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I’m trying to plan a trip to the US for a family of 4, departing from Brisbane and ending up in California (either LAX or SFO) Wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to secure J upgrades? I know typically VA drip feed upgrades throughout the year 1 or 2 at a time, so I dont think I...

I’ve just hit plat from a 7 night stay in Fiji and am about 5000 status points away from Diamond. I mainly travel domestically with the family (eg lots of peppers and mantra apartments), with the occasional Sydney work trip thrown in. Just wondering if any Diamonds can comment if they’ve...

Any recommendations for Melbourne cbd for a 1 night business trip? Currently eyeing off the Pullman on swanston. The Sofitel on Collins is $200 more, so out of budget Ideally would like a full gym with a squat rack but it seems that no Accor hotels in Melbourne offer this. The Sofitel Wentworth...

I have been planning a holiday and there wasn’t any reward seat availability for my trip so I booked a “choice” fare (FOMO because I needed to travel on exact dates with 4 pax, and had the return leg on a reward seat) It was 58000 points instead of 17000 points. Now award availability has...

Looking to book a hotel in Nov. normally stay at the Hilton which has access to fitness first, but it’s booked out sadly. Also found the Sofitel but that is also booked out. I’m looking for one with a full power rack / weightlifting setup (for deadlifts, squats, bench). Not just some cardio...

I hit plat for VA fairly regularly and a few years ago opted in to the Hilton Diamond free status. I think that’s about to expire (it’s 2 calendar years right)? I don’t stay frequent enough to retain - will I drop to gold equivalent or just lose status entirely? also, has anyone used their...

im booked in lhr - sin in J on 5th of June at 10:30pm. The booking was made through virgin using velocity points. We are thinking we’d prefer the 11:25am flight instead (easier with bub), but virgin have no partner award availability. Do SQ ever make late releases available to partners? Or...

Anyone else missing SCs from Flybuys? I got mine for November and January, but not December. Called the call centre and they logged the enquiry, but nothign back yet (and that was 2-3 weeks ago)

I've earned enough SC to retain platinum within 6 months. Still have another 6 months to go, and will be earning SC (via flights and flybuys), but not sure if there's any worth to it? Probably will not earn enough for Partner gold, and even if I did, my partner only flies with me anyway so...

Wife, infant and I are booked for LHR -> SIN -> BNE in June 2018. Called up trying to reserve 96D and 96F on the A380, but was advised we can only reserve one bassinet seat, so we can't sit side by side. Likewise, on the 757 tried to book 19D and 19F, but again advised we can only book one...

Hi, has anyone successfully used Velocity points to redeem a Delta One seat? I'm looking at LAX -> DCA next may. Economy non-stop has availability, and there's heaps of "First" (i.e. domestic business) availability if I have a stopover, but there's no "Delta One" availability direct. Assuming...

Does anyone know of any US carriers that have bassinet for east/west long haul flights? Flying from LAX to DC next year with a 6 month old, and a bassinet will help for the 5 hour flight. Preferably in J, and preferably a VA partner.

Has anyone successfully redeemed a Trans Atlantic J reward seat on VS via VA call centre? I'm looking for IAD -> LHR. On the Virgin website it routes me using Delta via Atlanta/JFK, but VS has a direct flight. But can't find much info on whether availability is a problem with VS?

Hi all, My wife and I have booked LHR -> SIN on the A380 (SQ 321), and then SIN -> BNE on the 777 (SQ 245) in June 2018. We will have a 6 month old son, so will require the bassinet. I am hoping to select my wife to sit in 17A on the A380, and 11A on the 777, as it looks like these are the...

I have a couple of non-urgent questions around bookings, and don't feel like calling in at the moment. is there an email address I can email VA? (aside from the retro@velocity, as this isn't a retro claim) WP if that matters.

hi all, I've recently come into a few points which should put me in a position to transfer to Krisflyer and redeem for the SQ RTW fare (240K Krisflyer, approx 320K Velocity) I am wondering if it's worth it though? I am booking flights for a RTW trip in May 2018. BNE -> LAX -> IAD -> LHR ->...

I'm looking to do a points redemption next year, and currently deciding between the two. I know taxes are higher in EY but I can live with that. Which has the better J product? I think SQ is the 777s ex bne, whereas EY might be A380? Also, VA WP so are the differences in lounges worth it?

Hi all, Willing to pay $29 if anyone can assist. Understand it might not be possible however due to points balance. I would have jumped on that VA J RTW fare a few weeks ago, but unfortunately the dates didn't work out. Looking to travel after 1 April 2018, return around 30 May 2018 (6-8 weeks...

My wife and I are planning a trip next April/may with our (soon to be) newborn son. Hoping to go J the whole way, and trying to figure out the best strategy to do so. Would have bought those cheap J tickets last week, but the dates unfortunately didn't work out (my pregnant wife would have...

My wife and I booked a trip from BNE -> PER to enjoy rottnest island and the Margaret river. Because we're not planning any O/S trips in the near future, I thought I'd treat us to "The business", as it's the closest either of us have ever been to true international business class. So, I route...