Qantas
may still call Australia home, but
calls to the Qantas Frequent Flyer
Service Centre will soon be answered
by staff in the Philippines. More
than 100 Australian jobs will be
lost when Qantas shuts its
Melbourne-based call centre
The Value of Overseas Frequent Flyer
Programs
Many
Australians are familiar
with the frequent flyer
programs of Qantas and
Virgin Australia. But there
are other airline loyalty
programs out there that
offer considerably better
value. Qantas Frequent Flyer
and Virgin's Velocity
program are by far the most
widely used by Australians.
This makes sense as it's
much easier to earn points
within Australia with
these
programs. If you usually fly either Qantas
or Virgin, using the airline's own program
also gives you access to certain benefits
such as the ability to upgrade using points.
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Qantas Revamps Business Rewards Program
Qantas
has axed its Aquire loyalty
program for small to medium
businesses, in favour of the
newly-launched Qantas
Business Rewards. It's not
just a name change, with
several significant changes
being made to the program.
Qantas Business Rewards,
like its predecessor,
enables business owners to
earn additional points on
employees' flights,
as well as spending with program
partners. These points can be
converted to Qantas points and
redeemed for free flights, upgrades,
gift vouchers and other rewards.
While Aquire proved to
more
Complimentary Status Matches for Velocity
Members
Achieving
status with Virgin Australia
doesn't just give
you access to benefits when
you fly. Virgin Velocity
Gold and Platinum members
can also enjoy two
complimentary status matches
with hotel and car hire
loyalty programs. Velocity
members can choose between a
status match to an
equivalent status tier with
either Hilton HHonors, or
the IHG
Rewards
hotel loyalty programs. In addition,
Velocity members can receive a
status match with either the Hertz
Gold Plus Rewards or Europcar
Privilege car hire loyalty programs.
Eligible more
