Lounge, Reviews, Using Points / 15.02.2020

Two Virgin Australia Lounge Invitations Up For Grabs Like the competition post on our Facebook page, and tag your flying buddy. Like The Points Pro Facebook page. Good luck! Competition terms and conditions: Competition runs from Saturday 15 February until midnight Sunday 1 March 2020. The winner will be chosen at random from our Facebook page, who have tagged someone on the competition post. Entrants must be Australian residents, with a valid Australian address and aged 18 years or over. The winner will be notified within 2 working days, and...

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About Points, Flights, Points, Reviews, Using Points / 20.01.2020

Returning from the US in early January, the high season also meant high prices. So we booked the return trip through Webjet, flying Virgin Australia premium economy from Sydney to LA, and then back to Sydney in Delta's equivalent; premium select. Delta premium economy doesn't come with lounge access, however we were able to use the Delta Skyclub at LAX with our velocity platinum membership. Cabin & Seats The Delta premium economy cabin is twice the size of the Virgin Australia one, with 6 rows of 2-4-2. The seat is very...

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About Points, Lounge, Points, Reviews, Using Points / 09.09.2019

Entry to the Cathay Pacific Lounge Hong Kong - The Pier Business This review is for the Cathay Pacific Lounge Hong Kong, The Pier business class lounge. Which is adjacent to gate 64 of Hong Kong International airport. Entry is available to business class and status flyers of Cathay Pacific - including Oneworld status members. I visited this lounge after my flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong - you can see that review here. Entering the The Cathay Pacific Lounge Hong Kong - The Pier This lounge is extremely large. You go...

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About Points, Flights, Points, Using Points / 08.09.2019

I recently flew from Hong Kong to Boston as part of a trip from Australia to east coast USA. Finding award flights using Qantas or Velocity points direct to mainland USA is pretty difficult. So going through Asia when you're going to the east coast doesn't take that much longer. And, you get to avoid LAX - winning! This particular flight was the final leg from Australia (you can read my review of my Melbourne to Hong Kong flight here). I had a 3 hour layover at Hong Kong...

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About Points, Flights, Points, Reviews, Using Points / 04.09.2019

A recent holiday in the US ended with 5 fantastic nights in Miami. I checked the Qantas website each day for about 4 weeks to keep an eye on award flights, and finally decided to connect through Dallas on to Sydney. Business class on American Airlines 772 to Dallas, then first class on the Qantas A380. It did seem a bit luxurious using so many points on first class, but you need to fly first class at some stage, and I'm not a fan of the Qantas A380...

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About Points, Flights, Points, Using Points / 03.09.2019

A recent holiday in the US ended with 5 fantastic nights in Miami. I checked the Qantas website each day for about 4 weeks to keep an eye on award flights, and finally decided to connect through Dallas on to Sydney. Business class on American Airlines 772 to Dallas, then first class on the Qantas A380. It did seem a bit luxurious using so many points on first class, but you need to fly first class at some stage, and I'm not a fan of the Qantas A380...

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About Points, Flights, Points, Reviews, Using Points / 01.09.2019

Delta 717 first class is a narrow seat with limited food options. It's easy for Australians flying in the US to get excited when noticing they're booked in first class with Delta. The truth is that Delta doesn't use the term 'business class' at all. Delta's premium cabin on larger international aircraft is Delta One, which is their all-aisle access & flat bed offering. On their smaller aircraft, the only premium cabin is first class (which is what we in Australia would refer to as business class). Delta 717 First...

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Lounge, Reviews, Using Points / 29.08.2019

Our flight from Boston to Orlando (via Raleigh-Durham) left from terminal 2. So we visited the Delta Sky Club Logan airport before our flight. Think a first class ticket gets you into this lounge? It doesn't. Lucky my velocity Gold card does though. The lounge is right on the left of security screening - easy to find, up some stairs. The Space at Delta Sky Club Logan Airport The Delta Sky Club Logan airport (Boston) is a modern space, decked out in clean whites with darker blue seating. The lounge wraps...

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Lounge, Reviews, Using Points / 14.06.2019

Yeah it's nothing special. Yeah it's small. But it's Virgin Australia's only international lounge - which is great. The Virgin Australia Lounge Wellington opened in April 2019, marking their very first (and still only) international lounge. The lounge can be hard to find, so but once you leave the duty free zone - head straight ahead into the dome and you'll see a self service door to the left of gate 48. Virgin has more than twice as many flights from Auckland to Australia than Wellington, so building this lounge...

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Flights, Using Points / 08.05.2019

Comfortable seats, great service, but plain food, on Malaysia Airlines 737 business class. I had booked a trip from Sydney to Koh Samui with Singapore airlines, and after receiving an invite to a wedding in Phuket - I decided to change my plans and come home through Phuket. There were no award seats from Phuket to Sydney on Singapore, so instead I booked Malaysia Airlines using Qantas points. This review is of Malaysia Airlines 737 business class from Phuket to Kuala Lumpur. Lounge Malaysia Airlines uses the Coral Lounge at Phuket...

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