Welcome to another year of Velocity Platinum membership

[Solid]

Well it's certainly a kick in the guts. Requaled for gold on 950 SCs, no upgrade to plat, and now I don't even have my new card after the 1 month grace period.

When you compare that against some of the comps that is a disgrace. You might have to change your avatar!

Talk about annoying current loyal customers in the hope of snagging some other big spenders.

 

[straitman]

Well it's certainly a kick in the guts. Requaled for gold on 950 SCs, no upgrade to plat, and now I don't even have my new card after the 1 month grace period.

Have you spoken to Velocity Rewards about this :?:

It looks like it is the difference between comping the same level of status (as many are getting) versus comping a status upgrade which does not appear to be common.

When you compare that against some of the comps that is a disgrace. You might have to change your avatar!

Talk about annoying current loyal customers in the hope of snagging some other big spenders.

We are only guessing the logic being used here. I'm pretty sure it's been researched in depth.

Remember that AFF is the odd link here. Most velocity members would have no idea what was being offered to other members.

 

[Fruitcake]

I will have about ~1500 SCs when my reassessment rolls around in January. Based on some accounts in this thread about requalification with only a couple of hundred SCs, I'm expecting to be offered a seat on the board.

 

[straitman]

I will have about ~1500 SCs when my reassessment rolls around in January. Based on some accounts in this thread about requalification with only a couple of hundred SCs, I'm expecting to be offered a seat on the board.

.... along with half the AFF members :!:

I hope they have a big board room.

 

[lovestotravel]

I will have about ~1500 SCs when my reassessment rolls around in January. Based on some accounts in this thread about requalification with only a couple of hundred SCs, I'm expecting to be offered a seat on the board.

Yep lots of people received a fly once or twice and get Gold/Platinum offers.......

Part of the reason why my flying is back on Qantas now, locked in another 10 QF flights for next year the other night too on Qantas, need to retain Platinum on QF

 

[Sprucegoose]

Mine ticked over a week ago. Still showing platinum status but review date 4 Oct 2012. Number of Virgin SC's, well, um 0, compared to 40 with Qantas, not a flying year for me (except star alliance airlines) I'm afraid! Not hoping for anything but odd it seems to be frozen like that.

Im frozen as well, but did 520 Status credits, which wasnt bad.

 

[amaroo]

Took advantage of the status match last year - Plat.

Didn't step on board a VA flight during the year & have just received an email explaining that I didn't quite earn enough SC or fly the required number of eligible sectors.......I'm now gold.

Wasn't expecting such a soft landing.....

 

[RickyT84]

Similar to what others have experienced, I was given another year of Silver status with only 60SCs (1 SYD-MEL in J and 1 SYD-MEL on a Flexi fare) earnt over the previous 12 months which is way short of the 200SCs required to requalify.

The only benefit that I would probably use is the two VA lounge pass (seeing that they are removing priority check-in in November). Can't complain I guess.

 

[awilcockson]

Wasn't expecting such a soft landing.....

Pretty sure soft landing is a published benefit on DJ.

 

[amaroo]

Pretty sure soft landing is a published benefit on DJ.

Since I never stepped in the terminal, let alone a flight - you can be pretty sure I never read the T&C

 

[docjames]

Since I never stepped in the terminal, let alone a flight - you can pretty sure I never read the T&C

Why did you take the match out of interest?

 

[amaroo]

Why did you take the match out of interest?

It was free:!:

 

[docjames]

It was free:!:

Not sure if that's flippant or serious. But whichever floats your boat!

What are you going to do in two years when you drop back to red?

 

[amaroo]

Not sure if that's flippant or serious. But whichever floats your boat!

What are you going to do in two years when you drop back to red?

It's the truth.

The only reason I even knew about the status match was via being a member of AFF......every man & his dog signed up for it.

I never put it on my FF prog:

In case you've forgotten - the following is from the home page of the AFF website....bolding is my work.

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[docjames]

It's the truth.

The only reason I even knew about the status match was via being a member of AFF......every man & his dog signed up for it.

I never put it on my FF prog:

In case you've forgotten - the following is from the home page of the AFF website....bolding is my work.

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How will it meet any of that for you if you dont ever fly them. You wont get an upgrade if you dont fly them!

I really should drop my morbid curiosity but i just dont see the point of taking it with no intention to fly them.

Getting the match with initial intention to fly them, then change of mind, that i get. But getting the card for the sake of the card / because it's free - seems rather pointless (no pun intended).

 

[ajw373]

Any idea how long Virgin take to send out new cards? Got an email on 22/10 saying my Platinum, which expired a month before hand was being downgraded to gold (which was a surprise as I haven't flown one sector with them). No card as yet.

 

[Fantic125]

I took the status match to Plat last year the same as amaroo, but it coincided with talk within the company about switching some of our corporate flights to VA.

(Thankfully) the switch never eventuated and I continued with flying and crediting to OW & *A, and had the recent drop to VA Gold as well.

 

[amaroo]

How will it meet any of that for you if you dont ever fly them. You wont get an upgrade if you dont fly them!

I really should drop my morbid curiosity but i just dont see the point of taking it with no intention to fly them.

Getting the match with initial intention to fly them, then change of mind, that i get. But getting the card for the sake of the card / because it's free - seems rather pointless (no pun intended).

Who said no intention?

I didn't get it just to have another card, I've got sufficient cards already. I'm no different to anyone else.....opportunity to get matched, took it.....didn't end up flying with them.

FWIW, I was hopping that they would join *A.....Plat would have been a great benefit if that occurred.

BTW, I did use the hotel & rental car benefits along with the free 12 month subscription of the weekend AFR

 

[Kefci2000]

I probably flew 10 times with them over the year and used all of the free op ups plus took advantage of half price ups.

I agree probably the best thing was the Hilton Diamond, I have stayed with them probably 20-30 nights, love the free drinks, breakfasts and wifi........

Best was in Budapest where I paid EURO 63 per night, got the upgrade, free drinks in lounge and free (30 euro) breakfast!!

 

[MadFairlane]

In other news, made BIS VA plat today...

Winning... I think.

LOL