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How do you propose using an Amex Qantas Travel Credit, which can literally only be redeemed on Qantas flights, for accommodation? That's the whole point that's been made - the credit in question cannot be used for anything else. It's not like the other generic Amex Travel Credits which can be...

Their airfares may have been cheap, but they also weren't in much of a position to negotiate corporate airfare agreements (the kinds that require the company's travellers to book with that airline as the preferred carrier even at times when competitors are more expensive), which is where a good...

Flights at peak times only tend to be more profitable because they carry business travellers who typically command higher yields. Rex was mainly targeting leisure travellers and had only just rolled out a relatively abysmal and limited frequent flyer program with very little appeal to the types...

This sort of nonsense is why I got rid of this card. Amex can't see all of the fares that are made available on the Qantas website, particularly the most affordable kinds. The notion that you can only use your $450 voucher towards a $1115.69 ticket - and thus, be required to pay $665.69 out of...

Rex had more flights than it could fill, including at peak times. Access to slots wasn't the problem - it was just one of the many things Rex whinged about rather than running its business well. AFF ran quite an interesting article about it: Opinion: Why Rex's 737 Experiment Failed

Never hurts to ask, but Emirates bases your access on your onward departing flight, regardless of connections. You could still go in if you had Platinum with Skywards or Qantas, if somebody guested you in, or if you paid. Rates are on the Emirates website. If you technically qualify for the...

Yeah, every month that you pay on time (which includes getting a $0 statement on which no payment is required) gets a 'paid on time' flag in your report as part of Comprehensive Credit Reporting. Those flags generally go back two years (despite the length of the credit file being longer), so it...

Most issuers will look at your total outstanding credit limits and presume that you need to pay 3-4% of that total limit in minimum repayments per month (that is, make the minimum payments if you max everything out). So, they will take your after-tax salary, deduct by this repayment figure, look...

As far as I can tell, it seems all Etihad reward seats have already been pulled from the VA website, which goes against the notion that they were sticking around for six months as a redemption partner. Hopefully it's just a glitch, but given the timing, that would be a significant coincidence...

BNE was one of the first (or could have been the very first?) but doesn't normally do it for QantasLink flights, only QF mainline.

Realistically, what proportion of PayAll transactions do we think relate to actual, legitimate commerce? It wouldn't surprise me if it turned out that 99% of PayAll transactions by volume were, shall we say, the kind 'set up until 2032', ahem. 😂 The clock was always ticking on this one. I'm...

Yep, it's a Perth Airport thing. They've been doing it for many years.

Fixed it. A shame you didn't break out Photoshop for this one, it'd have taken longer... 🤣

Yeah, I stopped using my Plat overseas a while ago, except where there's a specific reason (e.g. to use the overseas dining credit). My go-to overseas is now the CBA Ultimate, which has the benefit of wider acceptance as a Mastercard, no foreign transaction fee and no padding in the exchange...

Yes, I've changed Y to I before. Just check the fare rules of I as the change or cancellation rules may not be as liberal once you change it, depending on routing.

Short answer, no, you can just make the booking for him with no need to enter a frequent flyer number. :)

For Fine Hotels and Resorts, generally yes. For regular Amex Travel bookings, generally no.

Huh? How does this help the OP flying from Perth, when Qatar Airways is based in Doha, not Dubai?

My domestic one took a few weeks recently. Used the international one in early October and yet to see it credit, but the T&Cs say up to 30 days and I'll wait a little longer than that before chasing up (although I did have to manually submit a receipt last time I used the international one to...

If the part about the removal of the Aussie Centurion Lounge passes is accurate, it's an interesting move given last week's announcements, which basically place more focus of Velocity on those who regularly fly with VA (and most of VA's routes are domestic). Already, VA's status/biz class pax...