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The recent resignations of Australian Senators has brought to light the dual citizen dilemma and whilst I have no intention of joining the political ranks any time soon I am curious to know what criteria countries use to determine who's a dual national. I believe the latest esta application...

Just curious as to whether many people have used Hotwire or Priceline to booking either Express Hotel Deals where they tell you the price of the hotel and guarantee what area it's in but you don't find out the hotel name until you book and pay at which time all is revealed. The other option is...

Just a heads up for people booked on QF3 & QF4 services next year SYD/HNL/SYD, particularly with domestic connections involved, to check your booking to see if you've been affected by these changes. QF3 SYD/HNL now departs earlier 1810/0650 (was 1945/0825) double check you have sufficient...

I wonder had JASA's continued how much more money people would have spent with QF on paid QF flights in ordee to enjoy the fruits of their labour like F Lounge access when travelling on QF, JQ or OW. I guess more importantly, how much business is now going to *A or VA and partner airlines that...

Everytime I've been to the 'new' BKK Airport, which admittedly is only twice in the last 12 months we've arrived on a remote stand and had to disembark via the stairs then take a bus to the terminal entrance. The first time was a TG A330 flight from PEK arriving about 2100 & the second time was...

Since I've been on AFF I've noticed quite a few (mostly male, but not always) contributors entertaining the thought of a status run but who seem almost petrified of the consquences as their SWMBO thinks the whole idea is frivolous or you've really lost the plot. Similar to Alcoholics Anonymous...

Just curious as to the tried and true tips people use to avoid jet lag. In the case of an early morning arrival at your destination some people will tell you not to sleep at all then stay up all day before going to bed at 'normal' time at your destination. I'm in favour of listening to your...

With the abundance of hotel booking websites such as Expedia, Hotels Combined, Trivago, Hotels.com etc I'm curious as to what websites everyone uses for hotel bookings - say your top three sites & why. a) URL of hotel booking site name b) reason you use them (eg user friendly app, 10th night...

You read in travel blogs never to wear military clothing you might purchase in an Army disposal store particularly if going to certain overseas countries but I was curious to know if anyone has worn what they thought was an 'innocent' piece of clothing which may have had an adverse reaction...

Following on from dfcatch's thead http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/open-discussion/diary-dykwia-n-out-edition-60766.html about his recent jaunt to In n Out Burger at LAX for the weekend it transpired that a few people were going to be in the US late October. We'll be in LAX...

We are visiting a few places on this trip but I'll name the title of the thread Cabo San Lucas because that's where our longest stay will be of 3 nights. The first 4 legs of the trip is the return portion of our US DM redemption back to GUM. We also have an IHG Big Win Challenge so will...

We have a short overnight stay at NRT prior to our flight to GUM next morning so I've booked the Crowne Plaza NRT for that night. Our 2nd stay in NRT we have from about 1000 to 1400 the next day so was thinking of staying in either Ginza or Shinjuku areas so looking for recommendations. If we...

I've managed to successfully do a couple of Velocity Award flights (on phone to VA) on Hawaiian which is booked in "T" class on HA flights. This time I wanted DL so I called up VA to find out the award class on DL which is "N" class then checked in Expert Flyer for availability. Found the date...

Just curious as to what some of you may do to avoid paying expensive airfares to some cities such as those in Canada. I've heard of people flying to Detroit (DTW) or Buffalo (BUF) instead when their final destination is Toronto (YYZ) then driving across the border into Canada. Vancouver (YVR)...

Air New Zealand will no longer interline bags for pax with flights in separate pnrs whether it is an NZ flight or on another airline. The only exception is pax who are permitted to transit without a visa in NZ eg some South American nationalities who would not be permitted to enter the country...

A friend was doing looking at airfares Brisbane to Cairns on the Webjet site & I was asking her why wasn't she booking it direct on the JQ website she replied it costs the same. That definitely is not the case but appears that way at first as the Webjet site show the all inclusive price. You...

Hawaiian Airlines celebrated its inaugural flight to Brisbane on Wednesday 28 Nov 2012 with the arrival of B767 flight HA443 from Honolulu which arrived at 3.54pm. The aircraft then operated the outbound flight HA444 Brisbane to Honolulu. Brisbane Airport Corporation - BNE welcomes Hawaiian...

Have just got back from a trip to the US & took an ANZ Visa Travel Card with me for the trip to avoid paying costly conversions fees on purchases as happens with regular credit cards. You are also issued with a PIN number for overseas cash withdrawals whereby ANZ charges USD2.50 per...

As per the Master Priority Club thread there's an offer going to receive free Ambassador membership for stays until 30 Nov 2012. Has anyone successfully done this yet? I have 2 separate stays booked at the IC in San Juan plus 1 night in Vegas at the IC Venetian. Code 6487 Stay three nights at...

I read on another thread about Sheraton Four Points at LAX allowing you a stay of 24 hours from the time you check in if you give the hotel 48 hours notice. I did the booking online via SPG website then rang the hotel & spoke to Walter who works in their in-house reservations dept. He said the...