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    Good Australian wines<$30

    We are getting family and friends visiting from Spain and Canada over the next few months and thought it be nice to get them to sample some good Australian wine while staying with us. The idea is to sample a diffrent variety of wines every night over dinner so they get a sense of good...
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    Duty Free Special Offers.

    Hi All, I thought it be good to start a post on any good duty free offers you see on your travels. Lotte Duty Free is currently running a 22% discount on nearly all products ordered between 11 am and 1 pm. In Sydney and Mmelbourne you can buy at the city stores or online as long as you got a...
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    Compensation scheme coming to Australia?

    I found this aricle in the gaurdian. I didn’t know there was a white paper out for discussion on avaition, but some good submissions made to get a compensation scheme for travellers. Fingers crossed we get something similiar to EU261...
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    15% or 20% points back on Velocity rewards booking

    This offer just dropped in my inbox. Velocity is offering between 15% to 20% points back on local Virgin reward bookings. Got to book before 15 June and fly before 15 September. Virgin operated flights only and only for one person on a booking. 15% or 20% points back depends on which velocity...
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    Cheap flights coming? - China’s back

    So it appears Air China and China Southern have wasted no time increasing the number of flights to Australia now that China has openend up to the world again ( see link below) . https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/china-southern-airlines-air-china-flights-sydney-melbourne What do you...
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    Travel crystal ball 2023

    After overdosing on christmas mince pies ( and thankfully from tomorrow Its hot cross bun season;)), I was contemplating what the travel universe will look like in 2023. After staring into my wine glass too long I predict : Travel airfares will crash in 2023! I offer two reasons to support...
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    Taking Qantas to NCAT

    Hi All Has anyone taken Qantas to one of the States Administrative and Civil Tribunals? I am looking to take them to NCAT for cancelling my flight mid - way. My story is here. - Thread 'Flight delayed, missed connection and abandoned by Qantas' Flight delayed, missed connection and abandoned...
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    Aegean Airlines one of the best?

    Hi All, focusing on more positive things I thought I’ll make a post commending Aegen Airlines ( Old Olympic). We flew them from Frankfurt to Athens and Mykonos to Bucharest and must say we were impressed. Travel was in economy but we all got served food and drinks on all sectors( except Mykomos...
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    Flight delayed, missed connection and abandoned by Qantas

    So this happend to me and about 30 other passengers on Friday travelling to Europe. We had a Qantas ticketed flight from Sydney to various european destinations on Qatar Airways via Brisbane. First leg was Syd to Bne on Qantas. Flight was meant to leave Sydney at 16:50 with connection on Qatar...
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    Air NZ lounge Sydney Airport - Qatar access

    Flying out tonight on Qatar airways and low and behold we are provided lounge access to Air NZ’s lounge at Sydney Airport! I am Qatar gold flying economy and also got access. Lounge experience is suburb. Good wines, coughtails and a very decent cold and hot buffer. The cheese platter was...
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