Virgin opens "The Club" at SYD

[Mal]

So they are going to have an exclusive CL style club for up to 560 people? This is firmly in the wild rumour category for me, ATM.


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My understanding is that top floor will have the club and also other space for the lounge. Won't be exclusively for the club

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[drewbles]

I doubt it, and I doubt there will ever be any official comments on it either - undermines the purpose, that is if there was a club

My sources say that during the status match last year, QF CL's were treated by a special team at DJ and contacted personally. They were matched, and i'm willing to bet it'll continue. It makes zero sense not to, when you're trying to poach CL members over to your airline.

And there's plenty of photos of QF's CL's around online. Pics of this one will be available in the not too distant future i'm sure.

 

[haydensydney]

Thought i'd throw in something in case it turns out to be relevant...

A new Centurion benefit is that we just need to flash our Centurion cards at the lounge and we will get access. Now, and i'm being wildly speculative (and hopeful) here - perhaps Centurion cardholders will also get access to this new whizz bang Virgin lounge?

 

[Flashback]

Thought i'd throw in something in case it turns out to be relevant...

A new Centurion benefit is that we just need to flash our Centurion cards at the lounge and we will get access. Now, and i'm being wildly speculative (and hopeful) here - perhaps Centurion cardholders will also get access to this new whizz bang Virgin lounge?

Plat Charge Card holders get access to the DJ lounge also.

 

[haydensydney]

Plat Charge Card holders get access to the DJ lounge also.

So Plat gets The Lounge and Cent gets the The Club perhaps?

 

[drewbles]

So Plat gets The Lounge and Cent gets the The Club perhaps?

Very very very unlikely IMHO. "The Club" is directly aimed at nicking QF's CL's. Considering how 'exclusive' QF like to keep the CL, I can't see DJ making any difference for TC.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

I certainly agree the number seems big, hence my comment originally. But I'm just not seeing the connection, the previous paragraph talks about talking over the upper level, the paragraph in question only mentions the upper level. I'm more than happy to concede that it is probably poor writing is to blame for the lack of clarity. The word "total" being the issue; is that the whole lounge or the upper floor (with a plat lounge and club lounge) in line with the rest of the words saying the upper floor. Also the whole lounge doesn't have sweeping views of botany bay.

"The Club" has its own discrete entry by the looks of it. Straight off the premium entry. Apparently the club will have the southern (nice views) area of upstairs and the coughpy end (still better than downstairs) will be platinums! That is until it Changes again!

The old stairs are gone!

 

[Jousams]

"The Club" has its own discrete entry by the looks of it. Straight off the premium entry. Apparently the club will have the southern (nice views) area of upstairs and the coughpy end (still better than downstairs) will be platinums! That is until it Changes again!

The old stairs are gone!

Will Business class be included in plat lounge upstairs aswell?





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[drewbles]

Will Business class be included in plat lounge upstairs aswell?



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We'll find out when DJ tell us

 

[Chefben]

Spoke to a virgin contact of mine + my account manager at amex centurion this week, neither could help me get access to the new lounge at Sydney. I think the criteria for inclusion is rather high like govt ministers, celebs, asx chairmans eetc opposed to us clients that that have top tier status and spend stupid amounts with them each year... Go figure.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Spoke to a virgin contact of mine + my account manager at amex centurion this week, neither could help me get access to the new lounge at Sydney. I think the criteria for inclusion is rather high like govt ministers, celebs, asx chairmans eetc opposed to us clients that that have top tier status and spend stupid amounts with them each year... Go figure.

It's not what you know, or even who you know........it's who knows you!

 

[drewbles]

It's not what you know, or even who you know........it's who knows you!

"If you have to ask, you're not getting in" is how it works Like the CL!

 

[lovestotravel]

Will Business class be included in plat lounge upstairs aswell?

I hope so!

 

[Deleted member 29185]

To be honest, I can't be exactly sure now what the angel told me. It may have been a J lounge or a platinum lounge........or maybe even just an extension of the downstairs lounge (to fit more of everybody in). Sorry, big fail on my part there, I assumed too much. But she did definitely say upstairs would be in two parts. The Club with the corner views and the rest sort of above the current computer station.

 

[moa999]

Was on a flight recently with a known exec, a fallen high flyer, who IMHO behaved like a complete tosser.

Started with:
the LV carry-on and suitbag.
requesting a Crown instead of pre-departure beverage - served with glass
requesting another one when glass collected, stored in seat pocket and drunk during roll and takeoff.
third one (which finished the supply on board) before we reached cruise!!
keeping mobile on well past announcement, and indeed never turned it off... indeed swapped iphone for ipad 30 secs prior to takeoff
then in flight made known to crew that he knew JB personally and had indeed emailed on Xmas eve.

More interestingly he pointed out something on boarding pass (presumable The Club) and then commented that he had got a personalised delivery, and a big black box complete with card and Samsung Galaxy tablet to welome him.

 

[KCMil]

He should be careful broadcasting or he could have his membership "withdrawn", one of the conditions is meant to be it's non disclosure!!!

 

[amaroo]

Was on a flight recently with a known exec, a fallen high flyer, who IMHO behaved like a complete tosser.

Started with:
the LV carry-on and suitbag.
requesting a Crown instead of pre-departure beverage - served with glass
requesting another one when glass collected, stored in seat pocket and drunk during roll and takeoff.
third one (which finished the supply on board) before we reached cruise!!
keeping mobile on well past announcement, and indeed never turned it off... indeed swapped iphone for ipad 30 secs prior to takeoff
then in flight made known to crew that he knew JB personally and had indeed emailed on Xmas eve.

More interestingly he pointed out something on boarding pass (presumable The Club) and then commented that he had got a personalised delivery, and a big black box complete with card and Samsung Galaxy tablet to welome him.

Could be any number of tossers however, my guess is the initials are M Mc

 

[Simo]

Was on a flight recently with a known exec, a fallen high flyer, who IMHO behaved like a complete tosser.

Started with:
the LV carry-on and suitbag.
requesting a Crown instead of pre-departure beverage - served with glass
requesting another one when glass collected, stored in seat pocket and drunk during roll and takeoff.
third one (which finished the supply on board) before we reached cruise!!
keeping mobile on well past announcement, and indeed never turned it off... indeed swapped iphone for ipad 30 secs prior to takeoff
then in flight made known to crew that he knew JB personally and had indeed emailed on Xmas eve.

More interestingly he pointed out something on boarding pass (presumable The Club) and then commented that he had got a personalised delivery, and a big black box complete with card and Samsung Galaxy tablet to welome him.

Sounds like a DYKWIA and also rhymes with anchor.

 

[MiLK_MaN]

Sounds like a DYKWIA and also rhymes with anchor.

He's a banker?

 

[Fruitcake]

An article in The Australian today noted that Prime Minister Gillard declared receipt of membership to the Club, as well as receipt of a Samsung Galaxy tablet from Virgin Australia. The tablet was surrendered to her department.

https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&...-pvH5ZoiYTo_Zp_XlWQOdEw&bvm=bv.42080656,d.aGc