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  1. Himeno

    Western Canada stopover recommendations (Feb 2026)

    I'm working on my next major holiday plans. Looking to have a stop for a few days in either Calgary, Edmonton or Winnipeg in early Feb before moving on to Ottawa (and then Europe). I've only been to Vancouver and Toronto before. Any suggestions as to which option would be better at that time of...
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    "Hands Free Japan" luggage shipping

    Has anyone used the hand free Japan luggage transfer recently? I've only used it twice, once for a small box from airport to hotel to arrive at a later date on that trip, and once from a Yamato Transport agency to airport, both pre covid. I notice that some of the counters for this closed down...
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    DOH transit

    Just arrived in DOH for a 9ish hour connection (DFW-DOH-AMS). Arrived in the new part of the terminal. To my surprise, transit passengers were let right out into the concourse with no security check, unlike prior visits (maybe because we arrived from the US?? But that didn't make a difference...
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    How long to pack for a trip?

    When you are packing for a trip, on average, how long does it take you? Does it change depending on the length or reason for trip?
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    US entry paperwork - Qantas "upcoming trip" email

    Is this a thing again, or does Qantas not bother to update their email templates?
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    Travel Insurance, connections

    When you are getting insurance, and they ask where you are going, do you also include connections where you are doing nothing but sitting in the airport for a few hours between flights? eg, I have QF3 SYD-JFK coming up. Would you include New Zealand on the travel insurance when you're only...
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    Hotel under renovation. Still book there?

    If you found a hotel that had the amenities you want (guest laundry, microwave and fridge in rooms), but was under renovation and impacting other services, would you still book there? I've found a hotel for my upcoming trip. It has what I want, but is being renovated ahead of changing brands...
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    LAX hotel recommendations

    I have a stop in LA during my upcoming holiday. I already have hotels for an event in Long Beach and at LAX for the night before flying out, but need to find somewhere for the first 3 nights of the LA stop. I've found a possibility downtown that has what I'm looking for (guest laundry...
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    Annoying online hotel booking site inconsistency

    Why must it be so annoying to find a hotel with needed amenities? One site can list a hotel as having something (for example, a guest laundry), then the next doesn't even have it listed on the filter to search for. Then when you go to the hotels official site, there is no mention of it...
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    HKG assisted transit

    CX110 arrived in HKG a bit late with a short connection to CX542. I had worked out the quickest transit when the connecting gate info came up on the IFE. Got off the plane to find CX staff waiting for 542 connecting pax, they gave us stickers and had us wait for other pax. The connection was...
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    Boeing workers on strike

    A few days ago, Boeing came to an agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751, covering workers in the Boeing assembly plants in the Seattle area. Workers voted on the contract today and rejected it 94.6%, then voted to strike 96%...
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    Qantas' Impending Change to Tokyo Flight Schedule

    IASC has posted a notice that this slot is now available for allocation to be utilised from 25 February 2025 and aim to have it allocated to an Australian airline by October 10
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    QF New Zealand aircraft use

    Other then the SYD-AKL legs of QF3/4, is QF only using 737s to NZ, or are there some A330 flights?
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    I just confused QF and SIN airport staff

    Just flew CGK-SIN-SYD-CBR. QF5202, QF292, QF1433 QF5202 is operated by 3K202, so I checked in with Jetstar Asia in Jakarta. I was checked through to CBR with boarding passes for all sectors and bag tagged through. Upon landing at SIN, I went to the transfer bus over to T1. The SIN staff member...
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    CGK lounge

    Is there any lounge I can use at CGK on monday? QF WP on QF5202. Guessing not because 3K in T2 and QF in T3.
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    implanted medical devices - airport security

    After a problem yesterday and going to the hospital, I ended up having a SPC installed until the specialists can arrange a surgeon (in Sydney) to fix the underlying problem. Hopefully that will fix the problem and the tube can be removed, however arranging that is expected to take 4-6 weeks and...
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    QF site booking - lack of options

    Why does the website give such a lack of options when trying to book something? I just went to check prices for a possible Tokyo trip in Jan. W fares. Outbound gave me a number of options. CBR-SYD-HND in either W or J, a number of options for the CBR-SYD. Also offered J options to NRT via MEL...
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    flight history

    I just updated my recent holiday into flight memory and found something surprising when I viewed the updated stats. I'm a CBR-SYD-BNE trip away from a million miles flown. (almost all of it on oneworld members, but only 374,000 on QF) https://my.flightmemory.com/Himeno
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    Baggage mess

    During the last stop of my holiday last month, I got an extra suitcase in Tokyo in order to get stuff home. When I got to Sydney, one bag came out at the end (when it should have been near the start with my status and the F tag on the bags). Only 1 bag came out. The 2nd was missing. I spoke to...
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    Japan Tax Free shopping

    Japan recently changed the requirements for tax free shopping upon exiting. To get tax free shopping in Japan, you need to spend more then 5000 JPY (5500 inc tax) at a store with the Tax Free Japan signage, and show them your passport with the short term visitor sticker (which means you can't...
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