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    Do Multiple Rooms with Kids count as status nights?

    Thank you both! I tried to find it in the fine print but wasn't sure where to look!
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    Virgin Australian "Trade Sale" - who would be best?

    Sadly "ancient junk widebody" is a widebody upgrade in this context.
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    Do Multiple Rooms with Kids count as status nights?

    Pretty much as the title says. I've just joined Accor Plus via Amex and am booking a few rooms for travel with 2 kids. The Accor website seems very proactive in offering a 50% discount on a second room which is pretty good value in some cases. If I go ahead and book can anyone confirm whether...
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    Virgin Australian "Trade Sale" - who would be best?

    That's my reading of it as well. They either stick around for the medium term to have another go at fattening the pig for an IPO or they look to sell for what they can get before they have to sink a lot more capital into it. You'd have to think a lot of airlines out there would think they...
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    Virgin Australian "Trade Sale" - who would be best?

    By "this business" do you mean VA or the airline industry more generally? Certainly it's true of VA but more recent history across the industry shows an emerging pattern of airline "groups" operating multiple brands across different countries. Obviously that's mostly in the EU where...
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    Virgin Australian "Trade Sale" - who would be best?

    I'm pretty sure they solved this problem when they had majority foreign ownership before by creating a majority Australian owned subsidiary that operated their international flights so I am pretty sure they could do so again. Pure speculation but if they wanted to be really tricky about it they...
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    Virgin Australian "Trade Sale" - who would be best?

    With the departure of the CEO and increasing speculation that VA will be subject to a "trade sale" rather than an IPO, I'm curious as to who VA FF'ers would like to see the airline sold to. I presume a "Trade Sale" likely means another airline. You would have to expect that a full sale to...
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    $200 "Dining credit" towards a list of Global Restaurants

    Thanks! I kinda assumed it was the case but couldn't see it clearly anywhere.
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    $200 "Dining credit" towards a list of Global Restaurants

    Total noob question here: If i am travelling solo and spend < $200 at a restaurant does the leftover credit remain to be used on a future booking?
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    Card Promotions AmEx Platinum Card: 325,000 Bonus Points (Spend $5000 in 3 Months), $450 Travel Credit, $400 Dining Credit, $1450 Annual Fee

    If anyone would like to PM their 275k link I'd appreciate it! Thanks to those who sent me a link!
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    Amex Travel missing ANA flights?

    Thanks! That helps.
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    Amex Travel missing ANA flights?

    I am thinking about applying for the Amex Platinum card in the near future and using the benefits/ hitting the spending requirement on a trip to Japan and Korea in March/ April. I'm keen to use the travel credit to purchase ANA flights between Korea and Japan and potentially within Japan but...
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    Are you in the 1%?

    A bit bizarre here. I'm top 8%, 16 flights last 12 months (Probably correct probably as i've retained WP mainly through international partners). Apparently my 1st flight was "MELBOURNE TO LOS ANGELES IN MARCH 2012" which wasn't even my first VA flight to Los Angeles let alone my first VA...
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    VA to HKG from Jul 5 2017, ex MEL

    Mrs 777 and I were both on the inaugural and both back last night overnight. The flight over had the full treatment with DickBran, JoBo, and Celebrity Chef Luke Mangan (tm) up the front of the bus. There seemed to be a big VIP contingent from HX but I didn't recognise anyone. We were near the...
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    VA to HKG from Jul 5 2017, ex MEL

    Mrs 777 and I are both on the flight tomorrow. Not sure about the plaza premium party but looking forward to a pre-flight catch up in EY lounge and meeting a few AFFers en route.
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    VA to HKG from Jul 5 2017, ex MEL

    Pretty sure we'll ALL be in the Etihad lounge :)
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    VA to HKG from Jul 5 2017, ex MEL

    See you there!
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    Eligible Sector with Airberlin/Alitalia

    Unfortunately it won't work. The only way you can book those flights with a VA number is if they're in conjunction with a VA marketed flight. If you flew (for example) Sydney - Abu Dhabi - Berlin/Rome on a VA ticket and the last leg was on AirBerlin or Alitalia that would count. You can't buy...
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    Economy X [Domestic free for Platinum] - May 2017

    Re: Virgin, the modern day Robin Hood. Taking row 3 from platinums and giving it to a I'm a VA plat who actually prefers row 4 because i can stick my bag under the seat in front. It's great news for me!
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    VA to HKG from Jul 5 2017, ex MEL

    Depends how much HNA are willing to throw at it.
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