Maintain Status Offers Plat/Gold Silver (Two return flights or other)‏

[medhead]

I just checked my velocity account. Very interesting.


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[777]

I just checked my velocity account. Very interesting.

Do tell...?

 

[medhead]

Do tell...?

I'll probably wait until others notice. But come 29 August I expect to well and truly have requalified, if not already.


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[docjames]

If the offer is two flexi - does family pooling count? ie. could mrsdoc and I take a flight together (therefore = two returns) or do i have to personally do both return flights?

If pooling counts, the day / weekend trip just got very very tempting....

 

[777]

If the offer is two flexi - does family pooling count? ie. could mrsdoc and I take a flight together (therefore = two returns) or do i have to personally do both return flights?

I wouldn't assume that it does unless there's some evidence to presume so.

 

[qantas21]

I missed it in the OPs post, but my offer is actually slightly different. I only need one return business flight.
"... we will maintain your Platinum membership for one more year if you book and fly one return Business Class flight, or two return Flexi Fares with Virgin Australia or one of our international airline partners between 15 July and 17 August 2012^"

Interesting.

+1. I have only flown one 10 status credit flight with DJ and received the above offer to maintain silver membership. I will just purchase lounge access a few days prior to expiry so as to avoid the hefty lounge membership fee. No other real benefit of maintaining silver for me.

 

[Gold Member]

I received the two return biz flights offer having only accrued 100 SCs this year. I will be in the LOTFAP mid August on a AA status run and could possibly fit a Delta status run into that to retain DJ Plat. I'm looking at SFO-LAX return at $350, so $700 all up. Not bad... And a lot cheaper than eligible booking codes from Virgin America for similar short biz/First runs. I'm still questioning the value of retaining DJ WP status though, since 95%+ of my flying is with OW and Star Alliance (via US DM awards). The only value that I can see for my cirumstances is the 4 complimentary upgrades which I value at about $1000 for A330 PER flights. Hmmm.. what to do...

 

[Casual Class]

If anyone was wondering about Silver I got this:

Dear Mr __________, We hope you have enjoyed the benefits of Silver membership. Your Review Date on 25 November 2012 is approaching and as an exclusive offer, receive 50 bonus Status Credits when you book and fly with Virgin Australia between 15 July and 17 August 2012.^ As a Silver member, you will continue to enjoy: Priority Check-in at major domestic airports[SUP]1[/SUP] Two single entry passes to the Virgin Australia lounge[SUP]2[/SUP] Discounted lounge membership[SUP]2[/SUP] Complimentary baggage allowance[SUP]3[/SUP] A 50% Points bonus on eligible flights with Virgin Australia or when you make a purchase with many of our travel partners[SUP]4[/SUP] Take advantage of this great offer by booking today at virginaustralia.com. Yours sincerely, Phil Gunter General Manager, Velocity Frequent Flyer

 

[samh004]

If anyone was wondering about Silver I got this:

Dear Mr __________, We hope you have enjoyed the benefits of Silver membership. Your Review Date on 25 November 2012 is approaching and as an exclusive offer, receive 50 bonus Status Credits when you book and fly with Virgin Australia between 15 July and 17 August 2012.^ As a Silver member, you will continue to enjoy: Priority Check-in at major domestic airports[SUP]1[/SUP] Two single entry passes to the Virgin Australia lounge[SUP]2[/SUP] Discounted lounge membership[SUP]2[/SUP] Complimentary baggage allowance[SUP]3[/SUP] A 50% Points bonus on eligible flights with Virgin Australia or when you make a purchase with many of our travel partners[SUP]4[/SUP] Take advantage of this great offer by booking today at virginaustralia.com. Yours sincerely, Phil Gunter General Manager, Velocity Frequent Flyer

I wonder if I’ll get one of those in November… not sure 50SC will make me jump.

 

[Justinf]

Nothing for me, but I've requalified. They should make me an offer to go for Platinum :mrgreen:

Me either. I requalified for Gold the hard way. My review date is 26 July and i have 400 SCs so my status shows as 'achieved' (am waiting on 40 SCs to be credited for a flight three weeks ago but that is proving to be a nightmare in itself) but i have never even receved the double SC email offers.
DJ doesn't love me...sniff.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

I am not feeling the love either - did all these offers basically appear in everyones in-boxes at same time or are they a gradual roll out does anybody know?

 

[pagingjoan]

I am not feeling the love either - did all these offers basically appear in everyones in-boxes at same time or are they a gradual roll out does anybody know?

My +1 received his offer - one return J or two flexies - late yesterday. He has minimal DJ SCs - most of them from my pooling, once I had requalified. (I received no offer but had achieved the requal level some time back. Them's the breaks! )

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Seems a lot arrived late yesterday - I was hoping to see on in my inbox this morn but alas wasn't to be.

Are they still arriving?

 

[Princess Fiona]

I have re-qualified for Plat following the status match, nothing for me.
Shrek has less than 100SC and no offer for him so far. He will probably have to be content with soft landing to Gold

 

[serfty]

According to Email Header Analyzer, RFC822 Parser - MxToolbox , my offer email was created Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:54:07 UTC and sent 7/17/2012 7:56:19 AM UTC - it was received into my inbox 7 seconds later.

SWMBO who has two award flights and no SC's since being matched SG received no offer.

 

[rambausek]

Virgin - offer to keep Gold Status

Got an email from Virgin offering me to keep my Gold Status if I book two business return flights
Has anyone taken this offer andf if yes, did you find a cheap business class ticket? Thx!

 

[jpk]

I'll probably wait until others notice. But come 29 August I expect to well and truly have requalified, if not already.

I'm curious... Have you been comped retention or a free bucket of SC's or something?

 

[djchuckles]

Nothing for me Requal'd my Gold and a few flights off Plat - a little leg up would definitely help

 

[medhead]

I'm curious... Have you been comped retention or a free bucket of SC's or something?

It is something related to one of the offers mentioned in this thread.


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[Major]

I was about to book a flight for early Aug when I received this

Your Review Date on 30 November 2012 is approaching and as an exclusive offer, receive 100 bonus Status Credits when you book and fly with Virgin Australia between 15 July and 17 August 2012.^

As a Gold member, you will continue to enjoy:

I only needed 40 SC's on top of existing bookings so requal is not a problem