Author: Matt Graham

Matt Graham

Matt was the editor of Australian Frequent Flyer from 2015 until 2025. His passion for travel has taken him to more than 100 countries - with a lot of help along the way from frequent flyer points! 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 @Mattg.

A Qantas Boeing 737-800 and Emirates A380 at Melbourne Airport

About Time: Qantas Will Improve Reward Flight Downgrade Compensation

Qantas' current policy for compensating passengers downgraded on Classic Reward bookings is unreasonably poor. The airline finally doing something to fix this.

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LoungePair guide

LoungePair Guide: Access Airport Lounges for Less

With LoungePair, you can save money when buying one-time access to over 1,400 airport lounges. Plus, AFF members can get a special discount.

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Virgin Australia lounge staff

10 Ways Virgin Australia Could Make Platinum Plus More Appealing

Platinum Plus is Virgin Australia's new top status tier. To earn it, you'd need to spend $24,000 on airfares - but some frequent flyers feel the benefits don't justify that. Here are 10 ways Virgin could change that.

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Qantas and Virgin business side by side

Easily Find Qantas & Velocity Reward Availability with Seats.aero

Seats.aero shows award availability across many routes and dates on one page, including Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer reward seats.

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Qantas First Lounge host with boarding pass

How to Renew Qantas Status with Points

Haven't quite earned enough status credits to renew your Qantas Gold or Platinum status? You might be able to extend your status for another year by spending Qantas Points.

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737 Business Class on Qantas vs Virgin Australia

Qantas & Virgin Systematically Increase Business Fares Closer to Departure

Both Qantas and Virgin Australia systematically increase their cheapest Business Class airfares at midnight, on a specific number of days before departure. Our guide explains when to book for the lowest price.

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Qantas A380 First Class

How to Fly First Class with Qantas Points

By redeeming Qantas Frequent Flyer points wisely, you could fly First Class with Qantas or one of eight partner airlines.

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Virgin Australia and Qantas Boeing 737s

Is Qantas or Velocity Status Harder to Earn in 2025?

Our analysis shows that it costs an average flyer around 2-3x more money to earn status with Qantas than with Virgin Australia Velocity. But there's a catch.

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Qantas A380 First Class suite

Qantas A380 First Class Review

We review the Qantas First Class service on the Airbus A380 on QF63 from Sydney to Johannesburg. While the suite is very comfortable and the cabin crew are excellent, the soft product could probably use some small improvements.

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