Originally posted by marko
Chris,
I will give you an example of the reason for collecting flying club points.
2x upper class tickets to Sydney in March next year. OK, I have to overnight in Hong Kong on the way back and spend 3 night there on the way out instead of the 2 I would ideally have chosen. This is a small price to pay for the saving of approx £7k after I have paid the £1k surcharges(saving another £250 booking the HKG-SYD online and paying in HK dollars). Only problem my flying club account is 320000 miles lighter! Oh, I forgot these points have not cost me a penny above what I would normally have spent on travel etc. You might have to be 'brand loyal' but this is not really a problem with Virgin.
Be flexible and sit at the front of the plane with a very smug smile.
Mark.
ps Any idea on where to visit in HK and Sydney
I couldn't echo these comments loudly enough. The real benefit comes when you look at the figures - without a considerable re-mortgage on mdvipond Towers, spending in excess of £7K on flights would be (more-or-less) out of the question. With miles and a little bit of flexibility, it becomes a reality, as we proved on our HK and Oz jaunt last year.
Those reward seats are out there, even for the most popular of routes - you've just got to hunt them down, book ahead and remain flexible (a mantra a feel we could all do well to apply to our lives).
