoyed China thanks - just got back - quite an eye-opener to compare it to the last time I was there 20 years ago... Re my bookings, I am under the impression that I cannot change route OR carrier once the itinerary has commenced - only the date. Thus my decision to use major...

Hi - sorry for the silence - we've been in China and it's exceptionally difficult to get internet! Yes I researched dummy dates for all my remaining flight segments after LHR (which I had previously booked) as we won't actually be taking them until late 2020 through to March 2021. I got a really...

Thanks Aikman - appreciate your looking at it. I will try but I suspect you're right - Qantas probably won't put it through... I will have to try and brainstorm a backup plan - I was going to try to cut out the BKK segment by coming back from CUN via HKG and adding the BKK leg later but that...

I hope some of the experts on this forum have the time to check my Oneworld J Award itinerary: SYD-HKG-CMB (stopover) -LHR (extended stopover) -JFK (extended stopover) -MIA(economy)-CUN (stopover) -DFW-NRT-BKK (stopover) -HKG-SYD. 33,625 miles As advised here previously, I have booked...

I'm in the same situation as Kyah Hester - I've only booked my first two flights of a 9-10 months and I'd much rather be able to make the changes via SMS than wait 2 hours on line for a Qantas rep who might not know what they're doing..

Thank you - I will do that.

I am now getting really worried - I asked for advice on this forum in the last couple of days on booking a J Qantas Oneworld Classic Flight Reward: SYD-CMB (S/Over) -LHR(S/Over) -JFK (S/Over) -MIA-MEX (S/Over)-BKK (S/Over)-SYD : 33,500 miles approx My husband and I don't want to commence until...

Understood although it sometimes does depend on the day..... ;)

Thanks Jacques Vert - I actually enjoy travelling with my husband so I think I will be opting for the Cathay Pacific flights! If I can't get a long layover, I hear the Pier Lounge at Hong Kong is very comfortable...

QUERY ONEWORLD J AWARD BOOKING I have been working on this J itinerary for months and have read extensively on and had some advice from members on this thread. I'm at booking stage but would now really appreciate an expert or two running their eye over it to flag any error/s I have made or...

Thanks Jacques Vert - given that the HNL sector was at the end of the trip and would have to be booked on a dummy date regardless, I decided it would be safer to go for a route where I am more likely to get a flight. Thus have been revising my itinerary to take us back to Europe then home. I...

Point taken Thanks for the invaluable advice. If I revise my strategy, book later and cop the cost of the award increase, try to avoid booking Qantas in the latter half of the trip (I might rethink the itinerary - ditch HNL and go for a more easily attainable destination on an airline with a...

Thank you - yes, you are correct in your summary. So the advice that I can change carriers after completing the first few sectors is incorrect? Yes, I will be looking for availability from July but the next sector won't be commenced until November, giving me 5 months to find flights. Does...

Well I can cope with that - I'll just have to make sure before I book it that we're happy with all the destinations. First world problems really... Thanks again.

And only paying the 5k per person for any changes made is good news for me - I'm happy with that. While on this point, does this mean besides changing dates and possibly carriers, I can actually change destinations on that award? I had assumed that I would be locked into stopover points...