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It is now obvious that Qantas has pulled one of the great con acts in recent years with the frequent flyer program. Conning probably millions of points into their frequent flyer program, and now just a couple of weeks after the deadline to transfer points, shut down some flights, sack staff...

I have just done a survey on points required by different airlines. Other than domestic flights and a couple internationally with Virgin, the international carriers all seem to have the same number of points required. I checked out Malaysai, Singapore, Cathay, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic, V...

You will only get a seat with Qantas if there are still some available for FF's. In 10 years of membership of the Qantas FF program, I have only once been able to redeem anything from Qantas and that was an upgrade from economy to business, Hong Kong-Sydney. The Velocity and Asia Miles...

Join the Velocity program. No hassels about transferring points to only one airline, use your points to book Business with V Australia. If there is a seat unsold at the time you make the booking, you get it and it is guaranteed. 188,000 points required plus taxes for a return flight and your...

Why get tied up with having to give Qantas all your points both now and into the future. Since my last reply, I have done a lot more investigating of Velocity rewards. In the majority of cases, Velocity require less points than Qantas for travel in Australia. International flights with...

I have had a Citibank Mastercard for over 10 years now. Not long after opening an account with Citibank, they offered me a Diners Club card with no fees attached. The Diners Club card gives me 1 1/2 points per dollar spent. I find that by dialing the call centre, the call goes through India...

Can Asia Miles points be used to upgrade on flights if the lower fare is paid such as purchasing an economy fare and using points to upgrade to business class?