Redeem Points on Qantas’ New Samoa & Tonga Flights

Qantas recently launched weekly flights from Sydney to Tonga and Samoa, with the latter service operating via Brisbane. Seats to Tonga start from $866 return, while Sydney-Apia fares start from $966 return in Economy Class. Fares in Business are obviously a lot more expensive. But if you have Qantas points to spend, there’s currently good … Continued

How to Redeem KrisFlyer Miles for Virgin Australia Flights

Just as it’s possible to redeem Virgin Australia Velocity points for Singapore Airlines flights (albeit not in First Class at the moment), the same is also true in reverse. If you have Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles, you can redeem these for Virgin Australia flights in Economy or Business Class. Singapore Airlines slightly increased the cost … Continued

Unusual Air New Zealand Award Availability

When it comes to releasing Business Class award seats to partner airlines, Air New Zealand would have to be one of the world’s stingiest airlines. But there is now a surprisingly good amount of Business Class award space on certain routes including Melbourne-Auckland, for travel dates within the next three months. Although New Zealand’s national … Continued

A Creative Route to the USA with Qantas & Velocity Points

If you’ve tried to use Qantas points or redeem Velocity points for Business Class seats to the United States lately, you’ve probably noticed that there isn’t much reward seat availability right now! Occasionally you might get lucky and find a direct Qantas flight to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth or Vancouver (just across the … Continued

Perth to Tahiti for just 13,500 KrisFlyer miles!

KrisFlyer, the frequent flyer program of Singapore Airlines, is full of hidden gems! And it’s relatively easy to earn KrisFlyer miles in Australia through credit cards or – from 19 July 2022 – by transferring points over from Velocity. As well as redeeming KrisFlyer miles for Singapore Airlines flights, miles can be redeemed to fly … Continued