Australian Frequent Flyers are always looking at ways to earn points. Flying is the obvious way to earn points, but don't discount the many other ways you can earn frequent flyer points.
It’s the final call for Qantas Frequent Flyer members to earn up to 25,000 bonus points for subscribing to The Economist. That’s because The Economist’s partnership with Qantas Frequent Flyer is ending on 18 September 2021. The number of Qantas points you can earn until 17 September 2021 (next Friday) depends on the type and … Continued
Etihad Airways is offering 1,500 free miles to all members of its Etihad Guest frequent flyer program as part of its 15th birthday celebration. This week-long promotion is running from 31 August until 6 September 2021. During this promo, Etihad Guest is also giving members back 15% of any miles redeemed for Economy and Business … Continued
Jetstar has promised to reduce the amount of time Qantas Frequent Flyer members are waiting to receive their points and status credits after flying with the airline. Before COVID-19, most eligible Jetstar customers were receiving Qantas points and status credits within a few days of their flight. But since the pandemic, the typical amount of … Continued
Qantas’ huge promotion to reward Australians for getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has started. From today until 31 December 2021, all fully vaccinated Australian-based frequent flyers over the age of 18 can claim their COVID-19 vaccination reward in the Qantas App. Everyone who participates in the “Been vaccinated? Be rewarded” promotion will be able to choose from … Continued
Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer frequent flyer program has introduced “KrisFlyer for Families”, allowing parents to transfer miles out of their children’s accounts until they turn 16 years old. Parents and guardians can now set up a “Parental Link” with the accounts of up to five children aged 2-15 years old on the Singapore Airlines website. Once … Continued
Qantas Frequent Flyer is giving triple points on all flight, hotel, holiday and Avis car rental bookings made from 22-31 July 2021 (previously until 27 July). This “Christmas in July” deal covers travel dates from 28 July 2021 until 30 June 2022 (or 30 July 2022, in the case of car hire bookings). With this … Continued
Last week, Qantas launched Embraer E190 flights for the first time. Operated by Alliance Airlines on behalf of QantasLink, the E190s will be initially used on the Adelaide-Alice Springs, Alice Springs-Darwin and Darwin-Adelaide routes. Over the coming months, Alliance-operated E190s will also be used on many new Qantas routes including Adelaide-Gold Coast, Darwin-Canberra and Sydney-Townsville. … Continued
Velocity Frequent Flyer members can now earn points at 7-Eleven petrol stations and convenience stores after the ACCC approved the new partnership. 7-Eleven customers can earn 1 Velocity point per litre of regular fuel, increasing to 2 points per litre for premium fuels (Extra 95 and Mobil 98 Supreme+). There’s also 2 Velocity points per … Continued
Thinking of escaping to the Northern Territory this winter? Qantas is awarding triple points on flights to the NT when you register on the Qantas website and book by 30 April 2021, for travel until 30 September 2021. For a limited time, you can also earn bonus Qantas points on Qantas Hotels bookings and holiday … Continued
It’s relatively common knowledge on Australian Frequent Flyer that you can earn large amounts of bonus Qantas points by buying promotional cases of wine from Qantas Wine. For example, a recent Qantas Wine deal offered 20,000 bonus Qantas points with a $399 case of red wine. But did you know that you can also earn … Continued
In many ways, Coles’ Flybuys program and the Woolworths Everyday Rewards program are very similar. Both are coalition loyalty programs, and the rates at which points are earned and redeemed are virtually identical. The main difference is that Flybuys partners with Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer, while Everyday Rewards partners with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Yet, … Continued
Virgin Australia is again offering triple Velocity points when you book a Virgin Australia domestic flight by 25 April 2021. With this offer, you’ll earn at least 15 Velocity points per $1 spent on Virgin Australia flights (up from the usual 5 points per dollar). That’s a good offer, but there’s a catch: it’s only … Continued