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  1. Mattg

    Etihad now partners with China Eastern and TAP

    Etihad has added two new partner airlines: China Eastern and TAP. You can redeem Etihad Guest miles for flights on both airlines online.
  2. AFF Editor

    Qantas launches partnership with Hawaiian Airlines

    Ahead of Hawaiian Airlines joining the Oneworld alliance next year, Qantas has entered into a bilateral codeshare partnership with the airline. From tomorrow, you'll also be able to book Classic Reward seats on Hawaiian using Qantas Points. Details here...
  3. Mattg

    Hawaiian Airlines will no longer be an Amex transfer partner

    The following notice has been added to the Amex Membership Rewards transfer partners page, beside HawaiianMiles: Get in by 30 June if you want to transfer into HawaiianMiles (you can transfer onwards from Hawaiian to Alaska Airlines at a 1:1 rate ;) )
  4. Mattg

    New partnership between Emirates and Aegean Airlines

    Emirates has signed a new partnership with Greek Star Alliance member Aegean Airlines, which includes earning and redeeming miles on each others' airlines. From the press release...
  5. AFF Editor

    Qantas Classic Reward & Upgrade Devaluation on 5 August 2025

    One aspect of the frequent flyer program changes that Qantas announced today was an increase in Classic Flight Reward, Classic Upgrade Reward and carrier charge prices taking effect from 5 August 2025. This thread is specifically for discussion about these price increases. You can read the...
  6. AFF Editor

    Major 2025 Qantas Frequent Flyer program changes

    Qantas has today announced some major changes to its frequent flyer program, which will take effect over the coming year. This article gives an overview of all of the changes: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantas-frequent-flyer-program-changes-2025/ There's another thread and...
  7. Mattg

    Have Velocity's reward charts become overly complicated?

    Until not long ago, Velocity had just three reward seat tables: VA domestic VA short-haul international, VS & UA All other partner airlines Has anyone else noticed now how much more complicated Velocity's reward charts have become? There's now: VA domestic VA short-haul international VA...
  8. A

    Query on SQ redemption for Thai and Air India

    Hi All- I am looking to redeem an Economy ticket from Melbourne to Delhi using Krisflyer miles on the following travel plan: Melbourne to Bangkok- Thai Airways Bangkok to Delhi- Air India The ticket is available to redeem on the SQ website but not sure of the following: 1. Will I need to take...
  9. D

    Using QF points to redeem Malaysia Airlines award tickets question

    Hi everyone, I have been trying to use QF points to redeem Malaysia Airlines J class tickets for 2025, but so far no luck. Has anyone else have the same problems ? Or it's just that MH has not release many J class award seats ?
  10. M

    QP Redemption - China Airlines - flight change with long layover

    Hello There, I booked a flight with qantas points on China Airlines from Sydney to Seoul via Taipei in business. When i booked the tickets we had a 2.5hr connection in Taipei. but since then they have moved the flight from Brisbane to Taipei to the day before so now we have a 26hr connection...
  11. flightsnbites

    Closing Amex

    Hey team, I am closing my amex Explorer card as my wife has the Amex Platinum. I still have about 45k points left over, does anyone have any tips or ideas on where/what to do with them before closing the account? Cheers,
  12. I

    VFF redemption for UA

    I have a VFF rewards booking for a United flight with a connection in SFO on a single ticket. There has since been a schedule change for the connecting flight, making the connection time only 35 minutes which is not feasible. I’ve contacted VFF about this, and they have advised that they...
  13. W

    70,000 points. Redemption options?

    Hi all, I have 70,000points, not much i know but i have had them for a number of years without use. I am contemplating taking a short trip somewhere in Asia in the coming months and thought this may be a good opportunity to use these. I am relatively agnostic on location but i was wondering if...
  14. L

    QR Avios Redemption on VA

    A few weeks ago I was looking at using QR Avios for MEL-ZQN on VA J. 44,000 return (vs 71,000 VFF) and the taxes were lower as well: something like $200 vs $250 via Velocity. Sounds good! After lining up some dates I came back to look at the redemption again and got a shock... the QR...
  15. R

    Singapore Redemption Flight - Lounge Access?

    Hi all, Have searched around but can't seem to find an answer to this. I've redeemed points on the Velocity website for a return trip to Singapore (outbound from Sydney, returning to Melb). Both tickets were "Business Reward" and are listed on the eTicket as "Class I". My Gold Velocity status...
  16. Z

    Obtain PNR of the Airline you are Flying when Booked via a different program?

    Does anyone know how to get the PNR with when booking a redemption with a different airline? Hello, I booked a GA flight using Virgin Atlantic points. The PNR they issue is not the GA one. Does anyone have a link to a site where I can locate the Garuda one without calling either airline ? ( I...
  17. A

    QFF to redeem MU (China Eastern)

    Testing this out for the first time due to exorbitant flight prices and lack of other availability during the Olympics. How long does QF take to issue tickets on MU? How does one get the right code to use MMB on China Eastern website to select seats (I assume they won't just use the same QF...
  18. Mattg

    Transfer Accor points to Everyday Rewards

    Accor Live Limitless (ALL) has launched a new partnership with Everyday Rewards. It's a one-way transfer partnership; you can convert 2,000 ALL points into 4,000 Everyday Rewards points (worth $20 or 2,000 Qantas points)...
  19. Mattg

    Etihad Guest partners with JetBlue

    You can now earn and redeem Etihad Guest miles on JetBlue, and vice versa. https://www.etihadguest.com/en/spend-miles/flying/jetblue-airlines.html
  20. Mattg

    Not cool: United keeps raising partner award costs without notice

    Last week, United MileagePlus increased the cost of partner airline first class awards by as much as 100% without giving any notice. One day a trans-Atlantic first class award cost 121,000 miles, and the next day it was 242,000 miles. (See Ouch: United MileagePlus Devalues International First...
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