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    Upper Class Baggage allowance on VS for VA Plat?

    Howdy, I am just in China, getting ready for my last hoorah at the virgin HK clubhouse tonight, trying to work out how much luggage I can bring back with me. I know I can take 3 bags up to 32kgs, but do I get an extra bag as a VA Plat? Would be so much easier to do 4 bags, than try to max out...
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    Best Skyteam program - or status matches?

    Hello :) I am currently a qantas gold and virgin platinum, plus turkish airlines gold member. (Virgin and turkish status matchedx thanks to qantas WP that I had last year). I will most likely keep qantas, but lose virgin and turkish later this year, as I don't use them enough to keep them...
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    Any tips for unaccompanied minors on intl flights?

    Hi, my very lucky son is flying to Singapore to meet me there on his birthday in a couple of weeks... His dad will drop him at the airport in Sydney and I will pick him up in Singapore... I fly in from FRA at 6pm and he is on QF31 arriving at 10.10pm Its the first time he has flown by himself...
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    Advance Seat Selection on AA?

    Hi, I have a combined QF/AA booking that has 5 AA flights on it and I went to the booking through my normal QF bookings page to select seats and all those flights are coming up with seat selection unavailable... Given that I am now a WP, is there anyway to select seats in advance - I really...
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    Now WP but no card.. Will I get F lounge access on AA?

    Hello :) Thanks to the very helpful members of this forum I made it to WP, yay!!! But, I am off in 10 days on a month-long O/S jaunt and more than half of my flights end up being on AA, so I was wondering what the chances are that I will be able to access the F lounges without my card, which I...
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    How long after travel can you claim points?

    Hiya, I have been meaning to sign my 6yr old daughter up for QFF program, but have been busy and a bit lazy so haven't done it yet - someone said to do it through the everyday rewards so its free? Anyway, she will have a few points/SC's from a trip to China in July, but I was wondering is there...
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    I'm *just* going to miss out on WP due to an ineligible flight :(

    I am so bummed today as I went to check my points balance after doing my status run over the weekend and discovered that some flights I did in June on Cathay have been deemed ineligible flights due to booking class, so I will end up 55 SC's short of getting WP as my year is up at the end of the...
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    Best Value SC Run for 360 SC's

    Hi there :) I have just worked out that I have 510 SC points to get to WP before the end of August... I do all my flying in discount economy and so far only have two trips booked in til then - HK return tomorrow which I think will give me 60 SC and Hangzhou in July which will be 90 SC. That...
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    Question re site gold membership :)

    Hello, just wondering with joining the corporate membership scheme for gold site members, can I join for someone else as well, or do I have to get them to sign up to the site and become a gold member? Thanks :)
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    travel insurance options - annual policy v credit card cover

    Hello, I am weighing up all my options for travel insurance for myself and two staff in the office... I do around 10 overseas trips a year, my colleagues 4-5, all trips less than three weeks. I thought I was doing the good thing saving us money by getting a gold credit card which included...
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    Extra baggage allowance on one world partners?

    Do any of the one world airlines offer extra baggage allowance to Qantas FFers? I usually travel on Qantas overseas, a big reason is because of the extra baggage allowance you get as a frequent flyer even if flying Y, because a lot of my travel is for trade shows etc, so I take posters and...
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    business class on points with Y RTW fare?

    I will be travelling to the las vegas in october for work and then onto the UK/China and back to australia, so will be doing a RTW fare as it works out the best (economy). My partner is coming with me to Vegas, then returning to Australia and I will be taking him on points. As we are...
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    How to find out SC and FF points on RTW flights

    I will be travelling to the states (vegas) and then on to the UK in October, so my travel agent has advised the best way to do this is on a RTW fare. I need to leave the states on 16 oct (most likely from LA) and don't need to be in the UK until morning of 18 Oct. Firstly, I would like to...
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    Premium Economy Seat in Economy?

    Howdy :) I am flying to Tokyo tomorrow and when I originally chose my seat a month or so ago, it seems the configuration of the plane was different (economy started at row 26 I think). Now economy seems to start at row 34, but rows 34-37 are 2-3-2 configuration with the rest of the plane in...
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    Award flight Las Vegas to Sydney

    Hi guru's, I am travelling to Las Vagas for work in October (woot!) and was wanting to take my partner with me on an award booking. I know it is unlikely we will be able to get the same flights together, but at the moment, I can only get a flight there, not one back. Could anyone please...
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    Hello :)

    Hi I am new to this site, but have been enjoying lots of reading and picking up handy tips :) I fly a little domestically, but fly out of Newcastle, so usually on virgin or jetstar, but my main travel is overseas for work - 4 trips to China per year, 2-3 to Europe and starting soon 1-2 trips...
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