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Thanks Thibault - Aeroplan will send out a card automatically or do you need to request it? That's effectively what I'm looking to do - I want to earn with Velocity on the flight but still wish to know if it's possible to get lounge access with AC if you don't have your Aeroplan Number attached...

I have just received confirmation of my Star Alliance Gold and Aeroplan 50K status. Does anyone know how they check for this when seeking lounge access at airports e.g. if I'm flying Virgin Domestic? Will Star Alliance or Aeroplan send me out a card with my status, or will the information be...

Lesson learned: read the small print. 😩

I've just been reading some of the above statements with alarm... My impression is that the anniversary date was when you qualified for the card i.e. I made the $4000 spend on 21st November this year: I would then enjoy until November 24 on Aeroplan without paying the first year card fee, then...

Kimpton Secret Password for Winter 23-24 is out: "chalet all day". A bit harder to work into an organic sounding conversation than the last one! Kudos once again to OMAAT. https://onemileatatime.com/deals/kimpton-social-password/

Absolutely. But part of my reason for picking it was certainly location (I had an exam nearby and wanted to ensure that I would be only walking distance away on the day of). - The interior of the hotel is stunning. - The staff are excellent - a lot of the time I feel uncomfortable when I...

Albeit from my small sample size of x3 IHG properties in the past year I can confirm this is 100% normal: IC Jordan, IC Dhaka, & Kimpton Fitzroy London (twice) have all credited me with the welcome bonus despite choosing breakfast as an amenity.

If you can't beat them, join them! 😂

I'm optimistic on this one, purely because they'll have to start releasing more seats on QF metal to remain competitive going forward. Qantas used to be able to run their racket by relying on their partner airlines to pick up the slack for the paucity of Classic Rewards, but they effectively...

Fantastic news. It felt like a bit of a risk at the time I purchased it in April but the potential opportunity offered by being a BA Adventurer subscriber continues to improve.

Unfortunately the BA Subscription is no longer as good a deal as it was when I got it earlier this year. When I purchased BA Adventurer it was 1789GBP but since 01/05 it has increased to 1989GBP. On top of that the Australian Dollar was a little stronger at the start of the year. Keep in mind...

I didn't realize I would have to correct myself so soon. 😳 I have just scored PER - EDI in J for 90000 Avios + $362 in taxes on 16th December. 🤩 An absolute fluke. I just decided to go on a random search to kill a few minutes and saw this non-flexi award option pop up. Unfortunately, I...

I use Avios to book Qatar Airways so have full access to their rewards itinerary as soon as they become available. From my own experience (confirmed by some other AFFs on here) Qatar operates blackout dates for their rewards seats, with only flexi rewards in J available from 14th December 2023...

Seamless application process with HSBC too. Application took me about 20 minutes and I was approved within two hours.

I'm a bit of an Aeroplan n00b and have limited experience of it but the main advantages are a wider number of partner airlines outwith Star Alliance as already mentioned by @levelnine and I'm also not currently collecting points with any other Star Alliance partner. It's a bit of YMMV one but...

Good call; I was curious but unmoved with regard to the SACC & Gold Status until this offer arrived in my inbox this morning but with the Aeroplan points it's a bit of a no-brainer! :D

That is a bit cheeky and the first time I've heard of a practice like that! I hope it's not more commonplace than I know and that it's just luck that has allowed me to avoid it so far!

Sounds like Qantas need to educate their call centre staff a little better. 🤔 🤯 PC+ here too, and that didn't shield me from poor service. I agree an instant refund is completely possible, and that's what I got when I stopped being Mr Nice Guy and told them in no uncertain terms that I...

Kind of a win relative to my perspective, but you still had to waste probably 10-15 minutes of your life getting Qantas to undo an error that never should have occurred. It really is a lottery as to whether the person you get on the line to address that mistake is fit for purpose as the...

Sad times. :( Another 6 weeks or so and I could have benefited from this trick again. Still, I can't complain having obtained Diamond status via the registration link in this thread one year ago and then extending it by joining the Ambassador programme. I got some really great value out of it...