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The
Frequent Flyer Gazette
9
November 2017
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| Are
Travel Agents Still Relevant? |
Walking
into a travel agency used to be the first
step of planning any holiday. Nowadays, it's
relatively easy to book your own flights and
hotels online. So, do travel agents still
play a valuable role? And what are the
easiest ways to research and book your own
travel online?
There are several reasons that some members
still prefer to use a travel agent. It's
often the same price or even cheaper than
booking online, and a skilled travel agent
can construct fares that you simply can't
book yourself. Agents are especially useful
for complicated international itineraries.
There's also the peace of mind, knowing that
the agent is there if you something goes
wrong while you're away. But dealing with
travel agents is not always advantageous...
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| Singapore
Airlines Upgrades A380s |
| Singapore
Airlines will shortly roll
out brand new seats on its
flagship A380 aircraft, with
the upgraded product to
launch on the
Singapore-Sydney route. All
cabins will be refreshed,
but the biggest changes will
take place in the premium
cabins on the upper deck.
The number of First class
seats will halve, but the
suites will become
significantly larger.
Meanwhile, Business class
passengers will now have the
option of a double bed in
the sky. First more...
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| Bonus
Velocity Points is Back |
| Virgin
Australia is once again
offering 15-30% bonus
Velocity points on transfers
to Velocity Frequent Flyer
from most Australian credit
card rewards programs. The
bonus also applies to
transfers from Flybuys, as
well as many hotel loyalty
programs! All you need to do
is transfer points from an
eligible program to Velocity
Frequent Flyer by 30
November 2017. Most
transfers will automatically
collect 15% bonus Velocity
points. Transfers more...
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Exclusive
Online Event:
"Buying Points in 2017: Why, What, When
& How?" |
Ever
wish there was an easier way to accumulate
frequent flyer points? Well, there is…
buying them! Numerous airlines actively sell
frequent flyer points - often with generous
discounts or bonuses.
By buying frequent flyer points, you could fly
Business or First class for Economy prices!
(Yes, really.) The trick is to buy the
points at a discount and to redeem them
effectively for high value flights. Often
the cost of the points is less than half of
the retail fare of the flight they're
redeemed for!
In our upcoming webinar, Frequent Flyer
Solutions will show you exactly how to take
advantage of these fantastic opportunities.
Join us at 8pm (AEDT) on Wednesday,
29 November and learn from the
experts how to travel in luxury
without breaking the bank!
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| Credit
Card Churning Impacts Credit
Rating? |
| "Credit
card churning" is a popular
strategy to earn serious
frequent flyer points for
minimal outlay. Many credit
cards offer sign-up bonuses,
ranging anywhere from 5,000
to 100,000 points, just for
getting the card. The idea
of "churning" is to take
advantage of these credit
card sign-up bonus deals.
Each new credit card comes
with a handy stash of more...
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Redeem
Qantas Points to Lord Howe
Island
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QantasLink
flights to Lord Howe Island
cost well over $1,000
round-trip. But, why pay
thousands when you can fly
to this idyllic natural
wonder for just 8,000 Qantas
points?
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Click
here for full details
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