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    July 2025

    DateFlight #AirportLoungeTimeGuestsComments Pvcmenace +2 8th JulyQF30HKGQF/CX18 00
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    How does Marriott treat you as an elite?

    Trip away for partners birthday with a bunch of friends. Initially two nights Thursday & Friday booked Fabulous Room used NUA and confirmed to Wow suite 48 hours before. Upon check in extended another night Saturday for original room rate and comped the Wow suite again for the extra night...
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    Classic Award Booking Cancellation Fees & Refund Processing Time

    Can be as soon as same day, usually within 2 weeks. After 2 weeks I usually give them a call and check on status, especially if fees and taxes have been refunded already.
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    I priced up many: USPS: $48 for 10-14days $82 for priority Fedex: $108 DHL: $106 *Chose this as picked up from address same day, delivered in 3 days UPS: $118
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    Just di the Amex GT for brilliant.... By god what a charge to get the card delivered to Australia. $106USD
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    Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

    Yes we were all on different PNR’s long story. As with many of my bookings is a convoluted story 🤔
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    Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

    10/04 QF44 DPS-SYD J5C3D1 A332 subbed to A333 Myself WP Saver Y to J at T20 Partner SG Saver Y to J at the gate Daughter SG Saver Y received negative text at T11 11/4 QF417 SYD-MEL J4C2D0 Myself WP Saver Y to J at T24 Partner SG Saver Y received negative text at T10 Daughter SG Saver Y to J T13
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    Experiences with flights BA16 and BA15

    Flew BA15 on 10th March. New seats on the 777 were comfortable enough, crew and food were nice enough. Only problem being with over 70 seats in the cabin dinner service dragged on for nearly 90 minutes from beginning till end. So if the water you ordered with your meal did not get delivered not...
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    How does Marriott treat you as an elite?

    Sorry! late to the party, but I've bid on a coughtail masterclass experience at the Ritz Carlton Melbourne. I bid the opening bid and won it. The experience was fun, very interesting insight, into designing a coughtail list. Plenty of amazing coughtails to try by head bartender of the 'Gold Bar'...
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    Book a trip to Egypt/Middle East

    When I was looking for November travel in December last year SIN was coming in at nearer $5k, though it would have been my preference if I could have gotten for $3K for sure
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    Book a trip to Egypt/Middle East

    I booked Qsuites in November ex KUL for $3240 it was a little more expensive ~$50-100 than BKK but easier and quicker to get to KUL.
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    Marriott Bonvoy 2025 Q1 Promo

    I just googled the double status night promotion and the link was there to activate
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    Article: Why is Dynamic Currency Conversion Even Legal?

    Well I got ripped with a Malaysia airlines booking the face value of what I purchased in Aud was not what was charged to the American Express. Amex got their 3% and MR got their roughly 7% After receiving the e-ticket there is a note at the bottom. so $4934 face value was charged at $5436...
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    Can you book QF awards on other airlines 360 days in advance

    Hmmmm, consistently inconsistent. It has worked for me many times, but very frustrating.
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    Can you book QF awards on other airlines 360 days in advance

    I find, using multi city tool, pick the last day listed on the matrix, select it and then move through further into further dates from there. Be prepared for lots of errors with the website, but it is possible.
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    Qantas Courtesy Upgrade Love

    My first and only Op Up I ever received was the first flight I ever took after joining QFF in 2000 Mel-Ool. I refused it and sat with my friends down the back :) Maybe that's why no love since.
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    Qantas Cabin Baggage Survey Results Email

    I've had this in QF J row 1 so no floor space, row 2 had 4 bags neatly spread out across the overheads, luckily I only had a small soft bag that I could squeeze in and my partner had a small hand bag :\
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    Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

    My daughter SG plus companion, QF1 SIN-LHR 13/1 Y to J - no success. But at T-12 message received that they had been upgraded to PE.
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    Japanese Yen - Cash

    Exactly the $350 cash was all I needed, no fees on the Apple Pay transactions and was accepted everywhere.
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    Japanese Yen - Cash

    +1 To the Wise card pre loaded and withdraw from ATM over in Japan. Also use it for Apple Pay in store.
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