How to get to Easter Island

Home to the famous moai statues, Easter Island is a popular tourist destination. Unfortunately, its geographic location in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean makes Chile’s Isla de Pascua rather difficult to get to from Australia! There are only two ways to reach Easter Island (airport code IPC) by plane – from Santiago or Tahiti. Both … Continued

How to Redeem Qantas Points for Trans-Atlantic Flights

There are hundreds of daily flights between Europe and North America. So, what are your best options when redeeming Qantas points for trans-Atlantic flights? During peak periods, it’s often a case of taking what you can get. On trans-Atlantic routes, the peak season is the northern summer from June to August. But Christmas, Easter and … Continued

The Oneworld Flight Across North America with Award Availability

Update: Unfortunately, Cathay Pacific is ending service between Vancouver and New York in February 2020. Finding Oneworld award availability within North America can be challenging. But there are tons of award seats in all classes of travel on Cathay Pacific’s daily flight from New York to Vancouver.   The Opportunity Finding Oneworld award availability across … Continued

Finding Qantas Classic Reward Flights: Tips and Tricks

This week an AFF member requests help with a problem that’s unfortunately all too common. matie000 has more than two million Qantas Frequent Flyer points, but finds they are never able to redeem their Qantas points for the flights they want. Finding Qantas Classic Reward flights can be difficult, especially during peak periods such as … Continued

Qantas Launches Melbourne-San Francisco Flights

Qantas’ new, direct Melbourne-San Francisco flights are now on sale. There is plenty of award availability in Premium Economy and Business class! Qantas’ new, direct Melbourne-San Francisco flights are now on sale. The service will begin on 1 September, 2018 and run 4x weekly on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. QF49 will depart Melbourne at … Continued