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    Positioning flight options to ensure Emirates A380 reward seat

    Hi All, I'm booking F reward seats for my partner and I on Emirates in November, heading to Europe via Dubai. I'm gunning for an A380 service because shower.... however ex Sydney the A380 flight departs at 6am and we would prefer an evening service in all honesty so we can enjoy the day, soak...
  2. R

    More than one Woolworths Rewards Cards

    Is it possible/wise to create more than one Woolworths rewards account? I've noticed you can get quit good offers if you consistently spend low amounts. Does anyone know if you have to be over 18? Kids could be a possibility and easy to transfer points as well. Any experience amongst members on...
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    Booking CX economy rewards flight using QFF

    I’m looking to book an economy rewards flight on CX using my QFF. I don’t have enough Asia Miles to book directly through Cathay Pacific. A few questions: 1. The Qantas website tells me I can’t choose my seat when booking CX rewards flight using QFF. Is this correct? Can I pay more for seat...
  4. M

    Qantas now charging fuel surcharges for AA awards

    Maybe the title should have had a question mark after it... but... Don't know if this is new, or a glitch, but QFFF now seems to be adding fuel surcharges for AA awards. Tried on a couple of routes - USA to Europe and USA to Japan. In addition to the standard $5.60 I've been used to in the...
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    Air NZ Award Space via KrisFlyer

    So MEL/SYD to AKL in J for 25k KF miles on an Air NZ dreamliner is not a bad way to get to New Zealand, if that's where you're headed. I can see stacks of award space using the United search engine in Oct/Nov this year (we're talking availability every day kind of levels) but any attempt to...
  6. Lewdannie

    Reward booking BNE to DXB direct

    Hi, I was looking to book a rewards flight to Dubai and then onto Italy but the Qantas site always routes me via Adelaide and Melbourne. I know Emirates fly an A380 direct from BNE, any thoughts? I am looking at late Nov or early December Thanks
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    Singapore Reward "Rip-off" [Surprised by Award Price Increase]

    After searching for months, I finally managed to get my dream booking. Our family of 5 from SYD to SIN return on business class. I reserved the flights on Saturday the 19th of January at a total cost of 580,000 miles via phone (since I didn't have the points in my account at the time). At the...
  8. J

    No CX in expert flyer award & upgrade?

    I am new to expert flyer. I try to find a reward ticket availability for CX in expert flyer. However, the drop down to choose airline doesn't show CX. Am I missing something or CX is not available in expert flyer?
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    Regent Hotels & Resorts joins IHG Rewards Club

    Received an email and saw this article. Regent Hotels Become IHG Rewards Club Participating February 1, 2019 Has anyone stayed at one of these? Will they sit somewhere between CP and IC?
  10. Mattg

    "Refer and be rewarded" promo

    Did anyone else get this email from Velocity Frequent Flyer? Virgin is offering 1,000 Velocity points (up to a maximum of 20,000 points) for each person that signs up using my personal referral link by the end of March and earns at least 50 points by the end of April. Not sure if this is...
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    What's happened to award availability on SYD to JHB route?

    It's been a few years since I booked an award flight to Johannesburg via Sydney in December but it was always pretty guaranteed that if I logged in exactly 353 days in advance there would be availability in economy class for my family. I am trying to book this exact trip for December 2019 and...
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    QANTAS awards to Singapore in April

    Hey there, I have a few hundred thousand QANTAS points but am only a Bronze member. It seems that there is bugger all available to redeem for Business Class (or even First!?) return to Singapore in April (from Melbourne). I'm guessing this is due to the school holidays? Is it likely that...
  13. J

    QF award cancellation deadline / double booking

    Hi I've been looking at QF award bookings for a SIN-Brekenridge (Colorado) trip. I need a LAX-EGE (part of a SIN-LAX (JAL) and LAX-EGE (AA) rewards booking on the same ticket) and a LAX-DEN booking on the same day (in case I can't take the LAX-EGE as I'm waiting for another passenger to arrive...
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    Linking Amex to Emirates Rewards

    Hi Anyone had any luck linking their Ascent account to Emirates? I tried all different possible formats but keep getting wrong format error and need to transfer points across Thanks!
  15. R

    Qantas Rewards - Expensive?

    Hi,I have some qantas points i want to use for business,and have seen some people say they have got business for 100k but everytime i look i can only see them for over 500k.Am i looking wrong?
  16. Mattg

    Unable to book TG or SQ awards using United miles

    Hopefully this is just a temporary glitch, rather than a deliberate move by United! Apparently it's not currently possible to book any TG or SQ award flights using United MileagePlus miles. The article below seems to think this has been the case since 15 January. United Airlines Mileage Plus...
  17. J

    CX award availability gone but still showing on ExpertFlyer

    Hi I saw a SIN-HKG (F) and HKG-LAX (J) award availability in the middle of the night last night on the QF booking system. This morning, those availability were gone, but ExpertFlyer seems to indicate they are still available. Does anyone know if CX award availability on QF comes and goes...
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    How to redeem Lufthansa points in Australia

    I've been RTW twice on Lufthansa PE tickets and have 33,000 Miles and More points ... but how can I redeem them for flights in Australia? Are there other ways to spend them if I'm not travelling in Europe? Hotels maybe? Advice please.
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    Redeem QF credit on Jetstar?

    I'm in Perth, fancy a weekend in Bali. I've got a credit that needs used up from a canx QF last year, but the only options I'm offered to redeem are connecting in the East. Is there a way to book PER-DPS on JQ with a QF credit. Thanks for your knowledge :)
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