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                                        Frequent Flyer Gazette                                    Thursday,
                                        6 May 2021                                   |                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Domestic
                                    Price War Heats Up with $39 Full-Service                                    Airfares |                                                                                                    Rex
                                    has dropped thousands of $39 one-way fares                                    on the Sydney-Melbourne route, for travel                                    until 28 August 2021. Virgin Australia has                                    followed with its own $39 Sydney-Melbourne                                    fares, meaning you can now travel between                                    Australia's two largest cities for under $40                                    - with checked baggage included - on your                                    choice of two different airlines.                                    |                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                     |                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                    | Photos:
                                                    Virgin's New Melbourne                                                    Pop-Up Lounge |                                                                                                                                                    | Virgin
                                                    Australia has opened a                                                    second temporary pop-up                                                    lounge at Melbourne Airport                                                    to ease overcrowding at the                                                    airline's existing temporary                                                    lounge, housed in the space                                                    of Virgin's "The Club".                                                    Until renovations of the                                                    main lounge are completed in                                                    more... |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                    | Flybuys
                                                    Promo Yields Embarrassingly                                                    Small Returns |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                    | In
                                                    the past, there used to be                                                    regular offers of 15% bonus                                                    points when transferring                                                    Flybuys points to Virgin                                                    Australia's Velocity                                                    Frequent Flyer program. But                                                    since Flybuys introduced                                                    Velocity Auto Transfer in                                                    December 2020, and the                                                    regular conversion rate was                                                    more... |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Learn
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                                                            Bonus on Credit Card                                                            Transfers to                                                            Velocity |                                                                                                                                                                            Until
                                                            31 May 2021, earn                                                            15-30% bonus points                                                            when transferring                                                            points to Virgin                                                            Australia Velocity                                                            from any                                                            participating credit                                                            card rewards                                                            program.                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Final
                                                            Call: Air New                                                            Zealand Gold Status                                                            Match |                                                                                                                                                                            Applications
                                                            for Air New                                                            Zealand's "Touch of                                                            Gold" status match                                                            offer for Australian                                                            & New Zealand                                                            residents who have                                                            existing status with                                                            another airline                                                            close tomorrow.                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            | READ
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