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The Cheapest International Award Flights from Australia

Flying overseas doesn’t have to cost a fortune – or even tens of thousands of frequent flyer points! Cheap reward flights on international routes out of Australia are available for as little as 6,900 frequent flyer points each way. We’ve searched far and wide to find the international award flights out of Australia that require … Continued

10 Jul 2019 Points Inspiration

300,000 Qantas Points with an ANZ Mortgage

ANZ has a rather attractive offer at the moment on new home loans. If you take out an ANZ mortgage of at least $300,000 by 31 August 2019, you’ll receive 300,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points. 300,000 Qantas points is almost enough to book a Oneworld round-the-world award in Business class after the Qantas Frequent Flyer … Continued

10 Jul 2019 ANZ

Qatar Business Class Companion Sale

Looking for a good Business class deal to Europe with Qatar Airways? Instead of paying a premium to book a ticket from Australia to Europe, you could take advantage of the current Qatar companion sale for bookings out of Singapore. Qatar Airways is currently offering cheaper Business Class fares for couples on flights departing from … Continued

9 Jul 2019 Qatar Airways

No More Velocity Points for Restaurant Bookings

IN BRIEF | Velocity Frequent Flyer will ends its restaurant booking partnership with OpenTable from 20 July 2019. Currently, it is possible to earn 300 Velocity points for every restaurant table booked on the OpenTable platform. These points are earned for each honoured restaurant booking with any of the hundreds of participating restaurants in Australia. … Continued

8 Jul 2019 Virgin Australia

Singapore Airlines Upgrades KrisFlyer Gold Lounge

Singapore Airlines will finally upgrade its underwhelming KrisFlyer Gold Lounge at Singapore’s Changi Airport from next month. Singapore Airlines is also renovating its Business Class Lounge, First Class Lounge and The Private Room, in that order, followed finally by the KrisFlyer Gold Lounge. Work will begin next month and will be completed by mid-2021. The … Continued

6 Jul 2019 Airports & Lounges

Oneworld Fifth-Freedom Routes

If you want to fly with a Oneworld airline, but aren’t flying to or from a Oneworld hub airport, it can be worth looking for Oneworld fifth-freedom routes. Seven of the Oneworld member airlines operate 22 fifth-freedom flights all around the world. This creates more opportunities for passengers booking a Oneworld Explorer round-the-world ticket, redeeming points for … Continued

5 Jul 2019 Oneworld

Qantas Lounge Run Backfires Spectacularly

When booking flights from Melbourne to Cairns last week, timmy-t thought it would be a great idea to book the whole family on a Jetstar Dreamliner service departing from the international terminal. As this member has Qantas Platinum status, this would allow the family to enjoy a pleasant breakfast in the Qantas First Lounge before boarding the non-stop … Continued

4 Jul 2019 Jetstar

Qantas Points Off the Menu at Rockpool Restaurants

It will no longer be possible to earn or redeem Qantas Frequent Flyer points at Rockpool Dining Group restaurants from 15 August 2019. Bars and restaurants in the Rockpool portfolio include Burger Project, The Bavarian, Saké and Spice Temple. Qantas Frequent Flyer members can currently earn 1 Qantas point per $1 spent at Burger Project … Continued

4 Jul 2019 Qantas

New Regulations Threaten Regional Aviation

New security screening requirements at Australia’s regional airports could devastate towns that rely on regional air services, the ABC warns. Last year, the Australian government announced that 64 further regional airports across Australia will now be required to provide security screening for passengers. While security screening is a standard requirement at major airports across Australia, the … Continued

4 Jul 2019 Rex & Regional Airlines

Qatar Airways First Class Award Availability

Finding First Class award availability to Europe can be difficult at the best of times. But if you’d like to redeem Qantas points to fly to Europe – in First Class on Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380, no less – look no further than Qatar’s Perth-Doha route. Qatar Airways First Class award availability from Perth to … Continued

3 Jul 2019 Points Inspiration Qatar Airways

Virgin Australia Launches Lighter In-Flight Magazine

Virgin Australia passengers will notice something new in their seat pockets from this month. The airline has relaunched its in-flight magazine, with the old Voyeur magazine becoming the “Virgin Australia Magazine”. The airline’s new in-flight magazine has fewer pages and is lighter than its predecessor, allowing the airline to reduce its fuel consumption. This allows … Continued

2 Jul 2019 Virgin Australia

Getting Started with Frequent Flyer Points

Earning frequent flyer points wisely can open the door to (almost) free travel all over the world! But it can be difficult to know where to start to maximise the rewards. SimonAus is a new AFF member who emigrated from the UK to Perth. This member would like to use frequent flyer points to make the … Continued

1 Jul 2019 Airlines, Miles and Points