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Velocity: what should change, and what must stay the same?

Jul 09, 2020, 06:59 PM

And lifetime status too please
Velocity: what should change, and what must stay the same?

Jul 09, 2020, 05:06 PM

Useful (alliance linked) international partner redemptionsFree business class upgrade certificates for PlatinumsFamily poolingLounge with barista coffee and hopefully similar booze Row 3 for PlatinumsThe rest of Velocity I don't really care much about. I do like international travel and hope it ...
Has Qantas found a faster, easier way to board a flight?

Jun 23, 2020, 08:33 AM

There is a heap of fascinating research on the fastest way to board a plane. I remember seeing articles on this every few years but the authors always mention reticence on behalf of the airlines to implement changes
Virgin Australia's elite The Club to close its doors?

Jun 19, 2020, 02:07 PM

I wonder if the regular lounges will make the cut with either entity?
A Qantas flyer's guide to Qatar Airways Privilege Club perks

Jun 15, 2020, 07:52 PM

Thanks Chris. I think many of us newly minted OW Gold and Plats will want to use our shiny new Qatar card solely for the lounge and transit perks whilst hopefully notching up enough Qantas status credits to end the next 12 months as a QF Gold or Plat. Any advice on achieving an nimble Qatar ...

What next for Velocity elites?

Jun 28, 2020, 05:52 PM

Alliance. I'm sick of keeping up with VA's virtual group of partner airlines when trying to book a complicated family holiday. I received a OWE Qatar match. With my VA Platinum extended as all have, in the next 12-18 months I dearly hope something is sorted in this space.
What An Absolute Mess ?

Jun 27, 2020, 08:58 PM

Isn't it still the 11th hour?
Sydney First lounge with Oneworld Emerald but claiming QF points

Jun 09, 2020, 06:53 PM

I expect we are both newly matched OW elites. I know this arrangement worked with VA and SQ so I'm hoping a similar thing as DocSimon suggested will work
Sydney First lounge with Oneworld Emerald but claiming QF points

Jun 09, 2020, 12:15 PM

So the key for me as a newly minted Qatar OWE will be will they give us a soft landing to Sapphire after June 2021? My flights won't increase any significant amount until April next year. If they do give a soft I can aim for Qantas Gold over the next year or two, using my Qatar OWE card for lou...
Once travel resumes, where will you be headed?

May 28, 2020, 02:32 PM

It's a toss up between a Great Barrier Reef scuba trip, a Kakadu glamping trip, or an Alice Springs mountain bike trip. Fiji hopefully mid-next year