Buying Points is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. Here we provide tips, tricks and chat about buying frequent flyer points.
In Episode 6 of the AFF on AIR podcast, Matt discusses how you can buy miles at a huge discount in the current Avianca LifeMiles promotion, and redeem these miles for cut-price Star Alliance Business and First class flights. This episode also looks at the issues plaguing the new airports in Istanbul and Berlin, the … Continued
Booking premium award travel with Avianca LifeMiles can be extraordinary value, especially if you’ve purchased LifeMiles at a discount. But booking flights on the new LifeMiles website can also be real patience tester. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to find and book the Star Alliance award flights that you want using the LifeMiles website. … Continued
UPDATE: Avios partner award prices have increased slightly since this article was written. Here are the new award charts for short-haul redemptions on Qantas and other Oneworld airlines: Distance Avios (Economy) Avios (Business) 0-650 miles 6,000 12,500 651-1,151 miles 9,000 16,500 1,152-2,000 miles 11,000 22,000 The article below from February 2019 refers to the old … Continued
The Avianca LifeMiles website and booking engine will be offline for almost a week as the Colombian frequent flyer program upgrades its systems. The scheduled LifeMiles outage is from Friday 1 February to Tuesday 5 February 2019, Colombian time. This means you’ll be unable to make any new award bookings or access your LifeMiles account … Continued
We all love to get a great deal on Business and First Class flights. There are plenty of legitimate ways to save money on flights, for example by taking advantage of airline sales or redeeming your own frequent flyer points. But some deals are, in fact, too good to be true. You may have come … Continued
Looking for a way to fly to China in style? There is currently tons of Air China First Class award availability between Sydney and Beijing, with up to 4 First Class seats available for redemption on many dates. Air China flies daily from Sydney to Beijing. It currently serves this route using an Airbus A330 … Continued
Black Friday, traditionally marking the day after Thanksgiving and the start of the Christmas shopping season, is a concept originating in the United States. But Black Friday sales – as well as the “Cyber Monday” sales that inevitably follow – have spread around the world. In Australia, we’ve been bombarded with sales for Black Friday … Continued
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
Avianca LifeMiles is currently offering up to 48% off selected award flights on Star Alliance partner airlines. By combining this deal with the current deal on buying LifeMiles, you could fly Business Class from Singapore to Los Angeles – as an example – for less than half the usual price! This promotion is running until … Continued
It’s now possible to redeem Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for Finnair flights! This new redemption option makes it possible to book some Finnair Business Class flights at significant discounts. Although Finnair does not fly to Australia, you can fly Finnair from destinations across Asia to Helsinki… or onward to destinations across Europe and North … Continued
Qantas has quietly made a range of enhancements to top-up points, making it easier for more Qantas Frequent Flyer members to purchase larger amounts of points. But some Qantas top-up points prices have increased. Qantas is also adding a new fee for purchases made over the phone. It appears the recent changes to Qantas … Continued
The latest IHG PointBreaks list has just been released, and there are two Australian hotels included. IHG Rewards Club points can be redeemed for hotel stays or transferred to a range of airline frequent flyer programs. When redeeming for Reward Nights, hotel rooms normally cost between 10,000 and 70,000 points per night. But there are … Continued