Author: Matt Graham
KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes Deals for November 2025
Get 30% off last-minute Singapore Airlines award flights, for travel in December 2025, including between five Australian cities and Singapore.
Compassionate Airfares: Barely Worth the Hassle
Airlines including Qantas and Air New Zealand offer discounted compassionate or bereavement airfares for people who need to travel urgently due to a family member's medical emergency or funeral. But the savings might not be worth it.
How Many Points Do You Need for a Reward Flight?
To give you an idea of the value of frequent flyer points, here's what you could do with different amounts of Qantas Frequent Flyer points, Virgin Australia Velocity points and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles.
Complimentary LoungePair+ for AFF Platinum Members
AFF Platinum members can now access new benefits including a complimentary year of LoungePair+ membership, which comes with a free airport lounge pass.
Have Australians Stopped Flying to the USA? Here’s What the Data Says…
Despite many anecdotal reports, the real-world data tells us that Australians are still flying to the USA. In fact, Australia-USA passenger numbers are up 4% compared to 2024. But that doesn't tell the whole story, and there's one particularly surprising trend.
Guide to Qantas Club Lounges & Membership
Qantas Club will increase its membership and renewal fees on 11 December 2025. You can still access the current prices until 10 December, getting you access to lounges at 24 Australian airports and many more overseas.
How to Maximise Qantas Wine Bonus Points Offers
With Qantas Wine's excellent weekly bonus points deals, you could earn many thousands of Qantas Points by buying a case of quality wine.
Qantas to Close Sydney Int’l Business Lounge for Major Upgrade
Qantas will open a temporary international Business Lounge at Sydney Airport in a former crew briefing room on 8 December 2025, as it finally starts work on the major lounge refurbishment it first announced in 2018.
Qantas Introducing Economy Plus
Qantas will soon offer extra-legroom Economy Plus seats for free to Gold & Platinum frequent flyers, or for a fee to anyone else.