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    The NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass

    I'm well aware of that. I've been travelling on those services very regularly for several years. However if you are wishing to utilise any suburban or intercity in conjunction with a longer regional trip booked using a Discovery Pass, you must book your ticket to/from your final...
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    The NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass

    I've noticed in relation to booking connecting legs on local services (suburban/intercity trains), that if your origin/destination is one of the intercity stations from which it's also possible to book on regional services for travel to Sydney, the booking site won't offer it. For example, for...
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    Woolworths gift card thread

    I ended up getting lucky out in Windsor NSW on the weekend. Plenty of variable cards available, which I wasn't expecting to find in the metropolitan area.
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    Woolworths gift card thread

    Nil stock of the variable load Vanilla MasterCards at the store I tried this morning (Regional NSW). I doubt that they're hiding in the freezer aisle as when they have stock, these cards usually move at a pretty glacial pace at this particular location. There wasn't any there when I last...
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    Everyday Rewards Targeted Offers

    Little bit better than some other posters received, but not tempting to me: I'm a little bit perplexed why their algorithm chose this offer for me, when the last time I spent more than $30 in one transaction was about six months ago. But I guess that I can always stack it with another...
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    Coles Rewards MasterCard devaluation

    I just got an email from them today to advise that the interest free period is being reduced from 55 to 44 days: Whilst this doesn't practically make a huge difference to me, after the devaluation a few months ago I think it's a sign that it's time to close this card and find a better product.
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    Woolworths gift card thread

    Went to my usual reliable store tonight (low socio-economic regional town in NSW) and there was nil stock. Perhaps someone is organising bus tours of the countryside looking for gift cards. Never been let down by this particular store before, they often still have stock left on the final...
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    Public Transport to our airports - what's cheapest?

    I'm a bit slow on this one, but I just noticed today that the Launceston Airport Shuttle Bus ceased operating back in April: Home | Launceston Airport Shuttle Bus I used it once back in 2022 and found it to be reasonably convenient, running to meet each flight as they arrive rather than to a...
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    Changes to Velocity reward seat pricing from 21 January 2025

    I had wondered how long until it would take until we had a devaluation because in recent times it's been good for customers, as many of us have been earning more points on the ground, yet the number of points needed for a redemption hadn't shifted in years. My non-scientific justification for...
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    China Airlines business class?

    I flew from TPE - MEL in business class last week, and would concur with other posters in relation to the quality of the food, as well as comfort. I had the fillet mignon which was excellent, and worth staying awake for, being served at 1:30am in Taiwanese time. One tip in relation to the TPE...
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    Batik Air (Indonesia) to start Bali-Canberra

    It was claimed by a poster on Reddit today that the aircraft arriving tomorrow morning, departing as ID6014 from CBR - DPS tomorrow (October 13) will be the final Batik Air flight to Canberra, however I can't find any official announcement about it. Having a look at Batik Air's official...
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    Coles gift card offers

    I've had some luck before in the outer fringe suburbs of western and south-western Sydney in finding gift cards. For example, yesterday I was shopping at Coles in Richmond, and there was plenty of stock available of the TCN gift cards from this week's offer. I've also been successful in the...
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    Public Transport to our airports - what's cheapest?

    I always just jump on either bus route 350 or 420 from outside T3 at Sydney Domestic, which drops me off at Mascot Station about 5-10 minutes later, then catch the train from there. Usually with the transfer discount, the bus journey only costs me 24 cents, on top of the normal train fare from...
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    Woolworths gift card thread

    I've found that regional stores can often be good in terms of having good stocks of gift cards for stores that don't exist in the local area. Plenty of stock of $100 Westfield and $200 IKEA gift cards in Goulburn NSW last night, although none of the Cafe Choice gift cards. I did manage to find...
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    The most surprisingly good restaurant you've discovered while travelling

    I stumbled upon a restaurant named Namaste Nepal Curry in a back street of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan last year, which specialises in both Indian and Nepali cuisine, and had a great dish of chicken tikka masala. If you're not familiar with the region, Wakkanai is the northernmost town in Japan...
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    Rex to launch Melbourne/Adelaide-Perth routes

    But at least you would have the option of purchasing something more substantial to eat on both JQ & VA. I haven't flown on Rex for a few months, but I assume the buy on board selection still exclusively consists of alcoholic beverages. Potentially I guess they might serve a more substantial...
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    12 point per $1 on Virgin Australia Hotels (Rocket Travel) until 5/5/24

    I had to make an urgent last minute booking recently whilst in the USA, and remembered this offer which happened to be ending on the same day so I took advantage of it. Checked out of the hotel on Tuesday May 7th, which would have been Wednesday in Australian time. Got an email titled 'Your...
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    Melbourne to Sydney by overnight XPT train

    I haven't travelled myself on a long distance NSW train since late last year, but the disruption advisory for the cancellation of last night's overnight Melbourne - Sydney train, due to the XPT having broken down a few hours earlier, caught my eye: It's rather blunt compared to how airlines...
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    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    Today I received a targeted offer for spend at a particular store, for which I can receive 2000 Flybuys points for spending $70.00 at a specific Coles store between the dates specified later this week. Can't say that I had ever received an offer targeted only for spend at a specific store...
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    Charged $150 for being 5 mins late, system won't let me check in online

    I can't see what grounds you would have to lodge a dispute with your bank in this instance, as you agreed to pay the additional $150 whilst you were at the airport check-in counter, and it's not as if the airline failed to provide you with the agreed service in exchange for the additional $150...
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