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.

Hawaiian Airlines A330.

How to Redeem HawaiianMiles for Flights & Upgrades

HawaiianMiles is an Amex Membership Rewards transfer partner. You can redeem HawaiianMiles for flights and upgrades on Hawaiian Airlines, award tickets on selected partners, or convert your miles into Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles!

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Qatar Airways partners with Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia to Fly to Doha as Qatar Airways Buys 25% Stake

Qatar Airways intends to buy a 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia. If approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board, Virgin Australia will also launch flights to Doha.

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Airlink E190 plane

Qantas Adds Airlink Codeshares

Qantas will codeshare with South African regional carrier Airlink, allowing Qantas flyers to connect beyond Johannesburg to places like Cape Town, Durban and Skukuza on Qantas flight numbers.

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Emirates First Class bed on the Boeing 777

Travel Pointers Episode 3 – Our First Times in First Class & Easy Ways to Earn Points

In episode 3 of the Travel Pointers podcast, Matt Graham and Chris Chamberlin discuss the first time they each flew First Class (using points, of course!).

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San Francisco / CA / USA - Virgin Atlantic aircraft landing at San Francisco Airport while an United Airlines aircraft is waiting to take off

Which Airlines Make It Easiest to Find Reward Flight Costs?

As a way of comparing transparency in frequent flyer programs, we measured the time it takes to find reward flight costs with different airlines.

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Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300ER parked at an airport gate with services

Ex-Virgin Australia Boeing 777s Flying for Qatar Airways

Three of Virgin Australia's former Boeing 777-300ERs are now flying for Qatar Airways. They still have the original Virgin seats, and frequent flyers can get a free upgrade to Premium Economy.

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Qatar Airways partners with Virgin Australia

Qatar Airways Massively Hikes Virgin Australia Reward Charges

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has increased the Redemption Fees payable when using Avios to book Virgin Australia reward flights by as much as 700%.

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Emirates flight attendants show off the airline's new A380 Premium Economy cabin

How to Fly Emirates Premium Economy in 2024

Although you can't yet redeem points for an Emirates Premium Economy reward ticket or upgrade, flights are available for sale on 31 routes - with more to come soon. You can even book a Qantas codeshare flight to earn more points & status credits.

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Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 takes off from Changi Airport

What To Do With Expiring KrisFlyer Miles

If you have Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles that are due to expire soon, you need to take action to avoid losing them forever.

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