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    NAB credit cards - Are they treated as separate offerings (like ANZ)?

    I'm reading it like you as Nab rewards & Nab Qantas being treated separately like ANZ No recent experience though 🥲 I will add as an NAB customer Qantas signature offer is 120k points straight up & not the public 90k + 30k after holding card for 12 months.
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    F award downgrade - SQ242 downgraded from B777 to A350

    Hi All I have no status with Singapore Airlines. Back in August I booked an F saver award for Syd-Sin-Lhr departing mid April 2024. SQ 242 Syd-Sin 12hr layover then SQ318 Sin-Lhr Received an email to say that there has been an aircraft change. SQ242 has been changed from a B777 to an A350...
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    Buying Air Canada Aeroplan points

    110% bonus. Have 1 point from somewhere, apart from that no activity since signing up back in 2020. 🤷‍♂️ Have points in several programs so wont be taking up this offer. However I am considering applying for the HSBC star alliance card & going for the 50K Aeroplan points.
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    Travel plans 2024

    2024 plans are underway. So far I have the following flights booked (all on points) syd-sin-lhr SQ 777 F hel-lax AY A350 J lax-syd QF A380 F I was going to be flying back from Eur to Aus via doh or sin but then Qantas recently did another reward seat release and there was an F award on a date...
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    Qantas release of Business & First Class seats to USA

    I was trying to decide whether to change some travel plans to take advantage of this release. Took a while but decided to bite the bullet and have booked QF12 First class award. When I was looking at coming back from Eur to Aus there was now a QF F award from LA to Syd which I have now grabbed...
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    IHG Hotels that recognise status

    Hotel: Voco Brisbane When: 1 night in Oct 2023 Status: Diamond Ambassador Rate: 24,000 points Booked: Standard - 2 double beds Received: 2 Double beds - River view Amenity Offered: I asked & received breakfast I only went up to Brisbane for the night before flying back to Sydney the next day...
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    Article: How I Redeemed Points for $36,000 of Travel Last Year

    Definitely much easier if looking for a single seat. I had a SQ Syd to Lhr redemption in Suites admittedly at the advantage rate of 282 KF miles. 2 days after booking there were saver redemptions available for the days before my suites booking. While I would love to fly SQ Suites I am happy save...
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    Article: How I Redeemed Points for $36,000 of Travel Last Year

    Just had a quick look at some of the travel I undertook for the period 1 July 22 - 30 June 23. A few Syd-Bne/Mel in economy/business with Velocity points for Mum Some Syd-Bne/Mel in economy using Qantas points for myself Syd-Per return in Business on Qantas using 60K Finnair points - equivalent...
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    Finnair Adopting Avios in 2024

    My Finnair Platinum status (OWE) finishes up at the end of the year. I can understand why so many are upset about the upcoming change to a revenue based program. Looking at a route such as SIN-HEL there are very few dates over the next year with business awards available to a general member or...
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    Transfer Australian AMEX points to American AMEX points

    I believe there is a 10,000 bonus for every 60,000 Marriott points transferred to United. 225,000 Amex to Marriott (with 50% bonus) = 225,000 Marriott Bonvoy points 60,000 Marriott = 30,000 United (60,000/3 + 10000 bonus) 225000 Marriott = 105,000 United (180,000/3 + 30,000 bonus + 45,000/3)...
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    Lounge Access Help Desk

    Thank you Princess Fiona. I had a slight feeling that might have been the case.
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    Lounge Access Help Desk

    I am in the process of looking at different flight combos for Europe or maybe even North America next year. It may mean cancelling my trip to Singapore in Nov on QF1 on a F award on my birthday 😭😔 One option I am looking at is CX Syd-Hkg in J connecting to Hkg-Lhr in F as an award ticket all on...
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    2023 Travel Plans

    Last year I was in Paris in Nov for my birthday. This year I was planning to likely visit Stockholm/Helsinki around early Oct but this is now on the cards for 2024. With the QF reward seat release recently I managed to score a QF F reward on QF1 Syd to Sin on my actual birthday this year 😃 So...
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    Qantas to release thousands of Classic Reward seats in Y, PE, J, F on 24 Feb 2023 around 11am

    Unfortunately due to being sick over the weekend I didn't bother chasing Qantas up about the auto cancellation last friday of a QF1 syd-lhr F award. There is a silver lining I have managed to book and have the e-ticket for a QF1 F award syd-sin on my birthday for later in the year 🥳🥳 I might...
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    Qantas to release thousands of Classic Reward seats in Y, PE, J, F on 24 Feb 2023 around 11am

    I knew Qantas was going to have issues today. Little did I know how much I was going to get screwed over 😞
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    Qantas to release thousands of Classic Reward seats in Y, PE, J, F on 24 Feb 2023 around 11am

    Seats no longer avail when searching 😔 Qantas incompetence at its best
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    Qantas to release thousands of Classic Reward seats in Y, PE, J, F on 24 Feb 2023 around 11am

    No e-ticket only a booking reference. Credit card not charged. Website crashed when still on the payment page. This is a Qantas F@#K UP
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    Qantas to release thousands of Classic Reward seats in Y, PE, J, F on 24 Feb 2023 around 11am

    I intend to fight them over it. I have a SQ first class award from London to Melbourne the following week that was booked a couple of months ago. I would have had first class awards to and from Europe and used up most of my Qantas points at the same time. Luckily I do have a Qatar business award...
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    Qantas to release thousands of Classic Reward seats in Y, PE, J, F on 24 Feb 2023 around 11am

    What a cluster F*#! 🤬🤬🤬 Was on the phone & told my booking (first class award QF1) was auto cancelled. WTF!!!! They could search the booking reference and when they did it had no destination? Obviously no first class awards around the same time any more as well :mad::mad:
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