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    Tokyo Haneda slot - how will Virgin Operate it?

    "Atsukan" (warm sake) always!
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    Q. AC codeshare all the way or switch to SIA part way through?

    SQ does not operate KrisFlyer lounges in NRT or HND - so unless you are travelling business or first you won’t be eligible for lounge access as VA Platinum or Gold regretably, even in PE.
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    Qantas to fast track airline loyalty program status

    Mission accomplished - dual VA Platinum household, have not flown QF group for many years. We took advantage of the first iteration of the challenge and booked SYD > DRW > SYD each way for $499 in business back in Feb 2021 for travel this past weekend. Both accounts upgraded to QF Gold today...
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    Qantas launches sale with unlimited fee free changes until 2022

    We just booked SYD <> DRW in business for $499 each way for Friday departure, Sunday return in mid May 2021. We had chosen 30 March 2021 as the start date for our SG challenge, so great timing with these sale fares for us!
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    How well do you know your airports

    Alternative to Google / Wikipedia to look up your answers ;) https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/ Airline and Location Code Search This airline and location code search engine provides an official source for codes assigned by IATA.
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    So i finally made it to platinum.....

    They're heavy tags! We got a bit chuffed checking into No 1 Lounge this week when check in staff recognised our dual VA Platinum household, was nice.
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    VA flights now (randomly) posting to Velocity quicker [Dec 2019]

    We flew WLG SYD this morning on paid ticket VA170 and points and SC have already posted to both our accounts. I'd missed this thread so almost had to pick myself up off the floor 😂 For hubby it was sector 8/8 to requalify for Platinum until Feb 2021.
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    One way Tokyo to SYD - any ideas on the best way to do this via VA or partners ?

    This is where a balance of Avianca Lifemiles (has) come in extremely handy. There's an award seat available on All Nippon Airways flight NH879 on 24 Oct 2019 for the direct flight from Haneda to Sydney for 20,000 Lifemiles + USD$54.79 in fees / taxes. It's highly likely that there will be...
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    Something's Coming...

    It's now live on the website... https://go.velocityfrequentflyer.com/get-paid
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    Something's Coming...

    You can now book flights to Japan using VA to HKG and NH to all ports - interesting development
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    Something's Coming...

    Slightly OT but when I was pricing out SYD/HKG/HND--NGO/HKG/SYD in Amadeus today for a trip later in October it returned $1045.75 using VA/NH combination.....
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    Sydney to Japan - Earn Velocity Points?

    Do you hold elite status with VA? Delta flies from Singapore to Tokyo and has some good deals on Comfort+ You'll earn silver / gold / platinum bonus points on these flights. I'm planning a trip in late August which is a combination of SYD to SIN on SQ then onwards SIN to NRT on DL. Ticketed...
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    Hilton Honors Macquarie Platinum Card Discontinued

    I've never been fee free and paid the annual fee last June 2018. There is a silver lining - we refinanced our home loan with Macquarie late last year and after receiving the new card, being transferred 4 times on a call last week (Mortgage Solutions were the team to help) we've had the fee...
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    Christmas Bonus Of Up To 10,000 Velocity Points (2018)

    10K posted to each of our accounts as well - our family pool account balance is now 20K healthier
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    Virgin Lounge Food

    I just did SYD MEL HBA return this week and pretty much identical scrambled eggs and chipolatas for breakfast in Sydney on the way down and chicken rice for lunch in Melbourne on the way back. The chipolatas were quite spicy and great for breakfast! Eggs were bleh. I did like the chicken rice...
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    SQ sector upgrades

    Hi everyone Asking for a friend who is VA Platinum - tried to search but could not find exact answers to this request. SQ Premium Economy flights are booked from Australia to Europe in SQ fare bucket T Class. Friend has a hefty VA points balance of a few hundred thousand points and has...
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    Velocity Double Status Credits offer 1/2/19 [Book by Feb 12, Travel by Dec 28, 2019]

    Bang - and our domestic travel for the next three months is booked, 18 domestic sectors in total. We've booked a mix of freedom fares and elevate fares (with promo codes) and a couple of business and business saver tickets (again using promo codes) for a couple of weekends away in TAS and SA...
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    HH points earning credit cards?

    Just got the "Important changes to your Hilton Honors Macquarie Platinum Credit Card" as well. Like others have noted, diamond status will be extended to 31 March 2021. We refinanced our mortgage with Macquarie late last year, so only other benefit for us is saving the $249 annual fee on the...
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    UpgradeMe pricing and success

    SYD HBA on last Friday evening's flight at 645pm - we bid $120 each for two seats and unsucessful. Flight was very full but business looked like it had a few seats spare.
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    Elite Households

    Hi everyone - apologies in advance if this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find many posts. VA Gold here for the past 3 years - after switching from QF and never making status. VA suits us well, we enjoy the lounge access, priority entry at SYD and VA have looked after me on...
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