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.

Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8 Economy seats

Limited Time: Virgin Reward Seats From 5,200 Velocity Points

Virgin Australia has discounted Tier 1 Economy Reward Seats by 15%, with seats available to book from just 5,200 Velocity points (plus taxes) until 7 November 2024.

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Qantas and Virgin Australia Airbus A330s

How Qantas & Velocity Point Values Have Changed Over Time

We analyse how much Qantas Frequent Flyer and Virgin Australia Velocity points are worth in 2023, compared to 2019 and 2015.

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Paris, France

Qantas Launches Sydney-Paris Flights via Perth

Just in time for the Olympics, Qantas will launch Sydney-Perth-Paris flights on 12 July 2024 using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

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Hertz car hire counter

Hertz Retrospectively Expires Points

The Hertz Gold Plus Rewards loyalty program has shortened the validity of its points to 12 months without giving any notice to members.

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Virgin Australia cabin crew in a Boeing 737

Double Status Credits with Virgin Australia (October 2023)

With Velocity Frequent Flyer's new double status credits offer, supercharge your Velocity status credits when you book an eligible flight by 30 October 2023.

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Qantas 787 Business Class champagne and amenity kit

Qantas Releases Extra Classic Reward Seats

From time to time, Qantas releases extra Classic Flight Reward seats in large batches - including to popular destinations in Business and First Class!

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Helsinki, Finland - May 24, 2018: Finnair Airbus A330 airplane taking off at Helsinki airport. Airbus is a European aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse, France.

Qantas Leasing Finnair A330s for Singapore, Bangkok Flights

Qantas is wet leasing two Airbus A330-300s from its Oneworld partner Finnair for its Sydney-Singapore and Sydney-Bangkok routes.

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Air New Zealand A320 at Auckland Airport

Air New Zealand Axes “Works Deluxe” Product

Air New Zealand will no longer offer "Works Deluxe" fares on its international flights operated by narrow-body aircraft from May 2024.

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Qantas A330 economy

How Qantas Neighbour Free Seat Reservations Work

With Qantas Neighbour Free, reserve an empty neighbouring seat on selected domestic and international flights starting from $30.

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