Save on Flights in South America with Aegean Miles

Flights within South America are typically very expensive. But by redeeming miles or points, you can save a small fortune! If you have Qantas points, for example, you can redeem these for flights within South America on LATAM Airlines. But if you don’t have enough Qantas points – or there’s no award availability with LATAM … Continued

Surprisingly Good United Award Availability to Australia

Finding Business Class award availability from Australia to the USA is always a challenge. Qantas restricts award availability for Bronze and Silver members, and Virgin Australia doesn’t release any Business Reward seats to Los Angeles until a week before the flight. Luckily, there are other options when redeeming points to the United States. One left-field alternative … Continued

Fly on Virgin Australia’s A330 to Fiji

Virgin Australia is currently running wide-body Airbus A330s with lie-flat Business Class seats between Australia and Fiji. Flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Nadi currently use Airbus A330s on Saturdays, while the Brisbane-Nadi route is graced by Virgin’s A330 on Sundays. Flying the Virgin Australia A330 to Fiji is a nicer experience than flying the … Continued

Royal Jordanian: Another Oneworld Option to Europe

Royal Jordanian Airlines may not be the first airline you think of when planning a trip to Europe. But the Oneworld airline and Qantas partner operates flights between Asia and 18 European destinations via its hub in Amman, Jordan. This is good to know because Royal Jordanian has excellent award availability in both Economy and … Continued

Lots of China Eastern Award Availability from Cairns

There is currently plenty of China Eastern award availability on direct flights from Cairns to Shanghai. It’s possible to redeem Qantas points for seats on these China Eastern flights, and there are as many as 9 Business Class award seats available on some flights! China Eastern will operate direct from Cairns to Shanghai over summer. … Continued