Advice: Should I aim for Silver FF or purchase Qantas Club

[Oneworldplus2]

Lounge Dragons are also a mixed breed (as we all know)
SIN, even though QC was printed on my BP, they still asked for my card (SIN J lounge)
LHR, got in with only the BP, no card needed (LHR J lounge)

 

[unggg]

Thanks again guys - I spoke to QC and they recommended the best thing to do is apply on 1st April and give it 4 weeks to be safe (as many of you have recommended).

Just out of interest... when is your renewal date? Would your flight to LHR puts you over to Silver?

And the stop-over is 90 mins for both ways for QF31/32, assuming on time running.

My FF year ends in September. Yes, after completing LHR trip, I will be silver (assuming I have no trips until then)

+1

As Markis10 suggested, maybe a JASA could help you move up to GOLD? And as others have also mentioned in this thread also, having a shower mid-trip makes a huge difference.

JASA for Gold would need to earn me something like 440 SC - doubt i'd have enough points for that, but thanks to both you and Markis for the suggestion.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

JASA for Gold would need to earn me something like 440 SC - doubt i'd have enough points for that, but thanks to both you and Markis for the suggestion.

You'd be surprised with the routings some members do to get status. don't forget, after your trip, you'll have about 20k more points, at a minimum.

How many points would you be prepared to spend?
How much money would you be prepared to spend?
How much time would you be prepared to spend "in the air" to achieve Gold, if a situation became available?

 

[Philosiphier]

It's not *really* $475 for 4 visits - it's actually 8 visits, since unggg is travelling with his wife, and it's not really $475 because if you salary sacrifice, you're paying with before-tax dollars.

Assuming an overall tax rate of around 30% isn't that around $322.50 in after-tax dollars for eight visits, which would be $41 for a lounge visit - with extra luggage allowance (always handy when flying back from Europe after doing some shopping!) and priority check in thrown in for nothing.

I'd totally pay $41 for a nice clean shower, a snack and a drink, and a chance o check my email before the SIN-LHR leg of that trip. In fact, if I didn't have lounge access, I'd probably spend more than that on a pay shower, a snack and a drink in the airport!


(warning, my maths is cough, so figures may be wrong! :shock

Ditto! :mrgreen: I totally agree - the value of somewhere quiet and comfortable to relax, to have a shower and have a refreshing drink is totally under-valued - especially where there can be significant delays with flights involved!