Author: Matt Graham
World of Hyatt Extends Elite Status of Australian Members
World of Hyatt has confirmed that it will extend the tier status of Discoverist, Explorist and Globalist members that live in Australia or New Zealand until 2022. The loyalty program of Hyatt hotels announced that it is extending the elite status and benefits of members that reside in the Asia Pacific region, due to the … Continued
Qantas Releases New Centenary Safety Video
Qantas has released a brand new safety video to celebrate the airline’s centenary. The new video showcases Qantas’ aircraft, uniforms and innovations over the decades. Here’s the new 2020 Qantas safety video: The well-produced Qantas centenary safety video begins in Longreach, where Qantas was founded in 1920. It then takes you on a journey through … Continued
Qantas Website Suffers Meltdown as Double Status Credits Ends
Update: The double status credits promotion has been extended for 24 hours due to the problems experienced on the evening of 25 February. You can now earn double status credits for eligible bookings made by 11.59pm (AEDT) on 26 February 2020. The Qantas website has suffered a major meltdown in the final hours of the … Continued
Qantas Flights to Los Angeles from $719 return
Thinking about booking a trip to the USA? With fares at record lows, and double Qantas status credits still on, there has never been a better time to book! Qantas currently has Economy class fares available from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to Los Angeles for as low as $719 return on the Qantas website! (There … Continued
Online Travel Agency Fly365 Enters Liquidation
Online travel agency Fly365 entered voluntary administration last Friday, after 4 years in business. Many hundreds of Fly365.com customers that booked tickets during recent weeks have now had their tickets cancelled. Others are without recourse after airlines cancelled flights which were originally booked through Fly365 due to the coronavirus outbreak. These customers have been left … Continued
Qantas Too Trigger-Happy with Emails?
Most Qantas Frequent Flyer members are used to getting emails from the airline. Qantas sends out almost daily emails about sales, Rewards Store discounts, health insurance, Qantas Golf Club, credit cards, monthly newsletters, offers to upgrade your flight… the list goes on. But one AFF member is particularly unimpressed to have received no less than nine emails … Continued
Lufthansa A320 Business Class Review
Lufthansa, like most full-service European airlines, offers Business class on its short-haul flights. But is it worth the extra cost over Economy class? Flight Details Flight number LH1099 Route Toulouse (TLS) to Frankfurt (FRA) Aircraft type Airbus A320neo Class of travel Business Seat number 1F On-time performance We arrived 10 minutes early Star rating The … Continued
Virgin Temporarily Shuts Adelaide Lounge
Virgin Australia will temporarily close its lounge at Adelaide Airport from next Wednesday, 26 February 2020, to allow construction work to take place. However, the good news is that a brand new Virgin Lounge in Adelaide will open in April. The new lounge is set to be a vast improvement over the current lounge at … Continued
Podcast #30: Qantas Double Status Credits Returns
Qantas Frequent Flyer surprised everybody this week by releasing a new Qantas Double Status Credits offer! In Episode 30 of the AFF on AIR podcast, travel agent extraordinaire Alan Lam (a.k.a. “madrooster” on AFF) joins AFF Editor Matt Graham to discuss the best Qantas status runs to book with Double Status Credits, and things to … Continued