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When in Switzerland this week I was using the SBB app to purchase tickets - as I have done in the past. Very convenient and way better than mucking around with ticket machines. I did discover the EasyRide function - basically when you start the journey you swipe right to start the trip and...

Well flew into LHR today from BRU. The wait for checked luggage was about the same as the time spent in the air. However about 10 mins after I reached the carousel, (about 15:50) luggage was just starting to come from the previous flight at the carousel, from Abuja. It reached that gate...

So asked ChatGPT the question "Explain why ChatGPT would annoy me". And this is the answer. Very good answer but I've made one slight modification which I've highlighted below. :eek:

I know there's a huge thread on "Strategy to obtain US Amex" for Australian residents to obtain a US based American Express. Any tips on the opposite "Strategy to obtain Australian based credit card"? I am based overseas, and as such my employment income, although reasonably sizable (and...

According to MilesLion there is now functionality on the SQ website that allows entering different loyalty memberships for points accrual whilst entering KF membership number for status recognition (if applicable) and free on board wifi. A plus if it works correctly, but unfortunately can’t...

It seems a 30 yo Australian has caused yesterdays PER bound Sccot flight to return to Singapore under escort from Singapore Air Force, after allegedly making a bomb threat. Some excellent pictures of the escort outside the windows here...

For some time we've valued Marriott Bonvoy point at around 0.667c (USD) per point. This sort of followed on from SPG, where we valued them at 2c per point (which was converted to Marriott at a factor of 3) (did this looking at a "basket" of hotels I'd typically stay at. If we get around that...

Rentals on Europcar used to earn up to 1000 Accor All points, but just noticed after my last rental in April this has changed to 3 points per Euro. (in January it was definitely 1000) So good change for longer rentals, but not so good for shorter rentals.

My sister is travelling from MEL-DFW on QF21 in business class, no status, before continuing on to Canada on AA, again in business class. She has no status. I know she can of course access Admirals Club on the basis of departing flight (since April 2021 Canada permitted) and definitely on the...

This one popped up in my youtube feed. Always suspicious of these tik-tok/youtube shorts videos (whether real or fake) but given this is allegedly on a flight originating from Bali, it is entirely plausible, right? 🤣 In essence: - Aborted approach as cabin not secure (people refused to...

Just a note for visitors, as of today, Mon 13 Feb, masks are no longer required to be worn on public transport. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/09/singapore-drops-pre-departure-requirements-for-travelers-further-eases-mask-rules.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/best-airlines-in-world-united-qatar-qantas-etihad-latam-airhelp-2022-12 Airhelp have published their airline rankings. In order from 1-10: QR, UA, QF, EY, LN, EW, CI, AA, JL, OS. Yeh, nah ....

Just noticed this on SQ website, effective 14 Nov: https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/media-centre/news-alert/?id=laafc6cb Which means, when transiting SIN, only DF purchased in SIN will be permitted to carry on to flights bound for EU destinations, not DF purchased at the origin of the...

My partner had accrued a reasonable stash of Radisson award points, mainly through one hotel he used to stay at for work purposes regularly. (For the version of Radisson that covers Europe, Asia, Australia). We went in last night to look at booking some London hotels (they have some...

OK, looking at flights SIN-MEL during September, have really missed the boat on this one. You can usually rely on Scoot of have low cost fares - or at reasonable ones, but for most of the month they are charging approximately $1200 AUD, one way. No luggage, no food and beverage, no...

Not happy about this! Jetstar is moving to T4 on 24 October. This will make lounge access more problematic and barely worthwhile when travelling Jetstar out of Singapore. :mad...

Wow it's been some time since I've booked a hotel in US, but looking for travel during June, and I'm surprised (not really) by the rapid uptake of the fees formerly known as resort fees. Once they were the domain of resort hotels at beach destinations and Las Vegas hotels. Then they seemed...

I'm booked an award MEL-SIN on QF35 during April. I've noticed that the both QF35 and 36 (SIN-MEL) are showing as no availability on expertflyer on the day I am travelling (a Tuesday). I've also just noticed that this is the same every Tuesday during April (i.e. no availability in any booking...

So we both have Amex offers of $20 off Placie ride, which can be used to book Ola with. Putting aside the challenges of accessing Placie app from a foreign phone on data roaming (wifi worked though) our first effort saw three drivers cancel over a 15 min period before one accepted. Maybe the...

I noticed BITRE have just released their domestic airline activity for January. https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/domestic_airline_activity-monthly_publications The busiest route for the month was MEL-OOL. Notably MEL-SYD is still languishing at #13, although with the impact of...