Recent content by huwcar

Thanks mate. I'm flying in W, so sounds like I should attach my Virgin number to the flight rather the UA where I have no status.

Not exactly a newbie question, but don't want to start a whole thread... Flying MEL->LAX on UA, do I have lounge access in Melbourne with Velocity Gold? I'm not quite sure based on the available information.

I requested a match with Velocity and it was a hard "no". Don't bother.

I think they are all experts at cancelling flights now.... :(

ANZ travel don't manage the bookings any more, so you ring Vigin direct - I did it 2 weeks ago. Sorted out on the phone within a few minutes, flight cancelled and credit in to travel bank for use within 12 months.

Strangely didn't seem to work for the Cathay HKG-TLV route. But otherwise I really like that they have that calculator available!

I thought the same - but I doubt it. I don't think they would refund the fee if you have already booked you flight. Similarly I don't think that the fee refund is linked in any way to the benefits of the card, to be honest their systems are probably not integrated well enough to handle that...

Confirming that the $220 credit has shown on my transactions this morning.

Good luck!! I didn't do anything in particular, just had a friendly chat with the guy, then made a polite request

I called ANZ today and asked for an annual fee refund for the card. The agreed to refund the $220 annual fee portion of the fees, but not the $110 "Rewards" fee. But still, better than nothing and given I paid it back in January it was worth the phone call for sure.

Availability, even for paid flights, is so bad that it looks like I'll be going mostly on Turkish via a MEL-CGK-IST-TLV out, TLV-IST-BKK-MEL back with some long layovers. At least in business though, so that's better. To get some status and miles I have signed up to Asiana.

I'll say. It appears there is very limited availability full stop!

That's a sensational article, thanks boomy! It does make the point that you have to sign up for AS a minimum of 10 days before buying miles so I will likely miss out this time. I signed up just now - but will probably travel 20/JUL MEL-TLV and then return 27/JUL. Cutting it too fine, and the...

Very interesting option, thanks boomy. Unfortunately I don't know how I could swing this with my work's travel policy, although it's probably $1500+ less than simply paying for PE so I guess it's possible. Could you point me to an "idiot's guide" to AS miles purchase and redemption? I would...

Thanks levelnine. If I can generate a status level from a single trip, then status. If not, then it's just points. I will be concentrating most miles with VA going forward, but I don't think there is a route option from MEL-TLV that really supports this.