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Qantas is bringing First Class back to its Sydney-Hong Kong route from December until March 2019. If you’re quick, you may even be able to book Qantas First Class to Hong Kong using frequent flyer points. There are currently two First Class award seats available on the new flights almost every day! For several years, … Continued
The latest IHG PointBreaks list has just been released, and there are two Australian hotels included. IHG Rewards Club points can be redeemed for hotel stays or transferred to a range of airline frequent flyer programs. When redeeming for Reward Nights, hotel rooms normally cost between 10,000 and 70,000 points per night. But there are … Continued
Ahead of a long-haul international flight, that beep at the boarding gate when you get an upgrade is a moment of pure joy. After working hard to save up enough frequent flyer points, you’ve won the upgrade lottery and can look forward to a delicious meal and comfortable sleep on board. But for one Qantas … Continued
Strategic seat selection can make all the difference between a comfortable flight and a torturous experience in a cramped middle seat. That’s why many frequent flyers spend a lot of time and effort researching aircraft configurations and choosing the best seat on the plane. When travelling as a couple, aircraft with pairs of neighbouring seats … Continued
Did you know that there are several domestic tag flights within Australia operated by overseas airlines? For example, Cathay Pacific flies from Brisbane to Cairns, with services continuing to Hong Kong. However, it is impossible to book a seat on these domestic tag flights within Australia. While overseas airlines are allowed to operate tag flights … Continued
Singapore Airlines has been named the world’s best airline in the 2018 Skytrax rankings. The title was stolen from Qatar Airways, which dropped to second place. No Australian airlines made it into the top ten. Singapore Airlines also won the 2018 Skytrax award for the world’s best First Class. Qatar Airways has the best Business … Continued
Newcastle Airport will receive its first international flights since 2002 with non-stop flights to New Zealand. The direct Virgin Australia flights from Newcastle to Auckland will take off from 22 November 2018. Running 3x weekly, this will initially be a seasonal service operating over summer until 17 February 2019. But Virgin has said it will … Continued
American Express has increased the annual fee of its high-end Amex Platinum Charge card. But the fee increase is justified by new benefits available to cardholders including complimentary Accor Plus membership. With an annual fee of $1,450 – a $250 increase – the Amex Platinum Charge card is the most expensive personal card available in … Continued
Vanuatu is a superb tropical holiday destination, and the beautiful Vanuatu Islands are just a short flight from Australia! In fact, a direct flight from Brisbane to Port Vila takes less than 3 hours. Here’s some more good news: you can redeem frequent flyer points to Vanuatu. Redeem Virgin Australia Velocity Points to Vanuatu Virgin … Continued
Qantas used to award frequent flyer points and status credits at one standard rate based on the distance you’re flying and your class of travel. This would be the same rate when flying with Qantas or any Qantas partner airline. But this all changed a few years ago. Qantas now punishes its frequent flyers with … Continued
Woolworths and Coles supermarkets are both offering bonus points to customers that remember to bring their own re-usable shopping bags. The bag points giveaway comes as both supermarkets struggle with a public backlash to their recent plastic bag bans. Woolworths was the first supermarket to phase out single-use plastic bags on 20 June. Woolworths is … Continued
American Airlines is one of many international airlines to introduce Premium Economy in recent years. American Airlines Premium Economy class is now available on Boeing 787, Airbus A330 and some Boeing 777 flights. This includes American Airlines’ flights from Los Angeles to Sydney and Auckland. AFF member fifo recently sampled the American Airlines Premium Economy product on … Continued