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  1. SeaWolf

    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    Are you running any kind of ad blocking? Either in the browser or through DNS? That'll usually remove these chat options.
  2. SeaWolf

    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    Seems life the calculator is already in place so hopefully they'll start displaying it on the website or the app soon. Or at least a bit before 1st Oct 2025.
  3. SeaWolf

    Velocity introduces Forever Gold lifetime status tier

    I thought about doing the same but I think I'm just going to wait and see. It'd be nice to know but there's no urgency in knowing it right now and I reckon the counter will be added for us to see long before 1st Oct 2025.
  4. SeaWolf

    Credit Card Offers Refreshed Amex Velocity Platinum Card Benefits & Offers

    I'm curious to see what the other Velocity card offering will be, replacing the one with no annual fee (Escape I think it was called?). If you're already an AmEx customer it might be worth having just to get the extra points earn on your flights (under the new scheme) for holding a co-branded card.
  5. SeaWolf

    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    I'm not sure how much of restraint Velocity has been on QF devaluing the program. I think Qantas' key takeaway from the Alan Joyce era was that it didn't matter how badly they treated the customers, they'd keep coming back for more.
  6. SeaWolf

    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    It's specific to parliamentarians and their staff, not the broader APS. https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/mps-and-staff-flock-to-qantas-as-domestic-flight-bill-hits-29m-20241016-p5kiqk
  7. SeaWolf

    Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

    Me too. I wasn't too fussed as I never stay at Radisson hotels anyway. Still, it is a bit strange.
  8. SeaWolf

    Velocity introduces Forever Gold lifetime status tier

    https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/velocity-program-changes/new-status-tiers#faq4
  9. SeaWolf

    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    Yes,I saw that article too, though it's specific to parliamentarians and their staff, not to the whole of government. https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/mps-and-staff-flock-to-qantas-as-domestic-flight-bill-hits-29m-20241016-p5kiqk The ratio for normal public servants would be very...
  10. SeaWolf

    Velocity introduces Forever Gold lifetime status tier

    Hmm, I take it back, looks like we might not know till 1st Oct 2025: https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/velocity-program-changes/new-status-tiers#faq2 Maybe we'll get the counter before the actual launch, but probably not.
  11. SeaWolf

    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    The Velocity co-branded AmEx cards were recently pulled with a note saying that the new version of these card will be "coming soon". I reckon we'll see those new cards in the next few days along with some benefits that align with the new Velocity program.
  12. SeaWolf

    Velocity introduces Forever Gold lifetime status tier

    I reckon that feature will probably come online in the next few days (hopefully). I reckon I'll be close, but not quite there yet. I'm sort of tempted to go back through my history and do the math, but that seems like a lot of work when Velocity will do that and just tell me shortly.
  13. SeaWolf

    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    I'm wondering how corporate/government customers will react to the change. Particularly government where the air fares don't earn points, but earn status credits. Previously there wasn't any reason to pick a more expensive airfare for the points (other than deciding Restricted or Flex), now...
  14. SeaWolf

    Debit Card Surcharges May Be Banned By 2026

    Having a look through, of particular interest is page 9 where it lists some of the current issues with the surcharging rules at the moment, the ones that jumped out to me were, 'stealth' charging, excessive charging, and additional services being bundled into the charge: Consumers sometimes do...
  15. SeaWolf

    Debit Card Surcharges May Be Banned By 2026

    For those interested, the discussion/green paper has now been released by the RBA: https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/review-of-retail-payments-regulation/2024/ There's a lot in it... 1728955579 For those interested, the discussion/green paper has now been released by the RBA...
  16. SeaWolf

    Star Alliance and Aegean air

    So, I just saw this thread and, strangely, I've had trouble getting TG476 to credit as well all the way back in April, but to Asiana Club. At time I posted this on Flyertalk in the Asiana forum asking for help: At the time I thought it was just some weird fault in the Asiana missing mileage...
  17. SeaWolf

    Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

    I suspect this isn't about crowding in the lounges, it's more about reigning in a small number of users who are using it excessively and costing a heap.
  18. SeaWolf

    Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

    Good to know that it's pretty much instant. Thanks everyone.
  19. SeaWolf

    Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

    Has anyone got any experience to share on how fast a points transfer to QFF occurs? I had a bit of search without any luck and was wondering what people's experiences are? I'm just doing some planning and might need to quickly move some points over to snag an award seat.
  20. SeaWolf

    Qatar Airways to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia

    QR isn't going to get involved in that sort of micromanagement, it certainly hasn't with the other airlines it has a stake in, like BA for example, which even has a whole section on their website dedicated to LGBTQ+ holidays...
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