Thanks all for your feedback.Like sunnybrae I always have a backup card or two. Not (yet) for bank meltdowns but because I have had problems with the Qantas Money card when trying to book/buy things online while overseas. The authentification thingy that sends codes, fails me pretty much every ti...

Looking at the conversion rates offered for my Qantas Money card, and the market rates, I am wondering if I should look elsewhere. The FF points become less of an issue, the harder it is to redeem them.I have been looking at the WISE card, and wondered if anyone had any feedback to offer. Better ...

Hi,I was checking my status credits and FF points after a recent trip to Japan, and discovered 10.000 bonus QFF points had landed in my account.On reading the reason (see thread title) I assumed that perhaps the Customer Service officer, with whom I had had a nice chat, had gifted them to me at h...

Well, I got the email, and after checking the fine print to make sure the status credits accrue to the lifetime total, that is the option I am going for, as I will easily make my SC total by my anniversary date.The fact that I am closing in on 900,000 FF points and upgrades seemingly are non exis...

Thanks to you all for responding.I have been tapping into FlightAware and found it very helpful to track the daily (and historic) delays for QF11 flights between Sydney and LAX, and have hopefully built in enough of a buffer so as NOT to miss my ongoing Amtrak booking from Union Square LA! And, o...

Thanks DrSK. I appreciate your replying, giving the thumbs up to FlightRadar24 and will check out ExpertFlyer. Cheers.

I thought I should tap into the hive mind of ET to get recommendations regarding what apps are the best for checking (1) passenger loads on specific flights and (2) flight arrival/cancellation etc statistics.I stumbled onto a site a few months ago that was very helpful, but do I remember its name...

Hi,All my previous trips to Tokyo have landed at Narita in the afternoon. With Qantas now switched to Haneda, the early arrival - 05:25 - is possibly problematic, given Japanese hotels are less happy with you arriving very early with baggage, even if just to hold prior to check-in. I don't expect...

Hi ryanpst,Qantas sometimes only offer the DSC to a targetted membership. So, regrettably you may be out of luck. While I got the email, I first noticed the offer in the Qantas app, and was successful in being able to register through that. I screen-shotted the in app acknowledgment but didn't ne...

Hi sunnybrae,There are a couple of things to consider with noise cancelling earbuds. Are you using them just to NC or are you also wanting to watch some of the in-flight entertainment (IFE)?I switched from headphones to earbuds, like you, for the comfort factor. I have some old BOSE QuietComfort2...

Hi dwrj,Glad you finally got it sorted in time, if only after a lot of frustration and listening to the less than fabulous hold music. At least they have cut down the number of repetitive voice interruptions. And thanks to the speaker phone I could do other things during MY 2 hours on hold.I was ...

Tracie,I believe that the Qantas bags/weight allowances follows through to the AA (QF tagged) flights booked as part of the Oneworld agreement. And I would find the info on the Oneworld site and print it out if I were you, and have it handy. I have read in the past of people getting grief at chec...

Hi Hellboy666,Too late to answer your question before the latest offer closed, but I would think not re: the double double. But I have a question for you...Are your flight credits with the Double Status Credits (hereafter DSC's) due to you booking them during a regular promotion campaign and the ...

Excellent! Thank you John.

Is the end date of the current offer (and all others I guess) counted from the date you board the plane for your return flight, or on the date your return flight lands?There is a conference I would like to attend in the US next year that ends on March 19th. I could, in theory, bolt straight to th...