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Looks like Jetstar is trialling a new "More" bundle on some routes to/from Perth. It's the same as Starter Plus (which it replaces) but costs a little bit more and includes fee-free date & time changes.

Related question to this: I already redeemed my Stay Plus night for my current Accor+ membership year before the 1 October changes, but haven’t yet completed that stay. If I cancel that night, would my account be credited with two “buy one, get one free” nights to use in my current year?

I came across this and am not sure what to think about it! https://news.marriott.com/news/2025/08/18/marriott-bonvoy-launches-playful-getaways-joint-campaign-with-mcdonalds-china This is what one of the rooms looks like:

Apparently you can now use Velocity points to book a pet to travel within you in the cabin. The introductory price is 18,600 points, for travel on the MEL-OOL or MEL-MCY routes. (The equivalent pet airfare is $149.)

Qantas Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNC is currently en-route from PER to LAX non-stop! Left around 2am this morning, Perth time, and will arrive in LAX around 4am local time (same day). https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/qf315#3ca55952 I assume it's a charter or positioning flight.

Promo running from 7-31 October 2025, for travel dates between 12 January and 31 October 2026. You can earn 1.5-2x Avios on Economy bookings, or 2.5x Avios on Business/First, on flights between Australia/New Zealand and Doha operated by either Qatar Airways or Virgin Australia. You need to...

According to LoyaltyLobby, this promo is running until 17 October: https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/10/03/aegean-milesbonus-2000-free-bonus-miles-for-logging-in-to-their-app-october-3-17-2025/ If you haven't previously used the Aegean app, download the latest version and log in by 17/10/25, you...

Probably give it a few more days first. Looking at my statement, my AY flights over the past year have taken the following amounts of time to credit to QFF: 5 days 5 days 4 days 5 days 5 days 5 days 6 days 5 days 5 days 5 days 19 days 6 days None of those flights required manual follow-up.

This was covered a bit here: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/airline-compliments-great-service/

I just checked into a Radisson hotel, and they "upgraded" me to a superior room. Which is nice, except I walked in and found it was a connecting room. I could even hear the TV of the room next door from inside my room. So I walked back to reception and politely asked if I could switch to a...

I'm currently 15,903km away from HBA, so I won't be able to make this one sorry.

Interesting. Do you know if that was specific to your profile for that hotel, or all Hilton hotels?

Enjoy folks!

Slightly higher pricing but yes, it's available to Prague. You could return to SIN instead of MNL for only a bit more. If you end in SIN:

Nice! I've just added "Non Connecting Rooms" to my Accor profile. I wonder if any other hotel programs give you this option?

"If you have interacted with a suspicious email, please contact your internet service provider immediately for assistance" Lol - what is contacting your ISP going to do? 🤷‍♂️

Many years ago, I was sitting in a restaurant in Osaka eating some delicious gyoza. I'd got about halfway through my meal when the chef, who spoke no English, came out from the kitchen to my table and was gesturing at my chopsticks. Apparently, I was using them wrong and he couldn't stand...

The sign-up bonus on this card has increased to 80,000 Qantas points (up from 50,000). This is made up of 60,000 points if you spend $7,500 within 90 days, then another 20,000 points for keeping the card for more than 15 months. Looks like the annual fee has also increased though, from $160 to...

Yep, should also work ex PER. For members of Accor Plus, I wonder if this offer would bring the price down even further (assuming you book via QR): https://www.accorplus.com/au/offers/limited-time-exclusive-qatar-airways-offer-australia-oct-25/

There's a surprisingly good amount of AA J classic reward availability from AKL to LAX in December at the moment. You can even go in the week before Christmas. It's 113,900 QFF points + NZD132.61 in J one-way for AKL-LAX.