sully
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- Jul 31, 2003
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Since the demise of Qantas and my Golden Wing membership it is a pain when one has to travel on Star Alliance. All the privileges are gone, most notably the access to a fast queue and a lounge.
I am travelling SYD-SIN-SGN (Ho Chi Minh City)-BKK-KUL-SIN-SYD next month, all in Y. The major haul is fine as I will fly either QF or BA. The smaller hops are a combination of SQ and TG. I am a member of UA Mileage Plus so I will accrue points but in the absence of any real status I am just one of the masses.
I have checked oneworld and find that technically I can fly CX for part of the trip but I have to go into and out of HK (ahh nah!).
Does anyone know of a club in the SA that I can join by paying cash instead of obtaining status as required by the Asian carriers? UA have the Red Carpet Club but it is USD500 to join, a pretty high cost for membership of a club that will only be used occasionally, if not rarely.
I am travelling SYD-SIN-SGN (Ho Chi Minh City)-BKK-KUL-SIN-SYD next month, all in Y. The major haul is fine as I will fly either QF or BA. The smaller hops are a combination of SQ and TG. I am a member of UA Mileage Plus so I will accrue points but in the absence of any real status I am just one of the masses.
I have checked oneworld and find that technically I can fly CX for part of the trip but I have to go into and out of HK (ahh nah!).
Does anyone know of a club in the SA that I can join by paying cash instead of obtaining status as required by the Asian carriers? UA have the Red Carpet Club but it is USD500 to join, a pretty high cost for membership of a club that will only be used occasionally, if not rarely.