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So... I miscalculated my points and burnt more points than I should've over the weekend. :oops: Now I'm short 1,100 points to upgrade MEL-BNE in J, connecting to LAX in J as well. Not a big deal but it'd be nice to sit next to my wife and daughter who are travelling in J. Do you know of any...

Hi, I've upgraded the long haul flights to LAX from MEL via BNE, however there doesn't seem to be availability for the MEL-BNE leg (2 pax) on the 3 Nov flight VA313, and on the return 27 Nov VA318 (1 pax). I have a platinum complimentary upgrade that I want to use before it expires and the...

Hi, I'm looking to stay 2 nights at the W South Beach from the 21st November 2015. The current rate is around $632 USD per night inc taxes and charges, which is more than what I want to pay. Any tricks on how to better this rate? I just opened a SPG account so can buy the 20k points if it...

Wife, daughter (under 2) and I will be flying J to LA using points later in the year. We have been allocated seats 1H and 1K, so I have a couple of questions: - Are these seats ideal when flying with an infant? - I've read about row 5, what are the benefits if any? They're available. - When is...

Hi guys, The Discover the Americas expo is in Melbourne this weekend. I'm looking to travel with my wife and baby girl next year and have a good chunk of points that I'm looking to burn to upgrade to Business. VA's website states that upgrades from a Flexi fare must be (Y, B, H, K or L) and...

I'm looking to upgrade from Y to Y+ using points... which is 45k points according to the site. However the price of a flexi Y needed to upgrade is almost the same price as buying a saver Y+ (a couple of hundred difference). Why would I use 45k to upgrade when the price for flexi Y is almost...

I'm flying next year with my soon to be born baby girl. She'll be 6 months by the time we fly to LA from Melbourne, so I'm bracing myself for a long flight. From a cabin preference, I'm tossing between 3 options: - Have my wife or me fly Business class with the baby - Fly with my wife premium...

I've started discussing with my partner doing a nice round the world honeymoon instead of spending the money on a big, expensive wedding, and luckily she has agreed. We'd like to do the following stops: Melbourne - Abu Dhabi or Tokyo - Paris - London - NY - Vegas - LA - Melbourne We want to...

Not that I'm an alcoholic or anything... but at what time do they start serving alcohol in J domestic flights?' :lol:

Hi guys, I'm currently SG and sitting close to 800 SC... I have enough velocity points to burn for a weekend in J to Perth from MEL in June and still claim the SC, taking me to Platinum. However... is Platinum really worth it? I was thinking about saving the points to upgrade a long haul trip...

My partner and I flew LAX - SYD a couple of days ago in whY and we were lucky enough not to have a 3rd wheel in the 3:3:3 configuration. We had a very comfortable flight home... slept almost without distractions and we took turns to rest our legs on each other, making the trip more bearable...

Hi everyone, I'm flying with my SO to Mexico today, unfortunately I booked in Y but I woke up today regretting it. Since this is a last minute decision, what are the chances of upgrading to PE or J either via points or cash? If at all possible... I'm a new Gold status and haven't done any...

Hi All, I've been recently upgraded to Gold Status and I have a trip booked to MEX stopping in LAX in 3 weeks time. I'll have long connection times in LAX (12 hours) - my question is, can I use the Virgin Loft AFTER my flight with Virgin Australia from MEL (while I wait before my flight to...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a Visa/Mastercard rewards card that I can use in those establishments that don't accept Amex. I bank with NAB but their Gold Velocity Card only yields .5 points per $1 spent, and they don't do any bonus points. What other options are there that yield good points...

Hi guys, My partner is the main applicant of the Platinum Velocity card, I'm a supplementary. We family pool in velocity. I want to take advantage of the refer a friend bonus points and apply for a card myself. What card should I go for to achieve maximum points? It seems that the velocity...

As the title says, I received an email from Virgin 'forcing' me to change my itinerary. I've booked SYD-OOL, OOL-SYD (both via MEL) on the same day for a status run. I called the call centre and got told that the those flights may be cancelled or delayed, however when I do a dummy booking for...

Hi folks, I'm currently a Silver member, with 270SC. I've been trying to accumulate as many velocity points as possible in the last 2-3 months... I currently sit at 60k. Now with the new promo that allows us to earn SC while burning points, I'm not sure if I should burn some of those 60k...

Hi everyone, I'm planning a trip with my partner from the 25th of July to the 15th August. We're going to visit LA, Vegas, NYC. We're both 28 and although we can't afford very expensive hotels, we are willing to budget for above average hotels in Vegas or NYC. LA 4 nights I haven't been to...