Practical guidance for international travelers — calling banks and card issuers from abroad, navigating airline status changes, dodging roaming traps, and keeping your real phone number private wherever you go.
On 29 September 2026, ANA revised the SFC changes it announced in April. SFC LITE members can now use ANA lounges, except at peak times. In April I wrote that the change was not as bad as people said. Here is what changed, what did not.
Iqbal Abdullah
ANA announced on 23 April 2026 that, from FY2028, only SFC members spending 3 million yen a year on their ANA card will keep lounge access. Social media has reacted as you'd expect, but I beg to differ.
Iqbal Abdullah