Podcast #81: Finding Award Availability for a Whole Family

Finding award availability in Business Class can be hard enough if you’re just looking for 1 or 2 seats. Trying to redeem points to book an entire family of four (or more) on an overseas holiday in a premium aircraft cabin can be infinitely harder. But with the right knowledge, planning and flexibility, it’s not … Continued

Velocity Restores Singapore Airlines Business Rewards

Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer members can finally redeem their points to book Singapore Airlines reward seats in Business Class again. From today, Velocity Frequent Flyer has restored access to Business Class redemptions on most Singapore Airlines routes, except to and from Hong Kong or mainland China. Velocity reward seats are available to book on … Continued

More Qatar Airways Rewards for Qantas Frequent Flyers

Qatar Airways is no longer giving reduced access to Business Class reward seats on its Australian flights to Qantas Frequent Flyer members. It comes as Qatar Airways also switches its points currency to Avios, and British Airways Executive Club drastically reduces the cost of reward seats on Qatar Airways flights. Qantas Frequent Flyers now have … Continued

How to Fly to Mauritius with Points from Australia

Mauritius is a beautiful island nation in the Indian Ocean between Australia and Africa. This French-speaking destination is a great place for a holiday, and vaccinated travellers can currently enter the country without needing to quarantine. At the moment, getting to Mauritius from Australia is a bit of a challenge. With the direct Air Mauritius … Continued

Qantas Frequent Flyers Blocked from Redeeming Qatar Qsuites

Update (25 March 2022): There have been some changes to the Qatar Airways award seat access given to Qantas Frequent Flyer members. Qatar Airways Business Class is popular with many Australian frequent flyers, especially as all flights to Australia will soon feature the airline’s award winning Qsuites product at the front of the plane. Qatar … Continued