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Might be a silly question but for you guesting experts, are there ever any issues with the lounge member arriving on their own first, then having a guest arrive at the lounge later? I suppose they tick off whether you have already brought in a guest when you first arrive at the lounge but I...

02/03/23 | VA797 | BNE to CNS Back again to report on the 2nd of 4 flights. After arriving from Sydney I had about ten minutes in the Brisbane lounge before boarding for the flight to Cairns was announced. Started of course with a sparkling wine PDB. Dinner options were Chicken Parmigiana...

02/03/23 | VA973 | SYD to BNE 1st of 4 flights as part of a SYD-BNE-CNS-BNE-SYD holiday / status run. Highlight of flying on a Thursday / Friday evening has to be the Betty's Burgers collab in the lounge. Enjoyed this truffle cheeseburger and popcorn chicken shortly before boarding...

Anyone have any data points on how close you can go to 1,000 status credits before VA automatically upgrade you to Platinum? I remember when I first hit Gold they upgraded me at 490 credits. Currently getting pretty close to 1,000 but given I have no credits expiring until January 2024 I would...

Looks like we were on the same CNS-BNE flight! Think it was a different BNE-SYD flight though. Claire certainly was great. Will post my pics shortly.

Hotel: InterContinental Bali Resort When: February 2023 Status: Diamond Ambassador Rate: AUD $575/night Booked: 1 King Premium Club Lounge Access Garden View Balcony Received: 1 King Premium Living Area Club Lounge Access Balcony (Duplex Suite) Really, really good stay. Resort was far from...

thank you! I thought that might have been the case but when the passenger complained about the warm wine they were told it had been refrigerated, so I was a bit confused. Like I said, not an issue from my perspective 😊

21/02/23 | VA66 | DPS to SYD Back again to report on the return journey from Denpasar to Sydney! No lounge available in Bali of course, so I kept my inner AvGeek occupied checking out the planes on the tarmac. Here's VH-YIM to take us home. Boarding commenced on time with bottled water...

17/02/23 | VA65 | SYD to DPS Another excellent VA experience. A PDB tray of sparkling wine was brought round with bottled still water already waiting at our seats. A request by one passenger for a PDBeer was quite understandably knocked back! Instead of going straight to dinner service, a...

Thanks, was worth a try but unfortunately no luck! Tried basically every oneworld member, could only ever see the same QF PNR and ticket number. Might give it another go closer to the date.

I've just booked a trip for late April and seems this trick to get the SB PNR is no longer working, at least for me. Anyone found any other ways to get the PNR recently? I'm booked in J for the flight home and the QF seat map is only showing seats in the middle section, would love to grab a...

Hotel: InterContinental Perth City Centre When: January 2023 Status: Diamond Ambassador Rate: $263/night Booked: 2 Double Beds Classic City View Received: 2 Double Beds City View Lounge Access (lounge access was not provided, as is their right under the T&Cs, but otherwise considered a...

Yes that's him! Really nice guy, loved him joking with us to go easy on the wines for the rest of the day when we landed 😂

26/01/23 | VA551 | SYD to PER First VA flight in over a year. Flew minimally in 2022 due to a lot of time spent on the ground recovering from a knee and ankle injury and only flew QF when I did, but VA has always been my favourite of the two and this flight confirmed it! Being an early morning...

Got 2x $255 upgrades (a token $5 above minimum bid) on SYD-PER. Definitely a no-brainer at that price, especially given the lengthier flight going westbound! Given J loads on the return flight a similar bid would probably have been successful, but decided against it due to the shorter flight.

Thanks for all the tips! Ended up booking SYD-BNE-CNS-BNE-SYD in J in early March for $1140 return - nice 540 status credits. I left my run to requalify for SG late, renews 28 February and only started earning credits again last month and will hit 400 credits mid-month. So after this Cairns...

It sure is! Have booked a SYD-DPS run for February since there doesn't seem to be any further status support on the way.

Good news and I do share the view this may be a placeholder until they have a jet that can service HND from BNE or another state capital. Might wait to see what their J product is on the MAX before making a booking though. Also hoping they might take this opportunity to find a solution for...

love your work with the side-by-side! oh Qantas 😂

Hotel: voco Auckland City Centre When: November 2022 Status: Diamond Ambassador Rate: NZD $307/night Booked: 1 King Bed Standard Sky Tower View Received: 1 King Bed Standard Sky Tower View (allocated on the highest floor) Lol, where do I start? Arrived around 2am after a late night flight from...