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I'd love it someone could help me interpret the ANZ Frequent Flyer Black, terms and conditions when it comes to eligible spend. I need to hit a $5 minimum spend. Trying to work out what bills I can pay that will count towards that minimum spend. The T&C's says that Cash Advances (or...

Issuer/Product Offer/Criteria When Met Criteria When Bonus Awarded / Swept Notes/Issues Bankwest Qantas Mastercard - Platinum 40k QFF for $3k after 90 days. [10k additional points after 15 months] Second Statement Period Fourth statement period, transferred on the 1st of the following...

Of course global exchange rates aren't all downside for Australia. If you've got flexibility to travel to places that don't use USD, GBP or the Euro you can take advantage of the AUD being stronger against some other currencies. (Link: Nine destinations where the Australian dollar goes further)...

I did hear about the ATO tightening the rules around visiting investment properties a few years back but the ATO website still says that "the portion of your costs that are for managing your investments, such as: some travel expenses, for example to attend the annual general meeting of a company...

Slightly tangential question for the forum. Obviously very secondary to making sound long term investments. What are the 'best' ASX company AGMs to attend - any AGMs with great catering? 😂 Given it is possible to claim a tax deduction where travel expenses where sole purpose of the travel...

I think the next little period isn't looking great for the AUD. It looks like the RBA is finished hiking and we've hit the terminal interest rate (4.10%) while rates in the US are higher and UK (5.25% and 5.5% respectively). Also, the Chinese economy is weakening which so likely less demand...

I'm signed onto Accor All but I'll have to look into Accor+ in a bit more detail, I'm sure there's some good content in the forum. It does look like Qantas is doubling down on their relationship with Accor. Keen to understand what the value of redemptions is like. Always good when you find an...

Good question. Very possibly he was avoiding taxes but surely in a situation when a passenger has no cash to pay the fare you'd be okay with pulling the car machine out. Gotta show the tax office some income surely? Annoyingly he also quoted a fare that was slightly higher than what was shown...

Was recently on holiday for a month so I have a few. First, I got a ticket fine on the bus from Orly Airport to central Paris. I bought a ticket but I didn't validate it on board. Had to pay something like 30 euros on the spot (on top of the 15 euro ticket I bought). I've tried to fight it...

What are your strategies for securing the best hotel deals when travelling? I'm at the more budget sensitive end of the spectrum and find that hotel (or other accommodation) prices to be my biggest expense when travelling. I seem to be able to optimise using points to find cheep flights but I...

Sorry to piggyback off this Bankwest discussion but does anyone know how long Bankwest is taking to process Bonus Qantas points at the moment? The T&Cs say that they wait until an account is open 60 days to pay out regular points and up to 5 months to release bonus points. I've churned...

I flew Finnair Business HEL to NRT with the AirLounge seats in July. Personally, I didn't rate the seat highly for comfort. The seat is on a slight angle which makes it difficult to sit in a straight direction which I found uncomfortable. Additionally, the lack of recline means that you have a...

An update, I called the bank to plead my case. I was told that it was not practice to issue rewards points if a minimum spend was not met as they would not be upholding the terms and conditions of the card. During my call it was identified that my card was incorrectly labeled or configured...

I foolishly missed the minimum spend ($6k in 90 days) on my Westpac/St George Altitude credit card. Has anyone had any luck calling up the bank and getting them to issue bonus points despite not meeting the minimum spend? I think I already know the answer, but I'm really kicking myself for this 😂

Thanks for this, sounds like clearing immigration and checking out Narita before coming back to T3 will be the plan. Oof, yikes. What was security and check in like? How early before your flight did you get to the airport?

Later this year I am flying back to Australia from Europe via Tokyo (Narita) Airport where I have a 8 hour layover between connecting flights. My flight from Europe arrives at 1:00pm at Terminal 2 and my flight to the Gold Coast leaves from Terminal 3 at 9:00pm. My onward flight from Tokyo...

Thanks everyone for your input on this one. Just to update, I called Qantas and tried to have my $1,500 Flight Credit turned into a Qantas Pass to enable more flexibility but they couldn't/wouldn't. I ended up not using the Flight Credit for these flights as I found a business rewards flight...

Thank you for all of the advice team. Unfortunately I have a "Flight Credit" not a "Travel Pass" or "Qantas Pass" so from your detailed summary @encryptededdy it looks like I have fewer options available. I think I will have to try @astrosly's suggestion of getting out of Australia to Asia and...

Just before the pandemic hit I booked a Qantas trip to Europe which ultimately got canceled and refunded with a $1,500 Qantas voucher. I'm now looking to book a 4 to 8 week holiday to Europe in mid-2023 and getting around to booking flights now. During the pandemic I amassed around 800k Qantas...

Howdy, Melburnian here. I've been an observer of the website and forum for a few years. Joining now with the hope I can get the most out of the Qantas Points I've hoarded over the past few years. Love taking short domestic breaks, but planning on a long international trip this year as well.