Originally Posted by
MilesDependent
The only reason I am looking into this, is I would like to use the lounges in Sydney and then in Hong Kong. I obviously won’t have a card or anything to get in, so will be reliant on what is printed on the boarding pass.
As long as your status is correctly reflected on the Qantas' side*, you should be fine. If your BP doesn't show your new status, not to worry, the lovely CX ladies will call the Qantas Lounge and verify your status. I experienced it personally when a raft of flights pushing me past Qantas Platinum, posted to my QFF account while I was in transit in HKG.
*At times, your QFF account will reflect the correct status but Qantas' booking side might not see it. Happened to me when the seat selection engine wouldn't see my Gold status, and never showed me the "good" seats. Call to the member line fixed that, but did require manual intervention.