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Old Apr 13, 2015, 12:34 pm
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Links to FlyerTalk's major forum categories are in the blue website header. Look at either the JUMP TO FORUMS area, or click the FORUM menu. Each major category hosts specialized forums dedicated to discussions of particular topics. Some of the most requested or hardest to find topics are listed below:

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Abbreviations, acronyms on FT > HELP menu or dedicated Glossary link in page footer
AirBnB, VRBO, etc. > Miles and Points > Hotels and Places to Stay > Non-hotel Lodging Services including Airbnb and VRBO forum
Airline codes (many, but not all) > HELP menu or dedicated Glossary link in page footer
Airlines > Miles & Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs category
Airport codes > HELP menu or dedicated Airport Code Lookup link in page footer
Airports (connecting, layovers, terminals, ground transport, etc.) > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum (where airport is located)

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Baggage rules (maximum sizes/weights/pieces) > Miles & Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs category (select ticketed airline)
Baggage - also see Luggage listing

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Car rental > Miles & Points > Car Rental Programs and Ride Services category
Card churning > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category
Checkpoints > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category
Connections, airport transits, MCTs, layovers > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum (where airport is located)
Coupon Connection > The Coupon Connection and related issues in Technical Support and Feedback (read wiki post)
Credit cards > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category
Cruises > Travel & Dining > Cruises
Customs/immigration > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category

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Debit cards > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category

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Expedia, Travelocity, etc. (online travel agents) > Travel & Dining > Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies forum

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Feedback to Admin > Technical Support and Feedback Forum
FlyerTalk Rules > HELP menu or FORUM menu

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General travel questions/discussion > Travel & Dining > TravelBuzz forum
Gift cards, prepaid cards > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category
Glossary > HELP menu or dedicated Glossary link in page footer
Ground transport (taxis, uber, limo service, buses, not rental cars) > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum

–H–
Hotels > Miles & Points > Hotels and Loyalty Programs category

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Immigration/customs > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category
Insurance > Travel & Dining > Travel Products forum
ITA Software tips, advice > Travel & Dining > Travel Tools forum

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Jargon, acronyms, abbreviations, slang > Help menu or dedicated Glossary Link in page footer

–K–
Kayak, Orbitz, etc. (online travel agents) > Travel & Dining > Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies forum

–L–
Luggage advice (brands, types) > Travel & Dining > Travel Products forum

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Manufactured spending > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category
Matrix ITA Software - tips, advice > Travel & Dining > Travel Tools forum


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Name Problems on travel documents, passports, other IDs > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category

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Off-topic, non-travel questions/discussion > OMNI > a restricted-access forum for longtime, contributing members; non-travel threads started by members who are not yet eligible for OMNI will be locked or deleted
Online travel agencies (Expedia, orbitz, etc.) > Travel & Dining > Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies forum

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Passport questions/problems > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category
Pets (traveling with) > Travel & Dining > Special Interest Travel category
Prepaid cards > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category

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–R–
Rental car questions/discussion > Miles & Points > Car Rental Programs/Partners category
Ride Services (e.g. Uber, Lyft, etc.) > Car Rental Programs and Ride Services > Ride Services, Including Uber and Lyft forum
Rules (FlyerTalk) > Help or Forum

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Safety while traveling > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category
Suggestions to Community Director or Admin > Community > The Suggestion Box

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Taxis, limos, buses, etc. (ground transport, not rental cars) > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum (see Ride Services listing)
Technical support (FlyerTalk site functionality)> Technical Support and Feedback Forum
Terminology, acronyms, abbreviations > Help menu or dedicated Glossary Link in page footer
Transits, transfers, connection times > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum (where airport is located)
Travel miscellany - travel topics that don't fit any other forum > Travel & Dining > TravelBuzz forum
Travel products > Travel & Dining > Travel Products forum
Travel Tools for searches, comparisons, availability checkers, tracking, organizing > Travel & Dining > Travel Tools forum
Trip/travel Insurance > Travel & Dining > Travel Products forum

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–V–
Visas (for foreign entries, immigration) > Destinations > Region category > Country forum
Visas - tool IATA TIMATIC (what the airlines use for guidance on whether you will fly or not)
VRBO, Airbnb, etc. > Miles and Points > Hotels and Places to Stay > Non-hotel Lodging Services including Airbnb and VRBO forum

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Updated 10 Jul 2017 - JDiver
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Old Feb 21, 2016, 6:06 am
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Flights promo codes

Hi there I'm a little bit lost. This forum is so big! Is there a thread about promo codes for flight search engines or airlines? I have seen there is for Hotels but can't find one for flights.
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Old May 23, 2016, 6:25 pm
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How to get my Tickets printed? your website is having technical problems and not working. Says sorry.
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Old Jun 4, 2016, 3:28 pm
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Old Jun 4, 2016, 6:37 pm
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how to legalize Philippine marriage in United Kingdom
You can discuss that in OMNI after you have 180 posts and 180 days here.
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Old Jun 10, 2016, 8:48 am
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Where can I find some smart advice/information on cancelling a ticket? I'm in a bit of a trouble
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Old Jun 10, 2016, 9:04 am
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You'll need to post in the specific airline forum you're ticketed with. Cancellation policies can vary widely depending on destination, carrier and type of ticket - some will give you a credit towards future travel less a change fee (that can be as high as $250-300 on international routes), while others won't offer you any concessions at all.
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Old Aug 13, 2016, 1:48 pm
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First post, and not sure where to ask. Maybe the dumbest question of all time, but I really don't know--do you earn EQM's for award travel?
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Old Aug 13, 2016, 3:03 pm
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Originally Posted by westbror
--do you earn EQM's for award travel?
No.
Only for cash paid flights
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Old Aug 13, 2016, 3:28 pm
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Thank you. Follow-up; so EQM's are still earned if you cash in upgrade certficates? It's not easy to find this information on any of the airline program pages.
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Old Aug 13, 2016, 5:32 pm
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Originally Posted by westbror
Thank you. Follow-up; so EQM's are still earned if you cash in upgrade certficates? It's not easy to find this information on any of the airline program pages.
Sometimes (most time?) you earn at the rate of the economy ticket you paid cash for and not the upgraded class rate.

Better to look on the AA & DL forums. The AA forum has sticky threads on top and wiki threads. Can be hard to navigate/understand but one you understand how these work the answer to most basic question are there.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...advantage-733/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...-skymiles-665/
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Old Sep 10, 2016, 10:13 am
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What exactly are the Omni forums? Earlier in this thread it looks like you need to be a member for 180 days (have that) and have a 180 posts (barely have that). I have been seeing people reference that forum on a couple of posts but when I click that hyperlink from the home page even when signed in it tells me can't access that forum
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Old Sep 30, 2016, 12:07 pm
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Originally Posted by kklems
What exactly are the Omni forums? Earlier in this thread it looks like you need to be a member for 180 days (have that) and have a 180 posts (barely have that). I have been seeing people reference that forum on a couple of posts but when I click that hyperlink from the home page even when signed in it tells me can't access that forum
Under "O":

Originally Posted by wiki
Off-topic, non-travel questions/discussion > OMNI > a restricted-access forum for longtime, contributing members; non-travel threads started by members who are not yet eligible for OMNI will be locked or deleted
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Old Oct 7, 2016, 5:54 am
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I did not see any information or forum about check in at the gate for international flight after arriving LAX from domestic flight.
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Old Oct 13, 2016, 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by hoang53
I did not see any information or forum about check in at the gate for international flight after arriving LAX from domestic flight.
I'm not sure what you mean by "check in at the gate," since you don't check in at gates. But if you want to know about connecting onto a flight, visit the forum for the airline operating that flight.
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