Author: Matt Graham
Matt Graham
The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to more than 100 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course! Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine. You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.

Qantas Frequent Flyer Changes Coming Early 2024
Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson has flagged upcoming changes to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program, to be implemented in early 2024.

British Airways Limits Partner Access to Reward Seats
British Airways is now only releasing a small subset of award availability on its own flights to members of partner airlines.

Help Shape the Future of Australia’s Aviation Policy
Australian Frequent Flyer will make a submission to the Aviation Green Paper, and we'd like the help of the AFF community.

Transfer Credit Card Points to Velocity for a 20% Bonus
Earn a 20% bonus when you turn on auto-redemption or transfer credit card points into Velocity Frequent Flyer each month between November 2023 and January 2024.

Limited Time: Virgin Reward Seats From 5,200 Velocity Points
Virgin Australia has discounted Tier 1 Economy Reward Seats by 15%, with seats available to book from just 5,200 Velocity points (plus taxes) until 7 November 2024.

How Qantas & Velocity Point Values Have Changed Over Time
We analyse how much Qantas Frequent Flyer and Virgin Australia Velocity points are worth in 2023, compared to 2019 and 2015.

Qantas Launches Sydney-Paris Flights via Perth
Just in time for the Olympics, Qantas will launch Sydney-Perth-Paris flights on 12 July 2024 using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

Hertz Retrospectively Expires Points
The Hertz Gold Plus Rewards loyalty program has shortened the validity of its points to 12 months without giving any notice to members.

Double Status Credits with Virgin Australia (October 2023)
With Velocity Frequent Flyer's new double status credits offer, supercharge your Velocity status credits when you book an eligible flight by 30 October 2023.