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Calling all aviation enthusiasts! Grab an Akubra, pull on your RM’s. Join us on 20 October 2018 for an all-inclusive day trip to Longreach to raise funds for drought-stricken Aussie farmers. For $770 per person, your all-inclusive trip includes...
This is a first .. anybody know why, 20 mins ago, I would be required to show my passport and boarding pass to buy a bottle of grog at Syd Int’l duty free ?
Showing one’s BP is fair enough - to confirm overseas destination etc., but why does Heinemann need my passport as well ? The checkout...
Received email todayom American Airlines with the following new points Purchase/Transfer offer:
Get 10% off + earn bonus miles when you buy or gift 15,000 or more American Airlines AAdvantage® miles.
This offer ends August 31, 2018.
Miles purchased Bonus miles + Discount
15,000 - 29,000 3,500...
Hi all, got a bunch of five dollar gift card scratchies from previous Jetstar flights this year. It states it’s only redeemable on jetstar.com/giftcards but when you login on, website appears to be empty? T’s&c’s on card states valid until 8 August.
SMH reporting on the 'quiet rollout' of a subscription model for Flybuys. $10 per month or $99 a year.
Members receive:
5% discount on all fresh produce (including meat), or 10 points per dollar instead of 1 on fresh produce (member's choice)
10 points per dollar on fuel at Coles Express...
I always like to have about $200 worth of a country's currency when I land there.
But I can't find anyone selling Qatar money in Australia.
A Google search says Travelex have it, but it's not an option I can click on when I go to their site. And I couldn't get the money from Westpac or...
Hi all! I'm planning to travel from Melbourne to London on 2nd Nov return 23rd Nov 2018. Not planning to use points but hoping to get the best value. Best price is with Royal Brunei and none of the other flights seem give enough points to make paying the extra worthwhile (I looked at Southern...
Think this a new inclusion to the Qantas website?
Looks to have particular rules:
Only accepts Visa/Mastercard online - others still have to call the Frequent Flyer Service Centre
Can only purchase up to 25% of points balance (to the nearest 500 point interval). Maximum 60k points per purchase...
35% off (USD 2.275c per point) for purchases over 5,000 points until 20 July 2018.
Buy and Gift Points | SPG
Looks like it will be the last SPG buy point promotion before the new combined award program, presents a great opportunity should you need it before 1 August!
When I ask recently, I mean in the last 4 months. I purchased from Epiqure a few years ago and bonus points posted 24 hours later but the website now indicates it can take up to 6 weeks (which is the usual Qantas line).
Anyone had a recent experience?
Just wondering if anyone else got the email yesterday with the 75% flash sale? You buy points and get a 75% bonus. Applies from 16 April till 22 April. Looks like a 70,000 point (the max) purchase is $280 (probably US$) and only transfers to 5000 ff points (aadvantage or krisflyer are options)...
Definitely points collection has been assisted by this forum.
Oddest thing
Have paid two funerals and plots on card(my parents)
My father would have got a significant kick out of us acquiring points from his funeral and subsequent burial
Have to say didn't realise how expensive funerals etc...
I haven't used the Qantas Mall for a while as I was using the Velocity mall for the past 4 months. I have finally gone back to Qantas's Mall and have made 3 purchases from Ebay a few days apart. In the past I used to get an email from Qantas acknowledging the purchase but I have not received...
I just got this : Buy Miles & Gift Miles | American Airlines AAdvantage Program | Start Page
Check out the March bonus miles promotion
Number of miles to buy / gift(Miles + Bonus miles = Price)
150,000 + 115,000 = $4,425.00
You earn 115,000 additional miles!
has anyone done it? PM me if you don't want to add to the thread?
i'm taking a look at the current offers to buy miles vs just buying from AMEX (not currently interested in taking a hit on the credit report and applying for a new card)
seems to make OK sense to just buy MR points convert to SQ...
This may interest some here
Club Carlson buy points 100% bonus Nov27-28 - Loyalty Traveler
Like Ric I found CC points a great deal in the Baltic states, though hopefully others may be able to point other areas of value for CC points.
Woke up this morning to an email from SPG promoting another round of discounted starpoint purchases.
Buy and Gift Points | SPG
Could be of interest to those wanting to redeem a cheaper night in one of their more expensive properties or looking to make up a FF balance.
Hi as the title says , just wondering if I use my Velocity Points + pay on an Economy reward Domestic ticket..can I still access the Virgin Lounges? (Am Gold Velocity)
Thanks for any help