Author: Matt Graham
Claim Tax Back with the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS)
Whenever you travel overseas from Australia, you may claim a tax refund on items purchased in Australia via the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS).
Velocity Extends Expiring Points until June 2023
Velocity Frequent Flyer points in inactive accounts will not expire until 30 June 2023, Virgin Australia’s loyalty program announced this week. Velocity points normally expire if your account is inactive for 24 months. In other words, your Velocity points will expire if you don’t earn or redeem at least one new point every two years … Continued
Perth to Tahiti for just 13,500 KrisFlyer miles!
KrisFlyer, the frequent flyer program of Singapore Airlines, is full of hidden gems! And it’s relatively easy to earn KrisFlyer miles in Australia through credit cards or – from 19 July 2022 – by transferring points over from Velocity. As well as redeeming KrisFlyer miles for Singapore Airlines flights, miles can be redeemed to fly … Continued
Velocity Introduces Carrier Charges on Singapore Airlines
Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program has announced a range of changes to redemptions on Singapore Airlines, and there’s both good and bad news. The good news is that Singapore Airlines Premium Economy reward seats are now once again available to book using Velocity points. Velocity Frequent Flyer has also announced that the ability to … Continued
Australia Scraps Digital Passenger Declaration
The Australian government will scrap the requirement for anyone flying to Australia to complete a Digital Passenger Declaration from 6 July 2022. From the same date, all remaining international COVID-19 border restrictions will also be removed. This includes the requirement for visitors to Australia to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Most Australian state & territories have … Continued
Qantas Mulls Lounge Membership Gifting for Points Club Plus
For Qantas Frequent Flyer members who earn at least 350,000 points each year, Points Club Plus membership comes with some great benefits. But for Qantas flyers who already hold Gold, Platinum or Platinum One status, one of the key Points Club Plus benefits is absolutely useless. Qantas has realised this, and could now be considering changes … Continued
Warning: Don’t Change Qantas Reward Bookings via Call Centre!
There appears to be a systematic problem where Qantas call centre staff are accidentally cancelling confirmed Classic Flight Reward bookings when customers call to enquire about changing their flights. Over recent months, multiple Australian Frequent Flyer members have reported that their Classic Reward bookings were cancelled without their knowledge after they phoned Qantas. In each … Continued
Qantas Restores Seamless Sydney Terminal Transfers
Transferring between Qantas international and domestic flights at Sydney Airport has just got a lot easier, with Qantas bringing back its seamless bus transfer service in both directions. Over recent months, Qantas had been offering a “Seamless Lite” transfer service from Terminal 1 (international) to Terminal 3 (domestic) at Sydney Airport. Unfortunately, these bus services … Continued
These Qantas International Lounges Are Now Open
Lounge access is now available at all of the international airports where Qantas currently flies except for Dili. Qantas today reopened its international Business Lounge in Wellington, as well as its Auckland Business & First Lounges. It also recently reopened its Singapore First Lounge and Perth International Transit Lounge, which is now available to eligible passengers … Continued