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    Daytime transit hotel at HKG - any ideas?

    Hello everybody, Somehow I have managed to end up with a marathon 15 hour layover at HKG (5am arrival, 8pm departure) in a couple of weeks, and to top if off I am on two, separate Y tickets.. I've been looking around online to see if there are any daytime/transit hotels at HKG and haven't been...
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    The PROs and CONs of switching your allegiance - any advice?

    Hi everyone, would just like to take a minute to thank everyone for their time and effort on these pages - I've really enjoyed and learned lots over the years. So here's my (very very first world) predicament... I am a VA Plat and have been so for the last 5 years, in fact I will re-qualify...
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    Minimum transit times LHR?

    Hi all, I'm very inexperienced when it comes to LHR and transits so keen to get your thoughts. I am arriving on QF1 from SYD/DXB on 4 November @7am (a Wednesday) and need to book another ticket to fly to VIE that same day. As they will be on separate PNRs I'm wondering about recommendations for...
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    VA - 'The Business' review.

    Mods: If there is already another thread on this topic please merge! On Thursday I was lucky enough to experience 'the Business' on my VA559 SYD - PER. I chose seat 1K as I wanted one of the more private single suites. My first impression when walking in the cabin was it looked very very...
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    Lounge musings...

    So as I sit here in the SYD T2 VA lounge waiting for a mid week, early arvo flight to PER, I can't help but observing a few things. Keen to see what everyone here thinks.. I'm genuinely surprised by how busy this lounge is, particularly given it's the middle of the day. 6 - 9am and 4 - 7pm I...
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    Which option would you take? Xmas flight SYD - YYZ.

    So I'm looking at going home to YYZ over Xmas and the usual flights I take (either VA via LAX connecting to AC, or AC all the way via YVR) are horrifically expensive - like +$3.5K return. I've scouted out a few different options and am a bit torn as they are both less than ideal, and one a bit...
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    New business class seat - preview in SYD lounge.

    I just walked in this morning to the SYD lounge for a very early start to the day to MEL and low and behold they have a preview set up of the new J seats being rolled out to the A330 and 777 and by gosh they look impressive! I can't post photos but am very much looking forward to trying the...
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    Converting Star Alliance points to Velocity - really possible?

    Hi everyone, I have a quick question today. I would just like confirmation if my theory is actually possible, or if anyone has successfully done what I am going to try and do: I am a VA Platinum and where possible try my best to fly their Network both domestic and internationally. The black...
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    Change from VA1 to VA3 on 7 March 2015 - any ideas?

    Hi everyone, I got an email this week from VA advising of a change in my itinerary for a SYD - LAX flight. They've moved me from VA1 to VA3 which departs and arrives at the same time so I presume it's the same flight with a different number. I then went in to do a dummy booking on the VA...
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    Non stop QF flight BME - SYD?

    I must have missed this but did QF cancel their direct SYD - BME service? I know it only ran a couple of days a week but can't seem to find it any longer on the online timetables. Any ideas?
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    What happened to boiled eggs for breakfast??

    I haven't been in the lounges much lately (sitting in MEL right now - new space and coffee bars look great!), but yesterday morning and today noticed that there's no more boiled eggs available in the sandwich bar? When did this travesty occur? I used to enjoy a boiled egg with a ham toastie in...
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    SYD international departures lounge - purchase access?

    Hi everyone, my in laws are flying QF to SIN this weekend out of SYD and don't have status. I was wondering if anyone knew of a lounge at SYD intl departures that might allow purchased access? Thought it would be a nice gesture. Any insights are much appreciated. Cheers.
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    Question regarding re-qualifying and status..

    Hi everyone, I am fairly new to this whole status thing and have a question regarding re-qualifying. I am currently 20 SC's away from re-qualifying for VA Platinum and my review date is not until 26 December this year. I have a SYD-MEL return in a couple of weeks that will nicely get me the 20...
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    SYD - CPT December 2013 - any advice on best value routing?

    I have received an amazing invitation to head to Cape Town to spend Xmas and NYE for 2013/14 and am wondering if anyone had any advice on the most affordable way to get there and back? I know it's the worst time of year to go, but the offer is far too good to say no to, so am trying to sort out...
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    Long haul upgrade with points - great experience.

    I thought I would share a great experience I had today with VA. I recently purchased a return Y+ to LAX in March on Expedia. I used Expedia as due to the changeover to sabre the new VA site doesn't appear to be displaying premium saver fares, at least not that I could see. So today I decided to...
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    VA long haul upgrades using points - question.

    I thought someone might have had this experience. I am VA platinum and last year bought a very cheap fare to the US (formerly V-Saver) and attempted to use my points to upgrade to Y+ only to be told that I was in the wrong fare bucket to do so *d'oh*. My bad here, I should have read the t & c's...
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    VA Platinum vs Gold - worth it?

    Hi all, I am in a funny situation with 955 SC's on my account and no travel booked until March which is a SYD - LAX return on VA. I am contemplating doing a status run in December/Jan to pick up the extra SC's I need to make platinum. My conundrum is that my flight to LA in March will take me...
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    VA 1 & 2 in Y as DJ Gold - semi trip report.

    I am a Canuck expat living in SYD who used to travel back and forth on the direct AC flight to YVR then on to YYZ. With AC fares ex-OZ being close to extortion lately, and also recently qualifying DJ Gold, I have since decided to return to connecting through LAX on VA to help accrue status and...
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    Delta vs Etihad for SC and points earning.

    Hi all, Have a large work trip coming up in August where I will be visiting the UK and Canada for a week each. By then I will be close to Gold status on DJ and am keen to maximise my earn rate for the trip, so that by the time I'm back I will be on Gold. Doing a bit of research the cost is...
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    SYD to MAD/BCN J Class August 2012 - Suggestions?

    First of all I would like to say I really enjoy reading through these forums, I've learned so much about making my travel experience better. Kudos to all of you who put time and effort into contributing your thoughts and experience for the lesser knowledgeable of us! Next year is a rather large...
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