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    VA Status Upgrade Bag Tags

    Reached platinum: 13 January Received welcome pack: 8 February
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    Changes to how you use your $450 Travel Credit

    Got the Charge and Reserve emails; will the Edge be next?
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    Ways to earn Velocity Status Credits

    Why would you be ineligible for an Amex just because you have one already? If it's a credit limit issue, just get them to swap your product over. The status credit offer isn't an introductory offer from what I can see, it appears to be an ongoing benefit.
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    Ways to earn Velocity Status Credits

    1. Fly Buys, but note: - you've just missed the cutoff for January, so the earliest you'll get the status credits is March - there's a limit of 10 status credits per month (except during specified promo periods like December last year) 2. Apply for the Amex Velocity Platinum Card (American...
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    Webinar feedback & suggestions

    Great webinar, thanks Matt! Would you attend the next webinar? Possibly, depends on the subject What topics would you like us to address in the future? Not sure! What did you find most valuable about the webinar? Using the JAL system to search for awards Does the timing work for you? Yes, for...
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    Upgrade fare bucket

    It's Z class: https://www.virginaustralia.com/content/dam/vaa/docs/sales/2021-08-06%20Virgin%20Australia%20Velocity%20Upgrade%20Process%20-%20Travel%20Agent%20Guide.pdf
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    Is QF ever likely to fly into Dubai again?

    Agreed slots is an issue, but I thought Finnair had a surplus of planes that they needed to deploy? Maybe they’ve already used the extras up. Eg the following article (and others) suggested that AY were wet leasing their planes to Eurowings and had launched a new partnership with QR due to AY...
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    Fiji Airways to fly Nadi-Dallas/Fort Worth direct

    I would tend to agree - given there are already non-stop SYD-DFW and MEL-DFW flights, FJ would have to work harder (better pricing, better service) to compete against QF's non-stop service. There are currently no non-stop flights from AU to ORD, so FJ would be on an equal footing with other...
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    Langham hotel discount

    I'm might be a little late, but there's this if you're an Amex cardholder: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/new-amex-statement-credits.62256/post-2472328
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    Article: Qatar Airways’ Bizarre Daily Melbourne-Adelaide Flight

    Yeah, that's the problem (the destination airport curfew forcing an hours-long overnight stay in the terminal for pax in MEL) I was trying to solve!
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    Article: Qatar Airways’ Bizarre Daily Melbourne-Adelaide Flight

    From the new article: I wonder why they picked ADL then? Sure, it's the largest city they could fly to (given BNE, SYD, MEL, PER are out of bounds), but the terrible flight times would totally negate this as a consideration. I guess the considerations are: - Must be an AU destination (e.g...
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    EK to increase BNE frequency from June 2023

    Yep, just looked up Expertflyer. It looks like: Route # Description Departure time Arrival time EK431 (new) BNE-DXB 0250 1100 EK435 BNE-DXB 2100 0510 EK430 (new) DXB-BNE 0230 2220 EK434 DXB-BNE 1035 0625
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    EK to increase BNE frequency from June 2023

    I'm hoping the tax money will get EK back doing SIN-BNE too 😂
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    EK to increase BNE frequency from June 2023

    Just saw this in the news - original media statement is here: Emirates to double daily services to Brisbane from June 2023 It will be operated by a 777, complementing the existing A380 service. The article and statement don't mention what the schedule will be.
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    RewardPay Alternatives

    Our card is still at the original $60k limit and we’ve had it for four years now 😅. We have larger expenses about once a year but end up just splitting up the payment each time and paying down the account in between.
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    RewardPay Alternatives

    There is an underlying limit. You can find out what your spending ability is online once you get the card. AFAIK the limit starts off at $60k, but you can request an increase (just like a credit card).
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    Early status upgrade to VFF Gold - what should I do?

    Just a follow up to this. Virgin didn’t upgrade me early in the end, but I just got the required status credits via fly buys during the December double SC promo.
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    **Insert Month here** Coles status credits Late?

    Just got my 3! No quadrupling for me, and as with others, it looks like it was calculated by: 1. Dividing the eligible coles spend by $100 and keeping the fraction 2. Multiply the result by 2 3. Round down the output from step 2 to the nearest number.
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    **Insert Month here** Coles status credits Late?

    Still waiting for my 2 status credits (1 normal + 1 bonus) from December…
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    Is QF ever likely to fly into Dubai again?

    In my (slightly foaming) opinion, I would have thought if QF was going back to Germany via DXB, BER would be the preferred option for both QF and EK. There would be an actual answer to “why not just let EK serve the route?” question due to EK’s lack of landing rights at BER (they are limited to...
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