Great SriLankan Airlines Award Availability from Australia

Finding Business Class award availability out of Australia on Oneworld airlines is often a challenge. But if you’d like to redeem your Qantas points to fly in Business Class to South Asia, the Middle East or Europe, it may be worth considering SriLankan Airlines. Based in Colombo, SriLankan Airlines has been part of the Oneworld … Continued

The Qantas Call Centre is a Disgrace

If you’ve tried to phone Qantas recently, you probably already know how difficult it is to get through to the call centre. Unless you have Platinum or Platinum One status, wait times regularly run into the hours and even if you can get through, there’s no guarantee of receiving correct information or proficient assistance with … Continued

Virgin Partners with Link Airways on Sydney-Canberra Route

Virgin Australia will finally return to the Sydney-Canberra route from 30 January 2022, after an absence of almost two years. But it won’t be flying its own planes on the hour-long hop between Australia’s largest city and the national capital. Instead, the flights will be operated by Link Airways, which rebranded last year from its … Continued

Second Qantas Points Auction Goes Live

Qantas has launched its second “points auction” for 2021, with 10 unique experiences and items of Qantas memorabilia going under the hammer over the next nine days. During Qantas’ inaugural Points Auction, which took place in August, there were five “money can’t buy” experiences and products auctioned off including a flight simulator session, Dash 8 … Continued

Last Chance for Free Emirates Travel Insurance

Emirates will shortly cease offering free multi-risk travel insurance with every ticket sold, which includes cover for COVID-19. Emirates became the first airline last year to offer free travel insurance to all its passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic – at a time when policies were not being offered by many traditional travel insurance providers. Since … Continued