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Qantas Business Rewards is the airline's loyalty program for small to medium businesses. Benefits include discounts, more ways to earn points and even a status fast track.
On most Thursday afternoons between 4pm and 11pm AEST, you can get some great deals on Virgin Australia flights thanks to their Happy Hour sales.
There are more than 10 Qatar Airways lounges at Doha's Hamad International Airport. Our guide explains how to get into each one, and which is the best.
The Qantas App has added a Ticketing Issue Alerts feature that notifies customers if there are ticketing issues with their bookings and offers solutions.
Asiana, a Star Alliance member, has some heavily discounted Business Class sale fares available from Seoul to Sydney for $2,149 round-trip.
Get discounted Virgin Australia Lounge membership through the airline's Business Flyer program, or enjoy free access with the right credit card.
Frequent flyers discuss the correct etiquette and different approaches to reclining your seat on a long-haul flight. It's a guaranteed source of conflict if done wrong.
Qantas is taking steps to stop passengers delaying flights by flouting its carry-on baggage limits and putting multiple bags in the overhead lockers.
SkyTeam Elite Plus members will finally be able to access selected lounges when flying on domestic tickets from 1 April 2025.
There's an old saying that the journey is just as important as the destination. Turns out, there's scientific research to back that up.
Earn up to 125 bonus status credits and 50,000 Velocity points when you book and fly at least six flights via Virgin Australia Business Flyer by 31 March 2025.
Business Class fares from Egypt are often thousands of dollars cheaper. Wilson visited Cairo twice last year with the sole purpose of taking advantage of the savings.