The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Monday, 21 January 2019
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| Qantas Vouchers for Switching Flights |
Qantas is now offering customers free flight vouchers in exchange for switching to a different flight time. The "Qantas Flight Switch" offers are being made to selected customers by SMS text message or email.
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| Why You Shouldn't Use Mileage Brokers |
| We all love to get a great deal on Business and First Class flights. There are plenty of legitimate ways to save money on flights, for example by taking advantage of airline sales or redeeming your own frequent flyer points. But some deals are, in fact, too good to be true. You may have come across mileage brokers such as "I Only Fly First Class" or "Alpha Flight Guru". These are online mileage more... |
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| Airline Jargon: What is a Long Sell? |
| Ever tried to book a frequent flyer redemption ticket, only to be told there's no award availability? If you've ever tried to redeem your frequent flyer points for a flight, you probably answered "yes"! It will often be the case that there's indeed no award availability on the flight you want. But sometimes the availability is there... your computer (or the airline's call centre) just can't see it! It's relatively more... |
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Upcoming Webinar:
Amex Points Devaluation: What Now? |
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You've probably heard by now that American Express will make significant changes to Amex credit card earn & burn rates from 15 April 2019. It's the biggest shake-up to Australian credit card rewards since the RBA interchange fee regulations were introduced back in July 2017!
If you have points in an Amex Membership Rewards Ascent or Gateway account, your existing points may become less valuable overnight if you don't redeem them by 14 April 2019. To avoid this, you may consider transferring some or all of your Membership Rewards points to an airline frequent flyer program before the devaluation kicks in.
Next Wednesday's Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar will discuss strategies for transferring points out of Amex prior to the devaluation. The webinar will also discuss how to maximise your credit card rewards going forward, after the Amex Membership Rewards changes take effect.
This webinar will be take place at 8pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 23 January 2019. To attend this webinar (or receive a recording of the replay), you must register in advance.
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| Royal Brunei Launch Brisbane Flights |
| Royal Brunei Airlines will launch direct flights from Brisbane to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, from 11 June 2019. The 4x weekly services will be operated by narrow-body Airbus A320neo aircraft. Royal Brunei already flies daily from Melbourne to Brunei using Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The airline had previously more... |
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| Marriott Bonvoy: New SPG, Marriott Program |
| The Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards programs will combine under a new brand from next month. On 13 February 2019, the three programs will merge to become the "Marriott Bonvoy" loyalty program. This will be the final step in the ongoing merger of Starwood and Marriott. The more... |
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