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    Upgrade from Flexi using Points

    Hi All have searched the forum and the VA website, with no luck....so would appreciate your help. i am wanting to upgrade SYD to HBA, and due to schedule can only use the flight via Canberra. In the past this has been a Zone 2 redemption, at 7400 points. Booked the Flexi today, as a through...
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    Conrad Bali Pool Suites

    Hi All I am hoping that someone with more experience than I will be able to help shed some light on the Conrad Bali Pool Suites. According to their website these Suites have a private pool. i could not bring up availability for any dates on their website, and so called the property directly...
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    Jetstar Service Fee - an new high!

    Hi All I have just had a look at some flights with Jetstar, not that I will fly them, it was work related! I am surprised to see that they have now increased their "booking fee" to $17.00 per person. This appears to be recent, I am thinking May1. Given that this only applies to payments made...
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    Change in Zones for Upgrades using points

    Reality has struck andd I am booking my flights for January and February travel.:(:( I have just rung Velocity to upgrade my Flexi fares from HBA to SYD. This has always been a Zone 1 Upgrade, for which I paid 4900 points. Today I was advised that this is now Zone 2, at a cost of 7400 points...
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    Enhancements or simply maintenance???

    I have just had problems with my seat selections, along the lines of another thread, the system was trying to charge me for Blue Zone, but I have a PE booking!Rang the Platinum line and the agent had the same problem, which he fixed very efficiently. More interestingly in the course of the...
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    Melbourne Security Priority Queue

    I know that the Melbourne Priority queue has come up previously but cannot see a dedicated thread. My apologies if I am doubling up! What is the experience of other AFF members with the Priority Security Queue in Melbourne. On the last few occassions I have used it during week days there has...
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    Seat 91K SQ 221 ....an awkward moment!

    My wait list cleared for SQ 221 but I couldn't open my itinerary on my BB so did not know what seat had been booked!Imagine my surprise when I checked my boarding pass as I was going through customs to see seat 91k. Got to the lounge and checked Seat Guru ..... No J class 91k! Check with the...
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    Star Alliance Set to make Major Announcement tonight

    Travel Daily tells us that Star Alliance is to make a major new announcement tonight. My apologies if there is already a thread on this, by my excitment that it could be Virgin Australia may be clouding my vision!
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    Westaway leaving Jetstar

    Just spotted in today's travel news that Simon Westaway is off to Tourism Australia as General Manager Corporate Affairs and Strategy....timeframe late July Looking forward to seeing if his replacement joins us on this forum!
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    HOBART - Clearly not a DJ Business Target!

    Hi All Having maintained my Velocity Gold status since tier inception I am now seriously considering my loyalty given the recent slashing of their direct flights from Sydney to Hobart. I am a fully self funded business traveller, commuting from Hobart to Sydney or Melbourne on weekly basis...
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    Jetstar - new Sardine Class

    I had the "pleasure" of flying Jetstar on Monday HBA MEL and then last night SYD HBA. I have been thinking of making a push on attaining a reasonable status with QF this year to complement DJ Gold for domestic travel, and as QF schedules don't always work from HBA I may have to resort to the...
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    Singapore Airlines - Seating Requests in J

    Hi I have not come across this before, so hopefully some of the more experienced SQ fliers can help. I am flying MEL SIN at 1.05 Monday morning! The bookings has been made by our Corporate TA, and I can see my booking through my Kris Flyer login. However I do no appear to be able to put in a...
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