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I just got an email from them today to advise that the interest free period is being reduced from 55 to 44 days: Whilst this doesn't practically make a huge difference to me, after the devaluation a few months ago I think it's a sign that it's time to close this card and find a better product.

Went to my usual reliable store tonight (low socio-economic regional town in NSW) and there was nil stock. Perhaps someone is organising bus tours of the countryside looking for gift cards. Never been let down by this particular store before, they often still have stock left on the final...

I'm a bit slow on this one, but I just noticed today that the Launceston Airport Shuttle Bus ceased operating back in April: Home | Launceston Airport Shuttle Bus I used it once back in 2022 and found it to be reasonably convenient, running to meet each flight as they arrive rather than to a...

I had wondered how long until it would take until we had a devaluation because in recent times it's been good for customers, as many of us have been earning more points on the ground, yet the number of points needed for a redemption hadn't shifted in years. My non-scientific justification for...

I flew from TPE - MEL in business class last week, and would concur with other posters in relation to the quality of the food, as well as comfort. I had the fillet mignon which was excellent, and worth staying awake for, being served at 1:30am in Taiwanese time. One tip in relation to the TPE...

It was claimed by a poster on Reddit today that the aircraft arriving tomorrow morning, departing as ID6014 from CBR - DPS tomorrow (October 13) will be the final Batik Air flight to Canberra, however I can't find any official announcement about it. Having a look at Batik Air's official...

I've had some luck before in the outer fringe suburbs of western and south-western Sydney in finding gift cards. For example, yesterday I was shopping at Coles in Richmond, and there was plenty of stock available of the TCN gift cards from this week's offer. I've also been successful in the...

I always just jump on either bus route 350 or 420 from outside T3 at Sydney Domestic, which drops me off at Mascot Station about 5-10 minutes later, then catch the train from there. Usually with the transfer discount, the bus journey only costs me 24 cents, on top of the normal train fare from...

I've found that regional stores can often be good in terms of having good stocks of gift cards for stores that don't exist in the local area. Plenty of stock of $100 Westfield and $200 IKEA gift cards in Goulburn NSW last night, although none of the Cafe Choice gift cards. I did manage to find...

I stumbled upon a restaurant named Namaste Nepal Curry in a back street of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan last year, which specialises in both Indian and Nepali cuisine, and had a great dish of chicken tikka masala. If you're not familiar with the region, Wakkanai is the northernmost town in Japan...

But at least you would have the option of purchasing something more substantial to eat on both JQ & VA. I haven't flown on Rex for a few months, but I assume the buy on board selection still exclusively consists of alcoholic beverages. Potentially I guess they might serve a more substantial...

I had to make an urgent last minute booking recently whilst in the USA, and remembered this offer which happened to be ending on the same day so I took advantage of it. Checked out of the hotel on Tuesday May 7th, which would have been Wednesday in Australian time. Got an email titled 'Your...

I haven't travelled myself on a long distance NSW train since late last year, but the disruption advisory for the cancellation of last night's overnight Melbourne - Sydney train, due to the XPT having broken down a few hours earlier, caught my eye: It's rather blunt compared to how airlines...

Today I received a targeted offer for spend at a particular store, for which I can receive 2000 Flybuys points for spending $70.00 at a specific Coles store between the dates specified later this week. Can't say that I had ever received an offer targeted only for spend at a specific store...

I can't see what grounds you would have to lodge a dispute with your bank in this instance, as you agreed to pay the additional $150 whilst you were at the airport check-in counter, and it's not as if the airline failed to provide you with the agreed service in exchange for the additional $150...

I'm hardly an expert on airline yield management practices, but I've always assumed that part of the reason why prices are very high when there are extremely few remaining seats is because airlines need there to be some slack in their network to accommodate passengers in situations like missed...

I did finally end up receiving my points and status credits after eventually striking it lucky with a helpful person - although the reason given for why my claims were being rejected, whilst believable, comes across as slightly bizarre. I booked my flight online using the ANA website, and as...

The majority of agents working in contact centres have little interest in actually achieving a desirable outcome for the customer, their sole aim as soon as a call drops in is for that call to be over as soon as possible. The majority of businesses don't really have any interest about what goes...

There was a long established bus service to the eastern suburbs called Airport Bus Eastside using either vans or small buses with a luggage trailer which operated for many years, which was bought out by Skybus in 2019 and later rebranded as the 'Eastern Express'. Of course it only lasted less...

I took an ANA domestic flight last month from WJK-HND with a companion, who like myself entered their Velocity number at the time of booking directly with ANA, and my companion had no issues receiving points and status credits for this flight, although on the activity history it was listed as...