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Life as a Road Warrior – AIR028

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a road warrior, flying from Melbourne to Sydney every week or internationally multiple times each month? On this episode, AFF member “Sprucegoose” – a Qantas Platinum One frequent flyer – joins Matt to discuss the ins & outs of frequent travel, from airline lounges to tackling jetlag. Episode … Continued

25 Jan 2020 AFF on Air (blubrry)

New Virgin Australia Basic Economy “Light” Fares

Virgin Australia is introducing basic economy class tickets that cannot be changed, cancelled or upgraded, are ineligible for advance seat selection, include less checked baggage and earn fewer Velocity points & status credits. The new “Economy Light” fares are now available for sale on Virgin Australia long-haul flights, for travel from 23 April 2020. You … Continued

24 Jan 2020 Virgin Australia

Philippine Airlines Business Class to Manila from $1,545 return

Philippine Airlines is currently offering some very enticing Premium Economy and Business class sale fares to Manila, with onward connections to other destinations in Asia, Europe and North America also available. Business class flights from Perth, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane to Manila are available from just $960 return in Premium Economy, or $1,545 return in … Continued

24 Jan 2020 Planning & Booking

Bankwest Devalues Qantas Transaction Account

Bankwest is reducing the number of Qantas Frequent Flyer points that can be earned with its Qantas Transaction Account. Currently, you can earn 5 Qantas points per transaction made using the debit card that comes with this bank account. The bank account balance also accrues interest in the form of Qantas points at a rate … Continued

24 Jan 2020 Credit Cards

Secure Parking Ends Qantas Points

IN BRIEF | Secure Parking will no longer award Qantas Frequent Flyer points or Qantas Business Rewards points from 1 February 2020. Currently, you can earn 1 Qantas point per $1 spent with Secure Parking by linking your Qantas Frequent Flyer number to your Secure Parking loyalty program account. You can also earn 20,000 Qantas … Continued

22 Jan 2020 Qantas

Fly Virgin Australia & Earn Up to 20,000 Velocity Points

Virgin Australia is offering up to 20,000 bonus Velocity points when booking a long-haul flight from Australia to London, Los Angeles, Tokyo or Hong Kong by 9 February 2020. To take part in Virgin Australia’s “Bonus Bonanza” promotion, you would need to activate the offer specific to your chosen destination on the Virgin Australia website. … Continued

21 Jan 2020 Virgin Australia

Trivago Misled Customers, Court Rules

An Australian Federal Court judge has ruled that hotel booking website Trivago misled customers into believing they were getting the best price on hotel rooms. In 2018, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged that Trivago, which is owned by Expedia, created a false impression that customers would be shown the lowest price when … Continued

21 Jan 2020 Travel Tools & Technology

Comparison of Airline Seat Selection Fees

When flying from Sydney to London, you could pay anywhere from nothing to over $250 per passenger to choose your own seats – or even more than $1,000 per passenger for exit row seat assignments! This can really add up if you’re flying as a family. And as more and more airlines try to supplement their … Continued

20 Jan 2020 Airlines, Miles and Points

Air China Boeing 777 Business Class Review (Sydney-Beijing)

With Qantas withdrawing from Sydney-Beijing flights in March 2020, Air China will soon be the only airline flying directly between the two cities. The Star Alliance member often has good Business class specials, and award availability is typically good, but what is their service like in Business class? I recently flew with Air China from Sydney … Continued

19 Jan 2020 Flight Reviews

QantasLink Launches Sydney-Ballina Flights

Qantas is returning to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, which also serves nearby Byron Bay, with daily QantasLink flights from Sydney. It’s one of several new QantasLink domestic routes that will launch on 29 March, 2020. The QantasLink Sydney-Ballina flights are timed with business travellers in mind. The Dash 8 Q300 services will depart Sydney for … Continued

18 Jan 2020 Qantas

Qatar Airways Price Discrimination by Device

When booking flights on the Qatar Airways website, did you know that you could be paying more if you’re using a computer? That’s because Qatar Airways may offer significantly lower fares to customers that book flights on a mobile device. We compared Qatar Airways airfares on a computer, versus booking on the airline’s mobile website or … Continued

17 Jan 2020 Qatar Airways

All Nippon Airways’ New Sydney-Tokyo Schedules Revealed

Two months after Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced it will launch a second daily service to Sydney, we now know the schedule for the new flights. All Nippon Airways already flies daily between Sydney and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The second daily flights, which will also use Boeing 787-9 aircraft, … Continued

17 Jan 2020 Other Airlines