I went through this exact thought process when I was going to be relocated to Singapore, and it comes down to how you are going to fly and to where and how often. I could have held onto QFF by using JetStar Asia for most of my intra-Asia (easy 1-3hr flights) and then plan for my min x4 QF flights...

I love to disconnect and have no emails or connectivity, but I equally love jumping online inflight and watching my own entertainment like NetFlix, iTunes movies etc. My recent flights Sydney-Perth on Qantas with free WIFI was awesome on my iPad binging shows (as was most of the flight given the ...

Oh for goodness sake get real, the QFF program is for members to enjoy and extending points to your close family and friends is acceptable, on-selling your points in a commercial capacity to all and sundry is not in the spirit of the program and I’d be surprised if legitimate status members...

You must have flights on same ticket. Big problem with people buying separate tickets online and then bags not being through checked and when there is a disrupt no responsibility taken by airline to deal with your next flight.

If you’re weighing up the fee for C card, then that’s an indication that maybe Platinum Charge is the better way to go. C card is more about having an RM (relationship manager) who acts almost like your personal EA and is available to “manage” your travel and lifestyle sch...

I just returned from family holiday to Hawaii in November and we flew on the Qantas 747 both ways in business class. Both flights were full in both business and premium (had friends in premium class) both ways and if economy class was not full then it was by only a few seats. The service, crew, m...

Do the VA crew still take up all the biz class bins with their bags?

Every one of these programs with every card changes over time. No sooner will you move your business away from Amex to someone else and WHAM, you'll get the "we're making changes to our program" letter from them too.I've done a break down of the Amex changes based on my typical spend (after we ge...

Flying with kids today is poles apart from flying pre-2000s. Every seats had stakes of entertainment or bring iPads and headphones, kids are totally self entertained. As for babies, they just sleep with a bit of crying at take off and landing, who cares. Every kid in F and J on my flights have al...

Yes absolutely. I’ve got the Plat charge + Reserve so that’s a bumper $850 travel credit each year which I’ll spend. All the other benefits are great, some I don’t use but mostly yes. I just subscribed to AFR today. Not to mention the support from Amex when things don&rsqu...

It’s not so much online website vs travel agent, it’s more that a travel agent applies human intervention and market knowledge of fares and can manipulate options which an online website struggles to do. Simple point to point with same airline then online is easy (and fares will be li...

Emirates has an enormous global network and has ready access to high net worth customers globally who are willing and able to purchase first class and choose Emirates for that.

I've been both VA Platinum and QF Platinum and both are good in their own rights, again all really depends on where and how often you fly but my vote is for QF Platinum has the edge in every category (except the VA upgrade coupons which are great). I think the core of the issue is that VA's focus...

I travel enough AU to Asia to be both PPS on SQ and Platinum on QF and without a doubt QF FF is the better program all round and QF treat status members much better IMO.

I know the 787 is a terrific aircraft but 1:1 it's down the same aisle as an A330 (pardon the pun) in terms of size and layout. I suspect if QF had announced A330 flights to U.K. or the US there would be outrage on social media sites about it being a domestic/medium haul aircraft. I couldn't imag...