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  1. woodyren

    Airside and lounge access at YVR.

    I have CI J bookings from YVR to TPE made with QFF points. We arrive by cruise ship in the morning and the flight is scheduled for 0200 the following morning. I am trying to plan our day but I am not familiar with YVR airport. There are no other CI flights each day. Would anyone familiar...
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    The Woodyren's 2022 wanderings. Maldives Mallorca Malaga Mykonos and the Matterhorn plus many parts/ports in between.

    Prologue. Getting an early start on a trip report for our upcoming long awaited and in parts many times cancelled 10 week trip. In anticipation of many potential bumps in the road with the high numbers of flight cancellations, delays, luggage issues, strikes, covid issues etc it maybe a...
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    Diners Club foreign exchange rates.

    I have a Citibank branded diners club card that came free of charge as a companion card with my Citi Rewards platinum Mastercard. It has zero forex fee for foreign currency spend and 2 rewards points per dollar on that spend. I plan to use it while I hold my Citi Mastercard until the second...
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    Citi Personal Loan Plus=Velocity.

    I just noticed this on Finder. Looks like an easy way to collect 150K Velocity points. Well as easy as it is dealing with Citi for most things anyway. Ozbargain has posts stating that it isn't targeted. I have applied for the minimum $5000 but currently hold 3 Citi branded or serviced credit...
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    Consecutive cruises circling calm seas on Spectrum off Singapore.

    After a hiatus of just over two years and the cancellation of so many plans it was time to finally dip our toes into OS travel again. This trip was unplanned until a month or two ago as we have a much longer trip land and cruise trip to the Maldives and Europe planned in August, September and...
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    Refunds to cancelled cards after sign up bonus has been received.

    I am a regular card churner. I also regularly cruise or travel and plan card application in oder to book cruises with my new card to quickly meet minimum spend, receive bonus points and churn. All has been going well and we have managed to fly many times in J to reach or return from our...
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    What happens when you have a credit returned to a card after receiving bonus pts.

    I have recently had a reimbursement to a closed card due to a refund on a purchase. The company could only refund to the card used for purchase. I then contacted the bank concerned and they are transferring the refund from the closed card to my bank account. As I churn plenty of cards I am...
  8. woodyren

    Sydney-Tianjin-Bangkok-Turkey-Greek Islands-Norway by cruiseship, flights and ferries.

    After contributing to and enquiring in a number of threads on this great forum I was encouraged many times to include a trip report. So here goes for my first attempt. The trip plan. Cruise. Sydney to Singapore 14 nights, Singapore-Singapore 5 nights, Singapore-Tianjin 12 nights on Ovation...
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    Westpac Black Altitude Bonus points.

    Westpac have a current 80000 Qantas or Altitude points bonus offer but you are ineligible for the bonus points if you hold or have held a Altitude Black or Altitude Platinum in the previous 12 months. Pointhacks has a current deal where you get an extra 20000 points on top of the 80000 if you...
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    Velocity reward tickets from China to Europe with Alitalia or other options.

    Has anyone had any success booking reward redemptions with Alitalia. I am interested in booking some reward tickets from China to Europe next May after finishing a reposition cruise from Sydney to Beijing. The best option would be to Athens which connects via Rome and fits in the 4,800-5,800...
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    Bonus offers when converting other credit card points to Velocity.

    I am a new Velocity member who also has a Commbank diamond awards Amex. I receive 3pts per $ spend on the Amex but only 1 pt per $ spend on my Amex Velocity platinum. Usually end up with over 100k points per year. I believe the conversion rate for my Commbank pts to Velocity is 2:1. So I plan...
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