Airport Lounges is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. Improve your travel experience by using airline lounges such as the Virgin Lounge and Priority Pass lounges before you fly. The Qantas Club is easily the most common airport lounge in Australia. Australian frequent flyers are always looking for information about the Qantas Club, and how to obtain a Qantas Club discount.
In episode 3 of the Travel Pointers podcast, Matt Graham and Chris Chamberlin discuss the first time they each flew First Class (using points, of course!).
Access to the excellent Etihad Airways First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi, with its brilliant service, would have to be one of the top perks of Virgin Australia Platinum status.
Malaysia Airlines offers a comfortable, lie-flat Business Class seat on its Airbus A330-300. But the highlight is the signature satay!
Oneworld airlines including Qantas operate five excellent lounges at Singapore's Changi Airport. We rank all the options from best to worst.
LATAM Airlines offers lie-flat seats and service with a South American flair in its Boeing 787 Business Class. We review the experience on LA801 from Santiago to Auckland, starting with a visit to South America's best airport lounge.
AC34 is Air Canada's daily flight from Sydney to Toronto, with a stop in Vancouver. Our guide explains what to expect when you fly with Air Canada, a Velocity partner airline, across the Pacific.
Copa Airlines offers a pleasant, if unremarkable, Business Class experience on its Boeing 737-800s. We review the service from Panama City to Aruba.
It's bad enough when loyalty programs hide exceptions in the fine print, but it's even worse when they aren't made publicly available at all.
KLM's new Boeing 777-300ER Business Class is a very comfortable lie-flat product, with great food and service to match.
Your Qantas Gold or Platinum status - or any other non-American Oneworld Sapphire or Emerald status - can get you access to American Airlines Lounges on arrival at your destination.
The Qantas website states that Gold and Platinum frequent flyers receive additional benefits flying KLM, but it seems this only applies on codeshare flights.
LATAM Pass Platinum, Black and Black Signature members can access Qantas lounges, but it appears that this is only with LA-coded flights.