Award Availability is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. The ongoing challenge is to find an award ticket on the flight you want and when you want it.
It seems everyone wants to travel to Europe in the northern summer. That's also precisely why, in my opinion, this is probably one of the worst times to visit.
Velocity Frequent Flyer is now pricing selected Virgin Australia domestic Economy Reward Seats at higher Tier 3 levels. What's changed and are Velocity members better or worse off overall?
Despite a lack of award charts, United MileagePlus still has pockets of value such as intra-Europe Economy redemptions on partner airlines.
Cathay will increase the Asia Miles needed to redeem for most award flights on Cathay Pacific and partner airlines on 1 October 2023.
Jetstar is massively expanding its international network from Brisbane Airport, with several new routes launching from October 2023.
All Nippon Airways (ANA), a Star Alliance member, will resume non-stop flights from Perth to Tokyo Narita from 29 October 2023.
British Airways currently has up to six reward seats available to book using Qantas points in World Traveller Plus and Club World on many Sydney-Singapore flights.
Velocity Frequent Flyer has decreased the number of points needed to redeem for some domestic Virgin Australia flights in Economy Class.
Later in 2023, Singapore Airlines will add extra flights from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth to Singapore.
United Airlines has just dropped a lot of Business Class award availability on its routes from Australia and New Zealand to the United States. These Polaris Business seats are available to book as reward seats using Velocity points.
Qantas will change its daytime Airbus A330 service from Sydney to Apia, Samoa, to an overnight Boeing 737-800 flight out of Brisbane.
Hawaiian Airlines has released a substantial number of Business Class reward seats on its flights from Sydney and Auckland to Honolulu.