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Australians and other non-US members of Mileage Plan have been ineligible for bonus miles during Alaska Airlines' most recent promotions. Is this a deliberate new policy?
Buy Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with up to a 60% bonus, and redeem for reward flights on partners including Qantas, Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Air Tahiti Nui and Icelandair.
The Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus program had been relatively uncompetitive in recent years. But it now has a new booking website, reasonable pricing and surprisingly good award availability.
China Eastern will launch flights from Shanghai to Buenos Aires via Auckland from December 2025, filling a void left by Air New Zealand.
Buying Finnair Plus Avios during a bonus or discount - like during the current promo - can be a great way to save money on Finnair and Oneworld flights. You can also transfer Finnair Avios to British Airways Club.
For a few more weeks, Australians can convert Amex Membership Rewards points into Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles via Hawaiian Airlines. This is why you should do it.
SkyTeam's Vietnam Airlines has lots of Premium Economy and Business Class award seats available from Australia to Vietnam, and onwards to Europe. You can easily book using Virgin Atlantic points.
You can now redeem Aegean Airlines Miles+Bonus miles for Emirates Economy and Business Class flights, and there's crazy good value to be found.
South African Airways has refused to provide advertised status benefits including priority check-in at its home airport to a Velocity Gold member.
Buying Aegean Miles+Bonus miles during a promotion could be good value, especially when redeeming for certain types of Star Alliance award flights.
Iberia owes me €400 (~AU$700) in EU261 compensation after delaying me over 12 hours. But the airline has stonewalled every attempt to claim this - and it has form in doing so.
Asiana, a Star Alliance member, has some heavily discounted Business Class sale fares available from Seoul to Sydney for $2,149 round-trip.