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Help - I'm overseas at the moment and trying to book VA1 (SYD-DOH) then DOH-MLA and when I select the flight it show th number of points assuming I'm using points to pay the taxes and there seems no way around this (unless it gives you the option at the payment page). All help appreciated as...

In the past week when searching for SQ fights ex-SYD at the edge of the booking window in J - SYD-SIN is not available - other cities still available. Since the Virgin booking window SYD-xx_-SIN is not open for these dates the option of connecting does not show up either. With 5 flights per day...

Mr LL and I are booked on a Scenic Cruise ex Darwin in late September. I cannot get through to Scenic or the TA we booked through (gave up after waiting on hold for over 30 minutes). Now presumably we need a visa and an e-visa before leaving seems the way to go - however on the Indonesian visa...

If flying SYD-SIN-FRA (say) with an overnight transit in SIN, I know you usually check your bags through to FRA, but what if you prefer to collect your bags in SIN and re-check the next morning. Is this allowed?

I'm looking at booking SYD-DOH-MLA (Malta / a new route starting in June) - it shows the flight as being an A320 and checking seatmaps I see there are 2 versions - one has lie-flat in business, the other not. Is there any way I can tell which one it is without going though the whole booking...

I was just monitoring J flights to YVR and noticed AC (and QF) have return flights for $7300 - very wide range of dates. Also open-jaw SYD-YVR//YYZ-SYD not bad either (about +$600)

I flew from Gladstone -> BNE today and at security I was told I had to remove any liquids and all electronics (including phones) from my carry-on; I also had to remove my Apple Watch - I was advised that regulations had changed on Feb 2, 2025. Very odd as I flew out of SYD 6 days earlier and...

We're travelling NZ SYD-AKL-RAR in July on one PNR but the connection in AKL requires an overnight stay (less than 24 Horus) - we will enter New Zealand and stay at a hotel - will NZ check our luggage through so we don't need to collect in in AKL and re-check in following morning? (A similar...

So Mr LL and I just returned to SYD from Madrid on QR - award seats booked with AA points 11 months ago - one in F and one in J (as that's all that was available). Due to a schedule change we ended up with on overnighter in DOH - Qatar would not provide a hotel as it was not on their ticket so...

We arrive in Doha around midnight and depart the following day at 8PM - we are travelling on an award ticket (issued by AA) MAD-DOH (J) - DOH-SYD (F). I tried to request a transit hotel via the QR website but it does not work (won't let me complete the nationality field) so cannot be submitted...

So Mr LL and I (and a friend travelling with us) tried to enter the Virgin Lounge in Melbourne using our AmEx Platinum card(s) - I had my physical card but Mr LL only had his Apple Wallet - the lounge agent (who was VERY unfriendly) refused him entry (said he needed the physical card) - I had...

I received an e-mail from QFlyer offering cheap fares to North America - did some searches on their site as well as QF, Google Flights and AC (ex-SYD) and found there are some good deals through 2024 - YVR seems the cheapest at around $A6000 return flying AA (via LAX), AC (on a few dates) and...

Well I just completed applying for a VOA for Bali (in advance of travel) - here are a few traps if you've never done this before:- You must supply the name and address of your hotel (there are multiple address fields, including things like province, city, village, immigation office - !!??)) -...

I managed to book 2 award seats (1 MAD-DOH-SYD in J and another MAD-DOH (J)-SYD (F) for Mr LL and myself) on May 15 2023 using AA points. So today I received an e-mail re-timing these bookings to MAD-DOH (departing 4pm instead of 9:30am) then a 20 hour layover and DOH-SYD the following day...

Hum - currently in SIN in transit to FRA and spotted a Virgin Australia plane here ?? Perhaps it got lost on the way to Bali !!

As you probably noted AA recently started showing EY awards online (you previously needed to call to book). Previously it was recommended that you use the AC website to check for EY availably. Now I am seeing much better/greater EY award availability on AA than on AC. Very strange indeed...

I'm looking at MLE-DOH-JNB in a few "what if" searches as my booking date has not opened yet and I'm seeing lots of availability on QR but some flight combos show 80K pp and others show 55K for no apparent reason. The ones for 55K are less 'attractive'; i.e. longer layovers and one even goes...

We're booked to fly SYD-VLI on April 14 - went to the Air Vanuatu website the other day to check our booking/seat assignment and there was a notice at the top of the home page stating that all Air Vanuatu flights to/from Australia and NZ were cancelled until April 8 as they were waiting for...

I'm thinking about paying for either Economy X or an Exit row on an upcoming trip from Sydney to Hamilton Island - cost is $40 either way. Anyone care to comment on which is better and/or is it worth the additional cost.

Help - a friend is travelling to Dublin for a family emergency - (departing this Friday and returning Dec 5) - due to the crazy business class flights she's opted for PE. The best price by far was on BA - I found the fights for her online but then she decided to let her adult son book it. So...