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Can confirm this also - had to hurriedly use a QF Hotels voucher for an eco-hotel to get the 5th leaf before 31 July rollover date (RIP home & car carbon offsetting). It worked.

Confirmed. I got burnt in June this year from the enhancement on offsetting one's holiday home (July year end for me) and so pounced when I saw yet another enhancement to GT qualification. Just ordered one single bottle of Green Tier shiraz from Qantas Wines, using the $50 PC+ voucher. Net...

I took my mother and teenage daughter to Cafe Sydney last week for some pre-theatre dining at sunset. Entrees and mains - plus sides - hit the Amex dining credit easily enough, with me being out-of-pocket only for the champagne and the tip. No time for dessert - Cats was calling! Amex applied...

Tried for 2 one-way U fares flying QF26 (HND-SYD) on 29th July 2025 - computer said no (EF showing I9 at the time) C'est la vie!

I'm missing the forest for the trees! 😶‍🌫️

I've been watching NH awards availability on VA for a few months now. Looking at HND-SYD for Mrs GO and Miss GO at the end of July (Tuesday 29th, so after AU school holidays have ended). Very little showed more than 2 weeks out, so I started playing a game to check whether I could get 2 J...

I have a 31 July renewal date and always do the final leaves about one month prior. I have actually done my bit with a real house and car in NSW for the past few years, so I am absolutely filthy about this little "enhancement"!

Hotel: InterContinental Melbourne, The Rialto When: March 2025 Status: Platinum Ambassador Rate: AUD $595/night (Ambassador Complimentary Weekend Night Rate) Booked: 1 King Junior Suite with Club Lounge Received: 1 King Signature Suite (two-category upgrade) Forgot to post this at the time but...

I must confess that I do not know exactly what she did. This was all resolved whilst I was on hold. There were definitely 2 PNRs before I called - the original CR booking and the new one created when the droid approved the WP release. Both with 6 alpha-numeric characters as is typical for QF...

It's now less than a month until Mrs and Miss GO fly off and I thought that I would give this WP super-power another crack to take them higher than Y+. EF was showing A8 and I9 on QF11 SYD-LAX for 3rd July. I got through quickly but not to HBA. No worries; if the computer says no today, I can...

This! ❤️ I've been hanging out for a glimpse of the Potala Palace again. Thanks @Matt_01 - this has been a great journey so far. Really enjoying seeing it all again 25 years on.

We finally got Mrs GO to VA WP through Family Pooling (existing VA bookings booked pre-devaluation) and I told her to apply instantly for HH Diamond through VA, ahead of a summer sojourn in the US and EU at a string of Hilton properties. Based on my own experience in 2023 and that of other AFF...

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@Matt_01 - I'll be watching this thread with a lot of interest! I visited Tibet back in 2002, flying into Lhasa from Kathmandu (with a clear view of Everest along the way!), then spending 3 weeks inside the forbidden kingdom. It was a guided tour (Intrepid) that took us out to Mount Kailash for...

I had a similar experience recently where calling QF immediately made all the difference. I had a QF CR booking SYD-xBNE-LAX. QF then brought forward the BNE-LAX departure by over 2 hours, making it leave before SYD-BNE had even landed. On-line options were useless - either fly CI the previous...

I've just made WP for the first time ever (30 years into my relationship with QF) and thought I would give this a go... I requested 2 U or 2 Z seats on QF11 SYD-LAX for 3rd July 2025. Expert Flyer was showing decent inventory for this flight F9 A7 J9 C9 D9 I9 W9 R9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9...

I can confirm the part about AY Premium Economy being available only via Finnair Plus. I ran across plenty of PE options from Helsinki to Japan (HND, NRT, KIX, NGO) in late July, when Mrs GO and Miss GO need to make their way back to Oz from two weeks in Europe. Timing-wise, HEL-NGO worked...

I was watching this conversation with interest but no e-mail came through. Ho, hum... I went and booked a one-way domestic VA flight yesterday, with the return date still TBC. This afternoon, I now have a personalised double points offer from Velocity, which specifically cites yesterday's...

I'm currently putting together a RTW award itinerary for Mrs GO and Miss GO. Rather than chance my arm at a OWA, I'm doing it piece-meal, flight-by-flight, given the fluidity of their plans and flexibility with different carriers and award programmes. It's been a fascinating exercise to explore...