VS Buy Miles, up to 25% bonus and annual limit increase.

[markis10]

Not a bad option if you have the need for the odd SYD HKG J trip on the cheap!

Limited time offer – Flying Club members can now buy up to 50,000 Flying Club miles, and receive up to 25% bonus miles for free!
Flying Club members can purchase more miles between 07 November and 05 December 2012 and receive up to a 25% bonus. Annual purchase limit has been increased from 30,000 miles to 50,000 miles.


Buy 1,000 – 19,000 Miles = 15% Bonus
Buy 20,000 – 39,000 Miles = 20% Bonus
Buy 40,000 – 50,000 Miles = 25% Bonus

 

[The Rok]

All well & good but the annual transfer limit is still 30,000 which is stupid. I cant even transfer 100,000 of my miles to my mum.

 

[Deewhy]

What is the cost of a Flying Club mile?

 

[markis10]

Total Cost: £765.00 for 50000 + 12500 bonus, which is enough for a round trip in PE Syd - HKG.

 

[jgm]

Total Cost: £765.00 for 50000 + 12500 bonus, which is enough for a round trip in PE Syd - HKG.

About A1.86c/mile.

 

[yohy?!]

not bad for a PE trip, saves about $600AUD, better value to use on a J trip though

 

[casanovawa]

What are the taxes and fuel surcharges like with VS??

 

[The Rok]

If anybody is interested I have just under 5,000 VS points in my account. Free to a good home, I don't want anything in return.

(not sure if admin is going to kick my a.ss for this)

 

[markis10]

What are the taxes and fuel surcharges like with VS??

SYD-LHR One Way J

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[anat0l]

50000 points will get you an Upper Class one-way fare between virtually any two points operated by VS in the entire network; only exception is SYD/LHR (but you can do SYD/HKG or HKG/LHR).

The bonus miles you get through this promo is just a bit short to allow you to book a chauffeured transfer (in UK, USA and South Africa only) along with that Upper Class award (need 17,500 miles for one chauffeur transfer).

VS do charge YQ; for example, an Upper Class one-way award from LHR/SYD was estimated by VS to have taxes/fees/surcharges amounting to GBP 444.43. Subtract the APD and that still is about GBP 260 or so (a shade under AUD 400).

 

[JohnK]

I saw the email earlier. Does not seem too enticing.