5 January

The Australian Frequent Flyer Gazette

5 January 2017

No Value in Business Class?

Business class may offer a more comfortable seat and a better meal, but it seems not everyone sees the value in flying up front. Some members believe that the differences do not justify the higher price of Business class, especially when

Velocity Points to Stop Flowing at BP?

BP has announced plans to purchase Woolworths Petrol for $1.8 billion, spelling an end to Woolworths' long-standing partnership with Caltex. It will likely also signal the end of BP's extensive partnership with Velocity, the frequent flyer program of Virgin Australia. As part of the deal, BP will acquire more than 500 Woolworths-branded petrol stations. If regulatory

approval is granted, the sale is expected to be completed in early 2018. While Virgin Velocity points can currently still be earned at BP, at least in the short term, our members expect that the more

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Redeeming Virgin Velocity Points to the USA

Redeeming Virgin Velocity points for Business class flights to the United States used to be fairly simple. But in recent times, securing a reward seat has become a real challenge. All Velocity members can redeem points for Business reward seats. Velocity Gold and Platinum members can also request a points upgrade to Business class, provided they have

purchased a flexible "Economy Freedom" or Premium Economy ticket. The difficulty with both of these methods, however, is a sheer lack of award seat availability. Virgin now releases very few more

Soaking Up the Sights of India and China

Our member RooFlyer recently spent twelve jam-packed days travelling around India and China, sampling a range of airlines and hotels along the way. The trip wouldn't have been possible without advice and tips from a wide range of AFF members, on everything from tour guides to securing award seats on Singapore Airlines. This first post is about the trip almost

all being possible because of what I've learned through AFF and a number of terrific members who've helped me either specifically or in general on the various forums/threads... The trip got more

The Australian Frequent Flyer 2017
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