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  1. Tiki

    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    Guyana is cash only except for big hotels in Georgetown and some tour operators serving jungle lodges. I used Wise for ATM, only 30k GYD at a time max withdrawal fees all up 1800 GYD per withdrawal. Peru ATMs best I can find is 700 PEN max withdrawal with fees all up 53 PEN per withdrawal. At...
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    Visiting Doha for a few hours

    The name escapes me but there is an amazing Persian restaurant in the middle of Souk Waqif, my preferred place for a few hours layover.
  3. Tiki

    Coles gift card offers

    10k bonus points posted overnight after I went in person to add the Flybuys to the transaction.
  4. Tiki

    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    And they got rid of the Priority Pass. The quarterly credits are just too hard for travelers who do one or two big trips a year. Lounge access was a more attractive benefit to me than any of the hotel benefits.
  5. Tiki

    Coles gift card offers

    Yesterday I was in Coles and bought 5 x $100 gift cards for the 2000 points each. I am positive I scanned my card, I even remember commenting to the lady that 5 cards were allowed per customer. So I waited until today thinking my points would show up around 19:00-ish like usual but they never...
  6. Tiki

    Dual citizenship and travelling on non AU passport

    Yes it's like that. But I always have to wait in line and check in, I can't do online check in. I don't check bags so otherwise I could just skip all that and go straight to the gate.
  7. Tiki

    Dual citizenship and travelling on non AU passport

    This is a pita when I fly to the US and need to input my documents. I have to leave on my Aussie passport which does not have a USA esta and show the airline my US passport which does not have an Aussie visa in it. Always requires human interference.
  8. Tiki

    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    The Philippines are mostly cash only except for bigger hotels and restaurants. Even 7-11s were cash only! Maccas took credit cards consistantly. Cash is a pita because of bank fees, small withdrawal limits (most ATMs only give 10k PHP at a time) and only HSBC giving 40k max withdrawal...
  9. Tiki

    Wise debit card

    I use my NAB ATM Visa debit card, it's not a cash advance and posts immediately.
  10. Tiki

    When do SQ miles post to VA?

    The points posted today, 2 weeks after the flight, glad I didn’t have to chase them.
  11. Tiki

    When do SQ miles post to VA?

    We only had the boarding passes on the phone. But the Velocity numbers are definitely in the booking for both of us
  12. Tiki

    When do SQ miles post to VA?

    We flew paid economy in K class SQ booking which should get .5 point per mile 10 days ago They still haven't posted to Velocity. How long should it take?
  13. Tiki

    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    Yeah I am shut out of Amex now because I had a Gold back in 2014 so I will never get a bonus for the Green. And the annual fee for Platinum is too much for me. And I am dumping the Hilton Surpass at renewal because they cancelled Priority Pass even for those of us who were in the middle of our...
  14. Tiki

    Is Citi Plus still the best option for overseas cash?

    My Nab debit card has ridiculous fees so this time I am loading travel cash on my Wise card, supposed to keep fees down.
  15. Tiki

    Delta will introduce seasonal BNE-LAX flights

    I'd gladly trade you DL for TK any day!
  16. Tiki

    Article: Most of today's flights to Sydney are sold out due to Taylor Swift

    I wish real Swifties (Swift Parrots-highly endangered species) would get 1/10th the attention this pop star is getting. I'm not her demographic nor am I the sort who cares about celebrities and pop stars. But I would hate to get stuck in an airport because my flight was delayed and every...
  17. Tiki

    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    Has anyone tried to use a Chase card (specifically an Ink) to pay part of a car? I'm thinking between $6-8000 whatever it takes to do a SUB around EOFY. Does the large purchase trigger any fraud alerts?
  18. Tiki

    PNG visa

    We went to PNG last year and did the visa online. You need to gather all the documents they ask for first. The visas came through pretty quickly once the application was completed and paid for.
  19. Tiki

    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    I have no interest in keeping this card. Even if they waived this years annual fee, there is some kind of 13 month rule so they would "get" me next year. And apparently there is "family" language on the Green card now so even if I get out of pop-up jail, I had the Gold card in July 2013 and...
  20. Tiki

    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    That's what I don't get. I got the card in July 2022 and used my 10 visits. Then I renewed the card in July 2023 and paid $95 annual fee. I think new "benefits" were announced a couple months later. I have prebooked trips for March and April, mostly in Y and some late night connections so i...
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