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.

Lady sitting in chair and stretching while waiting for flight in departure airport lounge

Complimentary LoungePair+ for AFF Platinum Members

AFF Platinum members can now access new benefits including a complimentary year of LoungePair+ membership, which comes with a free airport lounge pass.

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DFW International Airport 4-20-2025 Grapevine TX USA Qantas Airlines Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNN arrival into DFW Intl Airport on Easter Morning

Have Australians Stopped Flying to the USA? Here’s What the Data Says…

Despite many anecdotal reports, the real-world data tells us that Australians are still flying to the USA. In fact, Australia-USA passenger numbers are up 4% compared to 2024. But that doesn't tell the whole story, and there's one particularly surprising trend.

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Qantas Wine bonus offers for red wine

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.

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The Qantas International Business Lounge at Sydney Airport

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.

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Hong Kong. China- 02.15.2025. The name sign on an office building of the American multinational investment bank Citigroup Inc.

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.

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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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