Recent content by Sunburnt

I believe the T&C say you have to have transactions in the two months prior to requesting the lounge passes. Edit; apologies, that's the Virgin credit for flights. So I don't know :-)

I have not been feeling the love (yet)... been a plat for a number of years, but stupidly only flew 7 VA flights last year (most of my flying is on SQ). All this year been working to get back to enough SCs to requalify. Have enough VA sectors now, but keep falling just short of the 1000.... I am...

Opted in on the 7th of June, and no joy whatsoever yet - I make that 25 business days. Overseas at the moment for work, so calling Virgin not really an option, and need to decide on a few upcoming bookings at the end of July. Would like to choose Hilton for that but without the upgrade &...

Did ADL - SIN - AMS - LHR - SIN - ADL as a VA plat in January, similarly good experiences overall, with priority check-in, boarding and luggage (which, of the three, is perhaps the most useful to us :-)). Had transit rooms booked in SIN so did not need to try to get into lounge. At LHR, asked...

Thanks Williamsf1, I am hoping there are some people on the forum who have actually tried this in the past and are able to share their outcomes (good or bad), as so far I have only guested one person at the time.

Good morning, all, Have tried to search whether this question has been asked before but did not find it. As a Velocity Plat, flying on SQ to Europe & back, my understanding is that I can guest one (1) person. I have successfully done this on previous trips in SIN. This time I am taking...

Thanks Markis10, all done! There appear to be no fees if you cancel before 6 pm the day before. Cheers, Sunburnt

Am a rookie redeemer of hotel rewards, so if this is the wrong spot, or the answer is elsewhere... please let me know! Managed to accumulate some Priority Club points, and am planning to use this for an overnight at the Crowne Plaza at Changi Airport on the way home from the UK at the end of...

Thanks for posting this - sounds great! Actually I am interested in people's experience in guesting into Etihad's lounges. I am planning travel to Europe over the summer holidays for the Sunburnt family which is Mr Sunburnt, Master Sunburnt (8) and self. With VA Plat you technically get to only...

hi Jurahn, I booked a flight on SQ pre-transition and flew just post transition (late January). The first flight out of Australia credited the next day, the remaining 3 took almost 3 months and a few follow up emails but did in the end credit correctly. Unless you need the SCs soon for your...

You may be lucky, and get it quickly, but I had to wait significantly longer than the however many days Velocity indicated - despite follow up Velocity had not informed Hilton on time (I called Hilton who confirmed they had not received notification yet) and I missed out on an upgrade for 4...

Same here - recently did ADL - BKK, and booked SIA with Velocity number for the same two reasons. Seat selection no problem. Still waiting after two months for 3 of the 4 flights to post though, but am assuming that's post-Sabre stuff. For me having Velocity status works well as I can use SQ...

Agree - I bought a Tom Bihn Tri-Star last year and absolutely love it. It's super light, very cleverly designed. I have taken a number of 7 - 10 day business trips to Southeast Asia with just that bag, and saved myself so much time on the luggage carrousels (anyone who has waited for their...

+1 upgraded to Plat with a 990 SC balance - that was going from zilch in Dec 2011 to Gold in Feb 2012 and then Plat in May 2012 :)

I am with JessicaTam and Medhead. I have recently done 2 overseas trips of 7-10 days each with a similar carry on, Tom Bihn's Tri-Star, and I absolutely love it. With 7 - 8 flights in as many days, not having to wait for a bag/suitcase is heaven. Not to mention coming home to Adelaide, where not...