Summary: <br> <br> Many Australians are understandably a bit wary of travelling overseas at the moment in case they catch COVID-19 while they're away.<br> <br> Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened to Australian Frequent Flyer forum moderator Bill MacCubbin (whose AFF username is "straitman") on a recent trip to Fiji. But it wasn't really a horror story at all - Bill recovered quickly, was looked after very well and didn't have too much trouble eventually coming home. In fact, even with the benefit of hindsight, Bill says he would do the trip again.<br> <br> In this episode of the AFF on Air podcast, hear first-hand from Bill about his experience travelling to Fiji in January 2022.<br> <br> <br> <br> Episode contents:<br> <br> 1:30 - Fortnightly news round-up<br> 9:28 - How to earn KrisFlyer status until 2025 by transferring points from your credit card<br> 13:12 - Interview with Bill MacCubbin<br> 28:32 - Feedback from last episode<br> <br> <br> <br> Links:<br> <br> AFF on Air Discussion thread - a dedicated AFF thread to discuss the podcast and ask questions<br> Our Fiji trip Jan 2022 - trip report by straitman<br> <br> <br> <br> Frequent Flyer Gazette articles referenced in the fortnightly news round-up:<br> <br> Qantas Delays Santiago Relaunch<br> Qantas Schedules Daytime Los Angeles-Brisbane Flights<br> No Qantas International Lounge Access for Oneworld Business Class<br> New Qantas Reward Code Enables BP Redemptions<br> Qantas Refunds Incorrect Carrier Charges<br> Qantas Redemptions on Bangkok Airways Still Coming<br> World of Hyatt Didn’t Extend Status Into 2022
