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  1. SteveSYD

    Instant IHG Diamond Status by Registration

    Am I missing something or is there a catch? Aren’t they effectively giving away lot of free breakfasts ( one of the diamond perks) for the rest of the year to people who won’t or have no intention to stay the required number of stays to extend status into 2023? I wonder if they are flooded with...
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    Qantas site a mess

    I've been getting that same message all day
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    Upgrade to Platinum. Delay in SC posting.

    Thanks. Will give a few days.
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    Upgrade to Platinum. Delay in SC posting.

    In November I needed 150 SC to upgrade to Platinum on or before December 1. I actually ending up doing 160. But VA was slow posting SCs so they didn't appear in account till after Dec 1. Now when I log in it says I need 140SC on or before Dec 9. Do I need to contact VA to rectify this or do...
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    BYOJet ripoff

    This tactic is not unique to BYOjet. There is another OTA which appears on Skyscanner searches called Direct Flights who operate similar scams. The business model seems to be all about luring in customers with cheap prices and then charging outrageous fees to change flights( which are...
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    IHG Qualifying nights

    There was been an IT glitch at IHGin the last couple of days which has been posting qualifying stays as non qualifying. In my case it corrected it self within 24 hours .
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    Status not on boarding pass

    I experienced boarding pass printing issue in BKK on Friday. Check in staff couldn't resolve issue despite numerous attempts , but said just show Velocity card at lounge. Got in into SQ lounge with no issues. Points credited to my account today.
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    AFF Decides: Best airlines by cabin class

    F- TG as that only F I have done recently J- SQ PE- tie between NZ and QF. testing out SQ in a couple of weeks Y - SQ
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    Status Credit balance

    Thanks for that. The status credit figure on the "my activity " page updated overnight so it now the same total as my activity statement. Happy that I am now gold and don't have to do a last minute status run for 10 points.
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    Status Credit balance

    Has anyone had a discrepancy between the status credit balance figure on the "my account page" and when they tally SCs in their activity statement. In Jan 27 I was convinced my flights that day would take me to Gold but L logged in today and it say's status card balance is 490 and I need 10...
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    TripAdvisor - Do you use it?

    I use TA a lot for doing hotel research . Not sure if there is any other source as comprehensive out there? I find if you take the consensus of reviews of a property and ignore the ones from those who are obviously never happy or have an axe to grind, my own experience of staying at that...
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    Thai First Class or Singapore Business using Lifemiles (LM)

    I'm doing TG F out of SYD next week and coming back SQ J the week after, so I will report back.
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    Best hotels in SIN and HKG for AUD200

    Places for under 200AUD in Hong Kong . If you want to be HK Island side. Traders Hotel is best bang for buck , downside nothing much around hotel but quick and easy to get to Central. V2 Wanchai Hotel is close to bar and restaurants and is also very close to MTR. If you want to be Kowloon side...
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    Avianca "Lifemiles" - Questions and Discussion

    re: Avianca "Life Miles" - New FF program in *A I got two emails from them both kind of look like receipts The first had "Lifemiles award ticket redemption" as subject line sent from Lifemiles. And a second one sent by Amadeus which has my name , date of flight and route as subject line...
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    Avianca "Lifemiles" - Questions and Discussion

    re: Avianca "Life Miles" - New FF program in *A I recently booked a SQ flight through Lifemiles. Initially when I logged into the SQ website I couldn't assign seat. But once I got receipt for booking later in day , I was able to select seat when I logged in again.
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