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    Ibis Styles Hobart

    Hello, I am booked in Ibis Hobart over the new year at an eye watering $320 per night rate. Given the previous threads for this property are closed, I wanted to check what recent experiences people have had. Given the range of quality at Ibis, I was considering going with a non-ALL property if...
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    IHG Hotels that recognise status

    Correct, only for IC hotels. Another thing to note is the credit is $20 USD and the local currency conversion is at a fixed rate for common currencies: United States of America USD20, Euro currency member states EUR15, United Kingdom GBP15, Thailand THB600, Australia AUD25, Japan JPY2000, Saudi...
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    New 120,000 American Express Velocity Platinum Offer

    Currently the offer is 75k points, what do people think the chances of a better offer happening in the next year?
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    Velocity review date mechanism

    I can't see this table, maybe because I am red so don't have a re qualification date?
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    Best international airport hotels

    I liked Crowne Plaza Heathrow T4, which is connected by a walkway to the terminal. The hotel is actually split in half and shares with a HI(X?) which is interesting
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    Not-so-frequent flyer from Perth - Hi!

    Welcome fellow Westralian, there is much to learn here Getting to Europe with points, is one of the crown jewels of AFFers, good luck
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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    I'm glad to hear someone had the same experience as me, I withdrew cash for this laundromat then had a lot of trouble spending the rest of it due to many businesses being card only. I finally managed to spent the cash at Ikea, where they took me to a self service checkout, removed the out of...
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    The Virgin Australia Newbie Questions Thread

    My next basic question, do reward flights count towards eligible sectors for status?
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    Managing Westjet flights booked on QF points

    I had the exact same problem, I called the Westjet call centre and they were able to give me the Westjet PNR that I could use for purchasing bags and seat selection. The call centre only took about 10 minutes, so pretty fast compared to Australian airlines.
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    Meet A Moderator (QF WP), Perth, Mon 19th June 2023

    The Royal (Claisebrook) has hosted a few AFF gatherings. Happy to return as I haven’t been there as much as usual.
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    Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

    I was able to select JAL seats on their website
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    Meet A Moderator (QF WP), Perth, Mon 19th June 2023

    I'm available from 6:30 PM (assuming a CBDish location) and would be interested
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    I'm in the QF Lounge thread

    Recently at SIN I went for a 'lounge crawl' to QF, BA and EK (QR was closed until boarding). BA was very quiet with self pour drinks and QR code ordering for drinks to your seat, EK had better (more interesting) food options. BA had showers that were so quiet the shower attendant seems...
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    ANA to fly Tokyo - Perth

    Watching this route with interest, it'll be good to have a non-stop option plus more access to NA
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    Credit Card Offers Virgin Money Velocity Flyer Offers & Discussion

    After submitting the form again last night, I called today and they are 'looking into it'
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    I'm in the QF Lounge thread

    When approaching the counter with the other person I usually just say "I'm guesting in $FirstName", sometimes they scan the boarding pass and that's it!
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    Credit Card Offers Virgin Money Velocity Flyer Offers & Discussion

    That may take a while given my experience 😛
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    Credit Card Offers Virgin Money Velocity Flyer Offers & Discussion

    I tried calling twice today, and after 20 mins they gave up and said submit it again. My counter of 'what if it fails again' didn't elicit any further interest from the agents.
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    Credit Card Offers Virgin Money Velocity Flyer Offers & Discussion

    I claimed online but heard nothing, how did you phone call go?
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