How to Gift Qantas or Velocity Status to Someone Else
If you earn enough Qantas or Virgin Velocity status credits, you can gift an elite status membership card to a friend or family member.
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If you earn enough Qantas or Virgin Velocity status credits, you can gift an elite status membership card to a friend or family member.
Buying Finnair Plus Avios during a bonus or discount - like during the current promo - can be a clever way to save money on Finnair and Oneworld flights. You can also transfer Finnair Avios to British Airways Club.
AFF Editor Matt Graham reveals why Air Astana, Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, JAL and Lufthansa are his five favourite airlines.
AFF writer Stephen Gray shares his five favourite airlines and the reasons why they stand out from the pack. Stephen's picks are totally different to Matt's.
You can get around KrisFlyer's 3-year expiration policy by transferring your credit card points to Velocity instead. If you transfer during a bonus, you'll even end up with more KrisFlyer miles overall!
Qantas point-earning credit cards are a great way to boost your points balance. But you can also earn lots of points without a credit card.
Given a choice of Qantas, Virgin Australia or Jetstar, I chose to fly the budget carrier from Canberra to Melbourne for last weekend's AFF gathering. No, I'm not crazy... here's why.
Qantas is now serving Neil Perry beef burgers at the panini bar in its Sydney domestic Business Lounge.
Still waiting for Qantas Points and status credits to arrive from a Oneworld or partner airline flight? Before you submit a missing points claim, check to see how long it usually takes for flights on that airline to credit to Qantas Frequent Flyer.
For a $65 annual fee, Club Jetstar gets you access to discounted member-only fares and 20% off baggage & seat selection fees.
By booking flights as part of a Virgin Australia Holidays package, you'll earn Velocity status credits based on the class and distance flown - potentially netting you a much higher return.
Jetstar flyers can now earn more Qantas Points and bonus status credits with a Qantas Frequent Flyer Extra subscription, costing $199 per year (in addition to the cost of a Club Jetstar membership).