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Nice one Boomy, sounds like a great plan.

The 30% bonus points haven't come through yet... just the normal transfer amount. Which is still not bad compared to buying straight from united (even considering their latest promotions). So 0.015 us cents a point so far which is still pretty good. Hoping the 30% extra comes in the next month...

Haven't seen this mentioned on AFF, but I have seen it listed on a travel blogs. If anyone is in the market to top up with some cheapish united miles, choice hotels has a promotion on at the moment to buy their points at 30% off. They can then be transferred to united who have a further 30%...

Doh! Had a couple items taken out of an online shop to bring me down to around $195 which made me miss out on this weeks 4k FBs for $200 spend. Was last leg of targeted spend 4 X $130 to get 10k which I was hoping to stack. Burns to miss out on 4k by a couple dollars. Thought I had some...

Hooray. Is working again for me. Text validation number comes through and entered successfully . Now will wait to see if points transfer successfully to virgin

Same problem for me. Hit redeem and nothing happens. Last redemption for me was start Sept, so over 30 days.

Hi there. I have used this before, and yes it was a couple days for me. Maybe quicker, I just remember it was not immediate but definitely within a couple days.

I have been tossing up on whether to apply for this as well. I noticed there is a similar offer from Flybys that might be more attractive. It is 10k flybuys through medibank (which with my calcs is 4,350). I plugged in the costs for my cat (2yr old male), and 3 months is $16 monthly. Still not...

@nightelves Yep. So 15 months (3 explore + 12 normal gold). Starts the date you first get upgraded to explore gold. The 80SC flight dates must be during the 3 months. found this link with confirms (different promotion but I expect same rules) Flybuys offers Virgin Australia Gold perks for up...

@nightelves, I just remembered something else which might help your situation if I am reading your situation correctly. The full gold tacks on to the end of the explore gold. This is irrespective of when you earn the 80 SC to get the full gold. So effectively you get 3 months explore and then...

Hey nightelves, not sure if this is the same situation, but I tried something similar. I had flight before I got the explore gold. So didn't put my ff details on the ticket, and instead did the claim missing points after I got the explore gold. Hoping the status credits would be credited...

Applied for this on the 31st August and...... Denied. I may have had too many cc sign up's this year. It is the second card I have been declined for over the last 6 months. Ah well, a few months off new cc's for me I think. Have SPG/Marriot gold, so will keep using them for the time being.

Cheers bcworld. Just checked and there is an e-ticket numbers in there as well. Feeling confident now. Good to know about the krisflyer saver visibility and partners- always good to learn something new. UPDATE: Oh, and I just used my reservation code to log onto manage my booking on the...

Thanks BacchusMarsh. I haven't used that app before. I signed up to Check My Trip and reservation looks all good. Showing as confirmed. I like being able to view the seat map from the app as well (not that can book seats, but good to get an idea what to expect) Was expecting the life miles...

I managed to book 2 x J MEL to SGN yesterday for flights on Christmas day. Hopefully all works out as there was no saver reward availability visible through krisflyer. Have received an email with the reservations code, so fingers crossed. I did the points + pay option, as total with just...