Agreed, I think that's the difference. As I had my bags. If you had your boarding pass, then they have no opportunity to 'charge' you as you slip through the checkpoints.

Hi, Though 2.75hrs is enough time, you would still move with a bit of pace through all the checkpoints so you don't get caught up behind with a sudden arrival of a load of passengers. You can use your Gold to get your family thru any 'Priority Access / express path' lines too - travelling as a ...

Hi, You can hang around the Thai Business class lounge, though generally Bangkok airport is pretty boring. If you do venture outside (ie: pass out through immigration), be aware you have to pay approx 700baht airport taxes (~AUD$25), as it wouldn't have been included in your ticket prices. (I h...

If you are flying from HKG, it would be highly likely you will fly CX most of the time. Hence the Marco Polo program would suit the best, as putting your points into any other program will only be diluted.  When in HKG, get yourself a Cathay co-branded AMEX card, and you will get access to...

With CBA you've only got three options - Qantas and Velocity  at 2:1 ratio, so your points are only 300,000. and Air NZ which converts at 160:1 (3750 airpoints). To trf to QF, you need to be enrolled in that opt-in for $10/yr. 300,000 Qantas points will get you Business SYD-London return f...

Hi, It is because of the local banking system require a more stringent credit card policy to prevent fraud. I've had the same request when booking an ASA from Jakarta to Sydney, but I managed to avoid the hassle by paying everything on points, so $0 was due. The problem you have now, is that y...

What are the Westpac Altitude points conversion ratios to airline points? Is it still 2 Altitude points into 1 airline point (Krisflyer, Enrich, Velocity, Asia Miles)

I think the ANA livery is pretty nice too.

My wife will be disappointed, she is flying out of Singapore in a few hours... thanks - looks like they got the planning mixed up big time. Maybe too much focus on the Emirates party. Cheers - thanks again, have a good flight.

Any news if the lounge is now opened yet?

The Park Hyatt Tokyo is a hotel which is regularly loved by the Frequent Flyer forum community, and appears on the bucket list of many. Not only due to the Lost in Transaction connection, but because of its renowned service levels are without par, one of the best in the world. So I read with int...

I wonder how this compares to the Jawbone Icon HD. I have the jawbone, but its so tiny, that the fit doesnt match my face so well. Thinking about getting one of these. But wonder if it will be that much better.

For me, I was just 10SC short of renewing Silver, the system will automatically revert you down. But you need to call up the service centre and state your case. I had to do so twice, on the second occasion they got a supervisor to review it and granted it to me. It sounded like you need to have...

There are seriously many ways to get from A to B cheaply by harnessing frequent flyer points, if you know how to. But who has the time to play around with that complexity? I definitely would agree to call in the experts, who understands the rules and know all the tips and tricks and do all the l...

I hope you are not joining QC at full price, as there are plenty of avenues (legit) to join at a discounted rate.