A new American Express airport lounge launches in Sydney

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• Rob H says:

  26 Oct26 October 07:48

  OT: I was wondering if there are any “overview articles” on Virgin Flying Club (Seen some on Avios – that I found very helpful! – Thanks)

  I think it would be great if there was an article, the main questions I have:
  – Is there a way to link 2 accounts, like you can with BA
  – Can I use my points to buy a ticket for my wife (travelling on her own)

  With the AMEX sign up bonuses disappearing I have moved on to Virgin while I wait for more Avios options.

  Thanks, Rob

  • The Streets says:

    26 Oct26 October 08:22

    There’s no household account feature with virgin but you can use your account to book your wife a ticket

    • Rob H says:

      26 Oct26 October 08:26

      Thank you – great to get clarification.

  • TripRep says:

    26 Oct26 October 09:22

    Rob H – I’ve used mine and my wife’s VS sccounts in a similar way to BA household a/c. Find a nice CS agent and they may allow you to pool miles when making a booking for both members at the same time.

    eg my account 160k, wife’s 33k

    Agent sweeped wife’s entire balance into mine to then immediately use for a joint redemption

    • Rob H says:

      26 Oct26 October 11:26

      Thank you – sounds like a really good suggestion. As it happens it’s my account with all of the points, but certainly good to know!

• Js says:

  26 Oct26 October 08:07

  I believe under the EU payment services directive that if you are charged more than stated (or reasonably expected), you can get a simple and quick statutory refund from your card company. If you want to keep your £100…

• Berneslai says:

  26 Oct26 October 08:09

  OT: BA Exec Club annual ‘rollover’ date.

  My Exec Club membership year ends on 7th Sep 2020. I’ve got a LAX->LHR flight on the 7th Sep 2020 that lands in London on the 8th, Do I get tier points for the 19/20 year or the 20/21 year?

  • john says:

    26 Oct26 October 08:19

    Not sure.

    If it will make the difference to qualifying for a new tier then they used to offer a grace period of two weeks. Not sure if that is still the case. You had to ask for it though.

    • Rob says:

      26 Oct26 October 08:40

      Still available.

    • Nick says:

      26 Oct26 October 08:41

      Based on scheduled departure date, not arrival date (or actual dep date, if it ended up being delayed).

    • AJA says:

      26 Oct26 October 09:11

      I thought the 2 week extension was to retain status not gain it e.g if you are currently silver but have 580 TP so 20 TP short to retain Silver you can extend by 2 weeks.

      I don’t think you can extend by 2 weeks to go from Bronze to Silver.

      Also remember if you do elect to extend all flights in the 2 week period will go to the old year.

      • Mr. AC says:

        26 Oct26 October 09:33

        I managed to do it (extend by two weeks) to go from Silver to Gold. Took a bit of convincing, but worked out in the end.

        • Rob says:

          26 Oct26 October 09:47

          Doesn’t need convincing – in theory it is a guaranteed feature.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    26 Oct26 October 08:38

    All BA tier point collection periods end on the 8th of the month.

    If your flight lands on the 8th in the country of destination they count for the previous year.

    • Mike P says:

      26 Oct26 October 09:29

      Sorry but this is factually incorrect. As long as the flight is scheduled to depart by 23.59 local time in the country of departure on the 8th of the month in which tier point collection ends, points will credit to the old year.

      • Doug M says:

        26 Oct26 October 09:59

        Yes agree. Departure at anytime on 8th of final month credits to the year ending.

  • Stu N says:

    26 Oct26 October 10:21

    The points will go to your 19/20 year. The date is based on scheduled take off time in local time.

    In practice the points are posted then reversed so they don’t bit your new year’s total.

    • Mike P says:

      26 Oct26 October 11:40

      But importantly if one is chasing lifetime status, they will credit towards lifetime status tier points.

  • Rantallion says:

    26 Oct26 October 12:12

    Your tier point collection year end on the 8th, not the 7th, so the points will definitely accrue so your points will accrue in year 19/20.

• Lee says:

  26 Oct26 October 08:20

  OT For a short period yesterday, you could book osl-bkk for £400 return in business class operate by Air China/SAS. Although air china had some really cheap fare before, £400 must still be a bug fare. Booked 3 tickets for next summer holiday, now I can see the tickets issued with e-ticket numbers and everything seems fine. How long should I wait before start planning the trip, never had wrong fare before so seeking some advice. Thanks

  • Rob says:

    26 Oct26 October 08:39

    A month should be ok. If Air China issued the ticket however you need to remain vigilant until the last day. If SAS issued it you will be fine after a few weeks.

    • Lee says:

      26 Oct26 October 09:19

      Thanks Rob. Unfortunately it was issued by Air China. I guess I will have to keep eye on it for next 8 months.

      • Rob says:

        26 Oct26 October 09:49

        Air China is known for cancelling reward flights if cash sales are going well ….

  • Lady London says:

    26 Oct26 October 18:13

    Based on what I’ve been seeing on Chinese airlines including your one for quite some time now, this is not an error fare.

• Harry T says:

  26 Oct26 October 10:04

  OT:
  Just flown to Dubai in World Traveller on the new BA A350. Wasn’t too bad (part of a BA Holidays package). Has anyone ever upgraded from World Traveller to Club Suite on this route? I’m wondering about upgrading to Club on my way back, as it’s a red eye and it would be nice to be able to sleep. I understand that I won’t be able to upgrade from WT to Club with Avios, as it’s two cabins higher, but wondered if people could ballpark the likely upgrade cost before I try ringing BA from my hotel room?

  Thanks, apologies if this is a stupid question.

  • Stu N says:

    26 Oct26 October 10:29

    If you phone ahead then you’ll pay the fare difference between what you paid for WT and the cost of CW, plus a change fee – unlikely to be a good deal unless you’re on an expensive flexible economy ticket.

    Best bet is to ask at the airport about a paid upgrade, there is a thread on FlyerTalk BAEC forum called “Airport Upgrade (AUP) Tracker” is similar that has data on peoples experiences.

    • Harry T says:

      26 Oct26 October 10:41

      The flight was part of a BA Holidays package deal, so the price difference will be huge. Thanks for the advice – I will check out the FlyerTalk thread.

• Chrisasaurus says:

  26 Oct26 October 10:25

  Ref amex lounge, is the immediate family rule consistent across the Amex lounges? I know the 2 guests is but I hadnt seen the family rule before

• Sharon McCallion says:

  26 Oct26 October 11:10

  OT – re renewal bonus of 10,000 for spending £15k on American Express Preferred Rewards Gold…. on membership screen it was spend by 01 October 2019, I met the spend target, how long does it normally take for the bonus points to post to the account? (The renewal fee hasn’t been charged either ). Thanks

  • Harry T says:

    26 Oct26 October 11:27

    Usually takes about a month.

    • Sharon says:

      26 Oct26 October 11:31

      Thanks Harry, does the fee get applied at the same time the points post?

      • Harry T says:

        26 Oct26 October 18:29

        I think it should but you will get a pro rata refund and only pay for a month. I’ve not personally done this but I’ve read about it in the comments quite a few times here. Essentially pay a month of fees for 100£ worth of points – usually worth it.

• Zara says:

  26 Oct26 October 11:19

  Hi -OT- how soon after booking an outward journey on a 241 voucher do you need to book the return leg? There are no Business seats at the moment and plenty of economy on various dates so thoight I could wait Incase any came up. TIA

  • Stuart_f says:

    26 Oct26 October 12:33

    You can book the returns at any time up until you fly the outbound.

    • Zara says:

      26 Oct26 October 13:37

      Thank you

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