Westpac Discontinues Velocity Auto-Redemption

Westpac’s Altitude Rewards program will no longer offer Velocity auto-redemption from 15 April 2019. This is bad news for Altitude Rewards members, as Velocity auto-redemption is currently the only way to transfer Altitude points to Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program at a 2:1 rate. With auto-redemptions being discontinued, transfers from Altitude to Velocity will … Continued

Amex Changes Imminent

There is now less than a month to go until major changes to American Express – the biggest shake-up to Australian credit card rewards since the RBA regulation changes of 2017 – take effect. On Monday 15 April 2019, a significant devaluation will hit Amex credit cards and the Amex Membership Rewards program in Australia. If … Continued

Great Deal on Amex Point Transfers to Velocity

Velocity Frequent Flyer is currently offering 15-25% bonus points for transferring Amex Membership Rewards points to Velocity until 15 March 2019. In addition, some Amex cardholders can even earn instant Velocity Gold or Platinum status by transferring Amex points to Velocity! There are now less than two months until the upcoming changes to Amex Membership … Continued

Diners Club Exits New Zealand

Diners Club will exit the New Zealand market at the end of this month. After 31 December 2018, Diners Club cards issued in New Zealand will stop working. And, from this date, any Diners Club Rewards points of New Zealand cardholders that have not yet been redeemed will be wiped. If you hold a Diners … Continued

CommBank Awards Adds 10 New Transfer Partners

Commonwealth Bank has increased its CommBank Awards airline and hotel transfer partners overnight from 2 to 12! In addition to Qantas and Virgin Australia, CommBank Awards points can now be transferred to airlines including United, Japan Airlines and Air France. On 5 November 2018, CommBank awards also added Cathay Pacific’s Asia Miles program to its … Continued