I've always thought having accounts in foreign currency is unnecessary for travel - Up, ING, Bankwest etc. all offer transaction accounts that have no foreign exchange fees and at close to the wholesale rate.The only reason not to use an AUD account is if you want to lock in an exchange rate well...

Hi all,I'm in the process of applying for a new Chinese visa (L - Tourism). I know Australia reached an agreement with China to allow 5-year multi-entry visas, however as far as I can tell that has not been implemented.I asked the visa center via email and they just responded with a link to the a...

I had major issues with Delta SkyMiles earlier this year. None of my flights on Aeromexico credited automatically and it took many months for them to credit it after I filed multiples requests. Then they credited it at the economy rate instead of business.So I moved over to Air France/KLM flying ...

Originally Posted by djtech Yes. Should lodge a missing points claim with Velocity. Even though this partnership isn't going to go anywhere and is nowhere near as good as pre COVID, it still exists. You still get some status benefits and you should earn points/status credits as per the chart. EDI...

I flew domestically within China a few times on a fully paid business class ticket ( C ) on Hainan airlines in October. When booking the flight through a third party there was no option to add a Velocity number, so I thought the partnership was over but looked on the Velocity website and it state...

I like the SO/ Bangkok

I would like to see substantial upgrades to QantasLink to reflect the price they charge.I just flew Bonza from Sunshine Coast to Rockhampton and it was superior in pretty much every way - clean, new jets, power points in seats, good selection of food and great selection of beer, more legroom than...

Appreciate it thanks!

Originally Posted by sunnybrae Originally Posted by Dredgy Hey all.I have to fly from Singapore to Brisbane and have a couple of days to spare so I thought I'd stop in PNG for a quick break. Air Niugini's business class fares are priced much higher than I'm willing to pay (direct flight with Sing...

Hey all.I have to fly from Singapore to Brisbane and have a couple of days to spare so I thought I’d stop in PNG for a quick break. Air Niugini’s business class fares are priced much higher than I’m willing to pay (direct flight with Singapore would be cheaper, PAL and Malaysian...

I suspect their website just sucks.If you don’t want to collect your bags in Singapore, book the flights on one ticket (doesn’t have to be a codeshare).You can indeed buy that ticket with a Sri Lankan airlines code at a third party, though it is cheaper if you buy it on one ticket wit...

You can contact customer service and try and get something out of them, but I don't think they're liable. Travel insurance will definitely cover the prepaid hotel. I've not used claimed on insurance in the covid era but would assume they would cover the PCR costs too.

Hi all. Considering signing up to Qantas Health Insurance just for the points bonus.From what I can see, the only condition is you must keep cover for 60 days which I am fine with, but I'd most likely cancel immediately after I get my 120k points. Last time I looked at it I think you needed to ke...

Originally Posted by patrickk I’m sure A330s ex Brisbane will come back later in 2022 as the mining industry is the common factor, but probably not more than one per day. A triangle with Sydney or Melbourne may work better than a straight return. I actually got one up to Darwin on a daytime...

Honestly it was pretty bad in the years leading up to the pandemic. Here in Brisbane (longer flight from Pert than Sydney or Melbourne) there were virtually no wide body services and 737 business class was the norm on both airlines. I used to hate those redeyes, especially when my day was fly in ...