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Hi all, I need to fly AKL-MEL next year around mid April, but the exact date won’t be confirmed until perhaps a few days before. And when it is confirmed, I'll need to travel ASAP. If I book a reward seat now, is changing that nearer the time onto a different flight dependent on there being...

Hi all, I'm moving to New Zealand next week for 8 months & will need to get a sim for my iPhone. Priority is for value for money on data for facetime/skype with friends family in Aus and the UK plus the odd TV show/movie downloads etc. Long story, but I'll have very limited wifi at the...

Hey all... Mrs D-H and I are heading up for the F1 race weekend in Singapore but arrive late on the Friday night and intend to make best use of the facilities at The Marina Bay Sands that evening... So, the two passes I have for the Friday 20th September are of no use to me, and having...

Hi all, I'm a relative novice to the IHG program, but through these forums have learnt plenty of points over the last 6 months - thank you! I just stumbled across this promotion - The IHG Big Win. I haven't really got into the detail, but after a seemingly quiet time on the bonus points codes...

Hi all, A few of you may remember that late last year AMEX had a series of offers over an 8(?) week period that allowed you to earn vouchers, discounted car hire etc etc. I did earn two $50 Virgin Australia gift vouchers, I received the emails with voucher detail in mid-December last year...

Hi all, hoping someone can help me out here. I'm just about to pay DIaC about $4000 for them to process my permanent residency application and naturally am trying to maximise points earn. I believe rules around AMEX payments to the ATO have changed recently with earnings dropping to 0.5 pts...

Not hit the web as yet that I can see, but it's advertised in the new Voyeur magazine out today. EDIT: scratch that... it has: http://www.velocityrewards.com.au/content/Specials/bonus-points-offer/ 15% bonus from all the usual credit card offenders including Westpac, and given the current...

Hi all, FYI the password has just changed in Lounges around the country... so if (as I was) you are struggling to login to the wifi, it's likely because 'prioritycheckin' is no longer the password! Obviously, I'm not going to post the new one... just look for the signs! Safe flying. D-H

Sat here in the VA lounge at OOL watching the foul weather outside that's been here all day - we landed at the 3rd attempt this morning from MEL. I suspect it's had some knock on affects around the country today. Been here for about an hour and steadily all of the inbound Virgin flights have...

Hi all, I wonder if I could pick the collective AFF brains-trust.... I travel interstate about 30 weeks in the year, mainly to Sydney. The company budget for hotel accommodation is fairly stingy at $135 per night, but I could probably eke that out to $150 at a push. In the past I've stayed a bit...

To all those SM’d and subsequently comp’d another year at elite status, good luck to you. If I need to wait another 30 seconds in the Lounge for my free coffee or beer because you’re ahead of me, then that’s OK. If Virgin think that you deserve it, then far be it for me to think I know better...

Hi all, Mrs D-H has 3 platinum upgrades left and is unlikely to use them before her year finishes in March. Has anyone had any experience in transferring them? Can this be done? I know that she can use one for me if we are on the same booking, but if I'm traveling without her? Or how about...

I'm a "foundation" Platinum member like many of us, and thus my review date was 25th Aug '12. I logged in today expecting that my SC & eligible sectors count would have been reset and my 4 free upgrades reinstated for my new year, but no. It just says: We are currently assessing your activity...

Hi all, Am about to book reward J return flights for me & Mrs D-H to Europe for next year on EY.... just wondering if the chauffeur service is available for reward seats? Looks like it is for 'cash' bookings... any ideas or experience out there? Yes, I know...#firstworldproblem! Cheers, D-H.

Hi all, Just scavenging around for other's experiences here... I've just tried to book a trip for me and Mrs D-H using the Plat Guaranteed Reward Seats benefit... and it wasn't a particularly great experience. I told her my dates and at EVERY opportunity, she tried to sell me any-seat...

Was surfing through AFF the other day and something caught my eye.... didn't seem right... looked again... Since when do EK fly to Launceston?!? When was the last time any airline offered F to Launie?!?

Hi All, Mrs D-H and I are heading to the UK in June with CZ in Y. Whilst I would much preferred to travel with VA/EY/VS to take advantage of lounges, SCs, points etc etc, the cost between us was nearly $2,000 less with CZ... Mrs D-H has a black-belt in Mastercard, so every little helps!! So...

Ladies & Gents - may I pick your collective brains please... I recently flew EY from MEL to LHR, and purchased a business upgrade for the 1st leg to AUH.The original fare was bucket H and was shown on the boarding card for the 2nd leg; it showed bucket X for the upgraded business leg. The...

Hi all, wonder if anyone could shed some light... I'm currently sat on a DJ A330 on the tarmac at SYD, should have departed for MEL 45 mins ago. We've been delayed by what the pilot has described as "very minor paperwork details, crossing t's and dotting i's". He said he didn't find out about...

Hi all! I'm flying with EY to the UK and India later this year in Y. As a Velocity Gold (maybe Platinum by then - 1100ish SCs YTD), do you think I'll be able to get access to the Oberoi Lounge that EY use at Mumbai Airport? Or is this just for Etihad Guest high level members and J/F pax? I'ts...