Final days: Virgin’s double status credit promo ending soon

Yes total agree, hardcore flyers with 1800 status credits and above don't get any benefits, No P1 one, surely they can offer benefits once you hit 2800 status credits;

-Another Platinum Card to give away

-50,000 points

-5 Beyond Passes

-Beyond phone service

Just to name a few options

Good call, nailed it !!!

But there like the 3 unwise monkeys, See Nothing, Hear Nothing, Say Nothing. Atleast we can go Skiing in Queenstown BT!!! 

Yeah, and pizza at The Cow of an evening.  

There's nothing in the T&Cs that says that you have to book through Virgin. I have certainly received double status credits from previous promotions when I booked (and got the discount) through American Express Platinum Travel.

Yes, you can still family pool with double status offers.

I would assume so but keen to get this confirmed from someone else who has done before.

I’m 400 status credits away from platinum. Just need to fly 1 way business class with Mrs from Sydney to North Queensland and we hit the 400 with DSC.

Can confirm double status credits were pooled with Mrs Boeing Tragic account.

That's a bit of a grey area.  If the Alliance flight has a VA flight number I would've assumed it counts, but looking at the terms and conditions, it states Virgin Australia marketed and "operated".

Yeh that is what has had me confused too

Mightyreds, you've really hit a nerve with me on this (I'm in total agreement).  These 'alleged' 4 free Platinum Upgrades are now virtually worthless TO ME because IMHO Virgin doesn't have enough J-class seats to satisfy demand for $-paying pax, let alone give them to Platinum members who've paid to an Eco seat.  Whilst this practice does not cross the LEGAL threshold of 'false and misleading advertising', from a personal viewpoint I feel my intelligence has been offended when I read it.  To be frank, I feel as though I've been lied to.  AND it poses a commercial conflict with their "Bid for an Upgrade" revenue line.  Honestly, I don't think Virgin quite realises the brand damage they're doing to themselves.  

It would be better if occupancy of those seats were assigned to the Captain, First Officer or Chief Attendant to give as a complimentary upgrade to a Platinum member sitting in Eco.  

It's a pity, because Virgin does a great job when it comes to helping with Rewards Flights for annual family holidays, but that's using points that I 'already own'.  

Farewell Buddy.

Agree, as this was the only real benefit of platinum, I will do enough to retain gold and then move on. I also believe we have been lied to/misled. I said to the Australian based platinum agent, you could give us 50 free upgrades 'subject to availability' but if VA are not releasing the seats, what good is it.

Three years and three trips to Bali and not been able to use Free platinum upgrades once and we book six months or more out :) 

Been there with you Bro.  But with only 8 J-class seats on Bali sectors, you'd be lucky to get just one upgrade let alone 2 or more for a family.  The best 'deal' for Platinums going to Bali is to book reward seats in Rows 3-5, the extra leg room makes the difference (as does keeping the Amex in your top pocket).    

Yes luckily enough that's the seats we have booked for October this year, However Boeing-Tragic you will see the irony in this had a trip booked for March three days before Co-Vid 19closed the airways and had Business class freebies booked for both going to and home from Bali, then boom no trip and now two trips later sorry sir no available seats LOL

I think that 'Offer' was designed by the same genius (obviously an intern yet to finish Marketing-101 at Uni) who designed the "Don't miss Out - Offer Ending Soon" campaign for members of the Business Flyer program.  

WARNING:  If you're even mildly asthmatic, get you Asmol inhaler now before reading further . . . . 

So the deal is, you'll get $600 (i.e. six hundred dollars) in future flight credits if you book 60 (I said SIXTY) flights by August 7th (2023) and fly them within 30 (yes folks, that's 'THIRTY') days.  So let's call that 30 return flights.  I think the cheapest fully flexible return fare is ADL-MEL-ADL for $646.  So if you drop $19,380 on airfares, they'll give you $600.  Keep in mind this is the Business Flier program.  

C'mon Jayne, I think we deserve a smarter deal.  My 17yo under-graduate daughter, a casual check-out chick at Coles, can do better.  Will be interesting to see if I'm alone in these views.  Green arrow or Red arrow - pick one and click.