Lunch with Lesley

[Red Roo]

Not surprisingly, there is plenty of interest in recent announcements and changes at Qantas, including yesterday’s news and the launch of Aquire.

Lesley Grant, Qantas Loyalty CEO along with members of her team, would like the opportunity to personally address some of your feedback, concerns and queries.

For a chance to attend a lunch at Rockpool Bar & Grill in Sydney, send me a private message by 5pm AEST 2 April 2014 with the following:

- 3 questions that you’d most like to ask Lesley and her team
- include your Qantas Frequent Flyer number
- be available at 11.50am for a 12pm start on Tuesday 8 April 2014

To be eligible, you must be an AFF member for a minimum of 3 months. We may provide flights and accommodation for interstate winners. Moderators are allowed to enter.

Looking forward to hearing from many of you.

Red Roo

NB/ We have contacted Australian Frequent Flyer (AFF), and they have approved this post. AFF has no financial interest in this offer, and will not be involved in the invitee selection process. The AFF Admin team (excluding moderators) will not be available for selection.

 

[markis10]

Excellent news, and thanks once again for the opportunity given to our members.

 

[straitman]

Thanks Red Roo.

I am sure this is one that will attract a lot of attention. :shock:

Not surprisingly, there is plenty of interest in recent announcements and changes at Qantas, including yesterday’s news and the launch of Aquire.

Lesley Grant, Qantas Loyalty CEO along with members of her team, would like the opportunity to personally address some of your feedback, concerns and queries.

For a chance to attend a lunch at Rockpool Bar & Grill in Sydney, send me a private message by 5pm AEST 2 April 2014 with the following:

- 3 questions that you’d most like to ask Lesley and her team
- include your Qantas Frequent Flyer number
- be available at 11.50am for a 12pm start on Tuesday 8 April 2014

To be eligible, you must be an AFF member for a minimum of 3 months. We may provide flights and accommodation for interstate winners. Moderators are allowed to enter.

Looking forward to hearing from many of you.

Red Roo

NB/ We have contacted Australian Frequent Flyer (AFF), and they have approved this post. AFF has no financial interest in this offer, and will not be involved in the invitee selection process. The AFF Admin team (excluding moderators) will not be available for selection.

 

[blackcat20]

Oh nice, I'll need to put my thinking cap on.

 

[serfty]

Can't do the 8th, so I won't be entering. Good Luck to all ...

 

[TomVexille]

Unfortunately I have to be at work that day.

 

[samh004]

Thanks for putting up this competition. For once I'll be able to attend.

Personally, I think it should be mandatory attendance for the Social Ambassador, but I do have some questions so I'll get cracking on writing them.

 

[Grooba]

Please please whoever makes it set up a live stream!

 

[Deleted member 9370]

Bugger! Will be in Brisbane on the day. Would have liked another lunch with the QF team at Rockpool!

 

[drron]

Once again one of the few days in april I will be unable to go.

 

[dfcatch]

Can't do the date but thanks Lesley and Red Roo for putting it on and giving members the chance to chat directly.

 

[burrco]

We may provide flights and accommodation for interstate winners.

I guess whether or not you get a free flight depends on whether (per last night's tables) it is a domestic australian short flight (such as cairns - syd) or a domestic australian mid flight (such as cairns - syd).

 

[Deleted member]

Thanks for the opportunity, I wouild like very much to be part of the day.

 

[RooFlyer]

Red Roo - serious question. Will a transcript or audio file of the Q&A session be made available on this site? If Lesley is going to "personally address some of your feedback, concerns and queries", I am sure there are hundreds of AFFers who won't be at the lunch, who would be very interested in the questions, and answers, "from the executive's mouth" as it were, rather than filtered through posts to this forum.

 

[JohnK]

I would love to attend. Thanks for giving us the opportunity Red Roo.

Now to think up some important questions.

 

[russ]

Will this be the "simplified" Rockpool menu?

 

[blackcat20]

Well my entry is in. Fingers crossed, I really want some mac n cheese!

 

[Himeno]

Unfortunately I have to be at work that day.

As do I.

(any chance she could visit woolworths stores in CBR to 'check in on one of QF Loyalty's partners'?)

 

[RooFlyer]

Thinking about this some more - and yes, I'm still a grump and you might say ungrateful. But I'm being consistent about these events.

Three questions for Red Roo:

1) If Lesley Grant really wanted to convey information and address concerns etc, why not just ask for questions to be submitted to you, and you take the (say) 20 or 40 'best' or 'most relevant' to Lesley for answering, and posted somewhere here. The conveyance of both question and the reply would be much more efficient and clear.

2) Schmoozing attendees ('AFF discussion leaders' ?) at a fancy lunch wouldn't be trying to curry favour with them, would it?

3) Will you want to be seeing 'new blood'? Or will it be the 'usual suspects'?


Sorry, that was 4 questions. I will be in Sydney that week, but don't think I will bother to apply. I'm sure Lesley would much rather meet 'the nice people' than those who might - even politely - ask her why they keep changing their web pages and having errors, dead links, typos and day-by-day changes to wording and explanations. And who takes responsibility for those cough-ups (I still remember when the 'book business class' link didn't work ). Or what her definition of 'simpler' is.

I do apologise if this offends (but I think you have thick skin) - but if Qantas truly wanted to address concerns, answer questions, etc it doesn't take selective attendees at a Rockpool lunch to do it.

 

[dfcatch]

Thinking about this some more - and yes, I'm still a grump and you might say ungrateful. But I'm being consistent about these events.

Three questions for Red Roo:

1) If Lesley Grant really wanted to convey information and address concerns etc, why not just ask for questions to be submitted to you, and you take the (say) 20 or 40 'best' or 'most relevant' to Lesley for answering, and posted somewhere here. The conveyance of both question and the reply would be much more efficient and clear.

2) Schmoozing attendees ('AFF discussion leaders' ?) at a fancy lunch wouldn't be trying to curry favour with them, would it?

3) Will you want to be seeing 'new blood'? Or will it be the 'usual suspects'?


Sorry, that was 4 questions. I will be in Sydney that week, but don't think I will bother to apply. I'm sure Lesley would much rather meet 'the nice people' than those who might - even politely - ask her why they keep changing their web pages and having errors, dead links, typos and day-by-day changes to wording and explanations. And who takes responsibility for those cough-ups (I still remember when the 'book business class' link didn't work ). Or what her definition of 'simpler' is.

I do apologise if this offends (but I think you have thick skin) - but if Qantas truly wanted to address concerns, answer questions, etc it doesn't take selective attendees at a Rockpool lunch to do it.

The QF Loyalty Team would be the first to admit that I certainly don't give them a free ride.

But in fairness - they do take all our questions, even the barbed ones. We don't always get the answers we want to hear but it's an honest exchange.

I feel it's beneficial - if you want to attend - put your name in.

And you have to have the mac & cheese!