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.
How to Maximise Qantas Wine Bonus Points Offers
With Qantas Wine's excellent weekly bonus points deals, you could earn many thousands of Qantas Points by buying a case of quality wine.
Qantas to Close Sydney Int’l Business Lounge for Major Upgrade
Qantas will open a temporary international Business Lounge at Sydney Airport in a former crew briefing room on 8 December 2025, as it finally starts work on the major lounge refurbishment it first announced in 2018.
Qantas Introducing Economy Plus
Qantas will soon offer extra-legroom Economy Plus seats for free to Gold & Platinum frequent flyers, or for a fee to anyone else.
Last Chance to Transfer Citi Reward Points to Overseas Airlines
If you have Citi reward Points earned on an Australian credit card, you'll only be able to transfer them to an international frequent flyer program until 16 November 2025. Citi is removing transfers to Qatar, Cathay, Etihad and Singapore Airlines.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How to Buy & Redeem Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards Points
Atmos Rewards is the new loyalty program of Hawaiian & Alaska Airlines. You can buy Atmos Rewards points with up to a 100% bonus, and redeem them for reward flights on partners including Qantas, Korean Air, Qatar Airways and Air Tahiti Nui.