Author: Matt Graham
Join Cashrewards for Free and Get a $20 Bonus
Please note that this offer has now expired. Cashrewards is currently giving 10% cash back on hotel bookings made with Booking.com. Plus, for a limited time and as an exclusive offer for Australian Frequent Flyer members, new Cashrewards members can now earn $20 cash back when joining for free! How to get a $20 bonus … Continued
Podcast #59: Flying to New Zealand in 2021
The trans-Tasman travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand is now well and truly open. In fact, thousands of Aussies have already flocked to the land of the long white cloud to take advantage of it! In this episode, your podcast host Matt Graham chats to Alan Lam from Netwave Travel (a.k.a. madrooster on the … Continued
Flying to New Zealand in 2021 – AIR059
The trans-Tasman travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand is now well and truly open, and thousands of Aussies have already flocked to New Zealand to take advantage of it. In this episode, Matt chats to Alan Lam from Netwave Travel (a.k.a. madrooster on the Australian Frequent Flyer forum) about the bubble and what … Continued
Virgin Opens Second Temporary Melbourne Lounge
Virgin Australia will open a second temporary lounge at Melbourne Airport on Monday morning (3 May 2021) to ease overcrowding at the existing temporary lounge, amid a surge in travel demand. The new, temporary pop-up Virgin Lounge will be located adjacent to “AFL Kitchen and Bar” in Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 3. This is located before … Continued
Loyalty Program “Enhancements”: Devaluations in Disguise
When it comes to airlines, hotels and loyalty programs, few buzzwords are as prolific as the infamous word “enhancement”. While the dictionary definition of enhancement is “an increase or improvement in quality or value”, this meaning seems to have become lost over the years. Nowadays, many businesses seem to love this word because it sounds … Continued
Triple Qantas Points on Flights to NT
Thinking of escaping to the Northern Territory this winter? Qantas is awarding triple points on flights to the NT when you register on the Qantas website and book by 30 April 2021, for travel until 30 September 2021. For a limited time, you can also earn bonus Qantas points on Qantas Hotels bookings and holiday … Continued
Qantas Customers Short-Changed on Refunds
Qantas says it has now fixed what appears to have been a widespread problem that saw customers with cancelled Classic Flight Reward bookings for multiple passengers only receiving a refund for one passenger. Many Australian Frequent Flyer members have complained over the past few months that, after requesting a refund, they only received a refund … Continued
How to Claim Free State-Based Travel Vouchers
All Australian state & territory governments have been giving away free travel vouchers recently to encourage people to explore their own state and support struggling tourism and hospitality businesses. Travel vouchers are still available to all adult residents of NSW, who can access up to $100 worth of vouchers to spend at restaurants, museums and … Continued
Qantas Centenary Celebrations Continue with New Museum Exhibit, Gin
Last year, Qantas turned 100 years old. With a global pandemic shutting down much of the airline and even many internal state borders within Australia closed, last year’s celebrations didn’t exactly go to plan. But the airline – and the Qantas Founders Museum – are trying to make up for it this year in what … Continued