Author: Matt Graham
Steep Rise in International Flight Taxes & Charges
With the trans-Tasman bubble launching next week, many Australians are booking trips to New Zealand. But Australians heading overseas are now paying much more than before for the privilege. Airfares from Australia to New Zealand are now considerably more expensive than they were before the pandemic, when return Qantas flights to Christchurch were available for … Continued
Qantas Frequent Flyer Expanding in New Zealand
The Qantas Frequent Flyer program is vying to become a serious alternative to Air New Zealand’s Airpoints program in New Zealand. As far as airline loyalty programs go, Air New Zealand’s frequent flyer program has a near-monopoly in New Zealand. Airpoints has extensive retail partnerships, including with New World supermarkets, and extensive credit card partnerships … Continued
5 Great Uses of Frequent Flyer Points to New Zealand
With New Zealand opening back up to travellers from Australia, but flights looking quite expensive, now could be a good time to redeem your frequent flyer points for a trip to New Zealand! Qantas, Jetstar and Air New Zealand are all running flights between Australia and New Zealand. This provides plenty of choices for Australians … Continued
Flybuys Offers Now Much Better than Everyday Rewards
In many ways, Coles’ Flybuys program and the Woolworths Everyday Rewards program are very similar. Both are coalition loyalty programs, and the rates at which points are earned and redeemed are virtually identical. The main difference is that Flybuys partners with Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer, while Everyday Rewards partners with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Yet, … Continued
Triple Velocity Points on Virgin Flights (April 2021)
Virgin Australia is again offering triple Velocity points when you book a Virgin Australia domestic flight by 25 April 2021. With this offer, you’ll earn at least 15 Velocity points per $1 spent on Virgin Australia flights (up from the usual 5 points per dollar). That’s a good offer, but there’s a catch: it’s only … Continued
Which Airlines Will Refund Cancelled Trans-Tasman Flights?
With the long-awaited trans-Tasman bubble launching next week, Qantas, Air New Zealand and Jetstar are preparing to ramp up their flights between Australia and New Zealand. In fact, trans-Tasman forward bookings are looking so strong that some airlines have already put more flights on sale than originally planned. But what happens if the bubble bursts? When … Continued
Virgin & Qantas Status Extension Confusion
In December 2020, Velocity Frequent Flyer launched a great promotion offering a status extension until 31 March 2022 to existing Gold or Platinum members who booked a Virgin Australia flight by 28 March 2021. Virgin Australia has now extended the status extension for all Velocity members who were eligible for this offer until 30 September … Continued
Most Australian Ibis Budgets Now Participate in Accor ALL
Accor Live Limitless members can now earn & redeem Rewards points and receive status benefits at 15 of the 20 Ibis Budget Hotels in Australia.
Earn Singapore Airlines Gold Status Without Flying
Singapore Airlines has launched a lucrative new promotion that makes it possible to earn Silver or Gold status in the airline’s KrisFlyer frequent flyer program, simply by converting credit card points into KrisFlyer miles. By transferring points from a credit card program such as Amex Membership Rewards, Westpac Altitude or ANZ Rewards, you could earn … Continued