Earning Quick & Easy Qantas Points

If you’re just short of the Qantas points needed for a reward flight, don’t worry! There are numerous ways to earn Qantas points quickly, easily and cheaply. One member was recently 4,500 points short of a reward flight. Thanks to our community’s advice, they were able to bridge their points shortfall in under 24 hours. … Continued

Frequent Flyer Point Optimisation

Frequent flyer points open the door to a world of opportunities. Using points, you can travel to almost anywhere in the world. You can even fly in the comfort of Business or First class! Many of us try to simply accumulate as many frequent flyer points as possible. But with a little bit of planning … Continued

Benefitting from Cancelled Flights

Flight cancellations can cause great inconvenience and wreak havoc to your travel plans. But sometimes there is a silver lining. This week our members share times they have benefitted from flights being overbooked, cancelled or delayed. Numerous passengers have been compensated with free upgrades, free hotels and bonus frequent flyer points, and one member tells … Continued

Qantas Deserts Dubai

Qantas will reinstate its popular “kangaroo route” to London via Singapore. Qantas’ flagship A380 service, QF1, will once again operate as Sydney-Singapore-London from March next year. In doing so, the national carrier will cease all flights to Dubai. Despite deserting Dubai, Qantas intends to extend its alliance with Emirates for a further five years. Qantas … Continued

Virgin Velocity Halves eBay Points

Velocity Frequent Flyer members will now earn only one point per dollar on Ebay purchases, down from two points per dollar, as of 1 September. Just a head up for anyone else doing shopping regularly on eBay while earning 2 points / $ like me. Just done the shop for today and notice a message … Continued