Author: Matt Graham

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to more than 100 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course! Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine. You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.

Vietnam Airlines 787 flying over Sydney

Vietnam Airlines’ Great Premium Cabin Award Availability from Australia

SkyTeam's Vietnam Airlines has lots of Premium Economy and Business Class award seats available from Australia to Vietnam, and onwards to Europe. You can easily book using Virgin Atlantic points.

How to Earn Virgin Australia Status

How to Earn Virgin Australia Velocity Status

Velocity Frequent Flyer status comes with perks when flying Virgin Australia and its partners. This guide explains how to earn it following the major April 2025 changes.

Velocity Gold status membership pack and luggage tag

Guide to Virgin Australia’s “Forever Gold” Lifetime Status

Velocity Frequent Flyer will launch its highly-anticipated lifetime Gold status tier in October 2025! "Forever Gold" can be yours by earning 12,000 lifetime status credits - but there's a catch.

Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800

Virgin Launches First Double Status Credits Promo Since Program Changes

Velocity Frequent Flyer is offering double status credits or points on Virgin Australia flights when you register and book by 13 June 2025, and fly by 29 April 2026.

Qantas and Hawaiian Airlines crew on board a Hawaiian A330

Qantas & Hawaiian Airlines Are Now Partners

You can now redeem Qantas Points for Hawaiian Airlines flights, as Qantas and Hawaiian commence their much-anticipated partnership earlier than expected.

Apple Airtag being placed into checked luggage bag

Avoid Lost Luggage with Apple AirTags

With Apple AirTags, you can track the location of your bags in real time. Thanks to a new feature, you can even share this information with some airlines if they lose your luggage.

Emirates Boeing 777-300ER at Hong Kong Airport with a Cathay Pacific A350 in the background

Emirates Fifth-Freedom Routes

Emirates currently has 16 fifth-freedom tag flights that operate as a continuation of a service originating in Dubai to a third country.

Emirates A380 Business Class

The Aegean Hack to Get Cheap Emirates Business Class

You can now redeem Aegean Airlines Miles+Bonus miles for Emirates Economy and Business Class flights, and there's crazy good value to be found.

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Guide to the Luxury Escapes Société Loyalty Program

Luxury Escapes has launched its own loyalty program called Société. Our guide explains how the program's points and status tiers work.