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    Losing Gold Status

    I am going to sadly lose Virgin Gold status as of 2 July. According to my card, it says review date 2 July, card expiry 2 August. Does that mean that I remain Gold to 2 August? Unlike Qantas who have a set date that each member loses their status credits, Virgin seem to do a rolling 12 month...
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    Etihad seat selection

    I am flying SYD to LHR via Abu Dhabi in a couple of weeks on a flight booked with Virgin points. It seems as though Velocity Gold members do not get complimentary seat selection on Etihad. However, I see check in opens 30 hours before the flight. At that point can you choose a seat for free...
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    Virgin Gold benefits when flying Etihad

    I booked an economy rewards flight from Sydney to London via Abu Dhabi the other day. I have Virgin Gold status. I am trying to understand what benefits I get. I think I get lounge access in Sydney at “the House” but can’t work out any access for Abu Dhabi. Also do Virgin Gold members get...
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    Status expiry

    I expect I will hit Velocity Gold Status soon. I currently have 440 status credits and have a few upcoming flights. According to the app, my review date is 12 July and I have requalified for silver (which I got back in 2019 and they kept extending it over covid). As I understand it however...
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    Qantas Club access when flying Emirates

    Hello, I am pretty sure I know the answer to this but just wanted to check with the experts here. We are booking a trip next year and both my partner and I are only Bronze QF members (we might get to silver by the end of the trip) but my partner has Qantas Club membership. We are doing most...
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    Sydney International "stopover"

    I am currently looking at the 30% classic reward discount to fly to London in August. (yes I know Economy Classic rewards are not the best use of points) I was also potentially looking at travelling to Auckland in early August. Just as an experiment, I put in a search of a rewards flight from...
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    A way of keeping your account current

    Just a tip about a way to keep your account current, as points expire after 18 months and it is not as easy just to earn a point or two like it is with Qantas. Join the e-rewards. You can earn points by doing surveys, but even if you don't want to do surveys, once you have a membership, you...
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    A Round the world adventure

    Finally the trip that was so long coming is here and I have already taken my first (very brief) flight!!! After about 2 years of planning I am currently sitting in the Qantas Business Lounge in Sydney about to board the first of many overseas flights that won't see me back to Australia to 30...
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    How do you cease to be a QFF member?

    In the other thread, there was a story of a bloke who had been signed up to QFF as a kid and had taken a trip back in 1998. He hadn't earned any more points since then until a family member transferred points to him. They have then been cancelled within 11 weeks due to inactivity on the...
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    Chile reciprocity fee

    Hello, I am travelling into Chile in a couple of weeks. I understand I have to pay a reciprocity fee, but I am not sure how you do it. I think you pay it at the airport when you arrive, but I am not sure if you pay in cash or credit card and if it is cash do you have to have US dollars? Thanks.
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    Citibank transaction plus account

    I have recently signed up to this account to get fee free withdrawals overseas. I have received a Visa Debut card but should I also be receiving an ATM card? I presume this works like a bank account with a BSB and account number?
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    Do oneworld partners pay when you use a partner lounge?

    Strange experience this evening. Flew from Canberra to Melbourne on Qantas. I am a Marco Polo Gold member (courtesy of Amex platinum) but I still credit my points to QFF where I am only Bronze, so my Qantas FF number was on my boarding pass. I went into into the Qantas Club and showed my...
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    Free AMEX platinum reserve

    I am a AMEX platinum charge card holder. (Or at least I will be until Oct 2014). Today i received the Platinum Reserve card. It was complimentary with the charge card. Obviously the big draw card is the free flight but apart from that is there any reason why I would use this card? I guess the...
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    CBR to PER - which flights have the seat back in flight entertainment?

    Flew to Perth on Friday night (working over here this week and thought I would travel early). Apart from the 2 hour delay due to the Sydney storm, I was disappointed that we didn't have the seat back entertainment. I thought all CBR - PER had it. Apparently it is not on all flights. I come...
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    Is there anyway to "re-pay" your FF taxes.

    I have booked a 140k around the world trip. I paid the taxes with my Macquarie visa. I now have an Amex platinum charge card that includes 180 days travel insurance if you pay the taxes on that card. I didn't have that card at the time. Is there anyway I can re-pay my taxes using the Amex card...
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    Discover Europe travel expo

    Did any Melbourne based AFFers attend the Discover Europe travel expo last weekend? If so what was it like, were there any decent specials? It is in Canberra next weekend and we will be going and was wondering if there is anything to look out for.
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    AMEX platinum charge - Marco Polo Gold

    Hello, I know this has been touched on before but I am looking for a definitive answer as at the current time. Does the Amex platinum card still provide Marco Polo Gold? I am looking to do a 140k RTW next year and my girlfriend may be doing the same. However she will need about 80k points so...
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    Jetstar flight changes

    I have a return flight booked for this weekend flying from Sydney to Melbourne. Due to circumstances I am in Melbourne now and will remain until the weekend The return flight is on one Booking. I am planning on using the return flight back Melbourne to Sydney. A couple of questions: 1) if I...
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    The future is one way?

    I was just having a look at the Qantas Asia sale and noticed they were selling one way fares. Is this new for Asian destinations? Of course there have always been one way fares but they have been much greater than half an economy ticket especially for red edeals. Will we see a future where...
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    Booking the second flight of a Oneworld RTW award

    After much heartache and comments on here about how hard it was to get an award seat to Santiago in Feb next year, I have finally got one. (not my preferred date but I will make it work and if I get the opportunity to change to a preferred date I will later on) I purposely booked my first...
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