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Here's dinner on QF148 from AKL-SYD, an A330 service and my first widebody flight since a scenic flight to Antarctica in November 2020! PDB served out of Auckland, couldn't say no to a champagne (despite already having a few Moëts in the Emirates Lounge beforehand) For dinner there was a...

I'm only a new Ambassador member myself so hopefully someone else can provide more insight, but I think it's ultimately up to the hotel what they want to offer and in this case the Sydney InterContinental is only allowing check-in on Saturday nights, at least for this date range. Bit...

Here's dinner on QF149 from SYD-AKL, a B737 service with a full passenger load in J. PDB served once the Y passengers had finished boarding, went with a champagne. For dinner there was a choice of smoked pork pasta with pepper sauce, chicken salad with quinoa and green chilli dressing or...

Glad I found this thread! The QF AKL lounge sounds almost as underwhelming as the QF HBA lounge 😄 I think I'll try my luck at the EK lounge before QF148 next week (QF Gold in J so hopefully meet the criteria!)

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Newcastle (Australia) When: November 2022 Status: Diamond Ambassador Rate: Reward Night - 16,000 points Booked: 1 Queen Bed Standard Birdwood Park View Received: 1 Queen Bed Standard Birdwood Park View (allocated on the highest floor) Was just perusing for a weekend...

Hotel: Kimpton Margot Sydney When: October 2022 Status: Diamond Rate: Kimpton Annual Sale, 1 night at $291 Booked: 1 King Bed Suite Received: Margot Suite Booked for a luxury staycation and had an amazing time, the hotel is truly stunning. Saw the one-category upgrade appear on my reservation...

Hotel: voco Melbourne Central When: October 2022 Status: Platinum Rate: Visa Cardholder Rate, 3 nights at $287/night Booked: 2 Single Beds Standard Received: 2 Single Beds Standard Unfortunately no upgrade offered which was disappointing, however the receptionist did provide four welcome drink...

Thanks! Just gave them a call and spent about 15 minutes on hold as they sorted it all out, but I can now see my Platinum status through to December 2023 on the website. I get the feeling they probably had more registrations for this promotion than they would have liked and are hoping some...

was it just the standard customer service phone line you called? I completed my five nights on 25th April and still no sign of Platinum, so might need to give them a call.

Here's lunch on QF1563 from SYD-LST, a QantasLink B717 flight on Easter Sunday. Choice of a pancetta toasted sandwich or legume salad served with warm sourdough, a Lindor ball and as a special Easter Treat, a mini Koko Black chocolate quail egg and bilby. Sandwich was quite nice with pesto...

Got 2x $70 upgrades (minimum bid) on MEL-SYD. Had only paid $69 for the economy fare to begin with and was keen to try the new business offering. Was glad to at that price!

29/11/21 | VA875 | MEL to SYD First VA flight since March, which provided me with a great opportunity to try their new menu! Began the flight with a sparkling wine PDB. Dinner options on this 6pm flight were Spanish Chicken or the vegetarian Korean Bibimbap. Unfortunately we were in 2D and...

Thanks for flagging the AC redemptions opening up, was able to nab 2 x J return tickets in June! Seems a very good value redemption, only ~$230 in taxes, no carrier charge and the equivalent cash fare at the moment is ~$7,800. Was looking into this on the AC website and it suggests some of the...

...and here's the return QF841 from DRW-SYD. Was glad to have the Qantas Club in Darwin open again so enjoyed a light snack there before having lunch on the plane. The hot option was chicken with polenta and green beans. Again in Seat 1A so got my first choice, it was another full flight...

A few weeks late in posting, but here's dinner on QF842 from SYD-DRW over the Easter long weekend. Hot meal choice was pork sausages served with peas and mashed potatoes. I was in 1A so got my first choice, it was a full flight so not sure how those in Row 3 fared. Served with sourdough, a tea...

Would be keen to get my VA status matched - just need to find a status run to get those 100 credits as easily as possible!

I think being realistic, it would be safe to say that Bain will make changes to the soft product first and not the hard product. An end to complimentary food in economy and Luke Mangan menus in Business is almost certain, but I can't see them spending money to rip out the Business Class seats on...

Well it seems Bain has decided to emulate the Cyrus model. Keeping PS in the top job, maintaining VA somewhere in between QF and JQ and gradually rebuilding an international operation. Perhaps the most interesting quote is at the end of the article, if Cyrus don't match this could make all the...

Just got my VA Gold match!

Confirmed - It's Bain and Cyrus according to Fairfax Cyrus seems a bit of a dark horse and their earlier comments that they would leave the airline pretty much as is were very interesting. Hopefully they are genuine because if they are I think they are the best bid from a passenger's...