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.
7-Eleven has applied for ACCC authorisation to partner with Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program for at least five years. Under the proposed arrangement, Velocity Frequent Flyer members would be able to earn and redeem Velocity points at all 7-Eleven petrol stations and convenience stores across Australia. Velocity members would earn points when buying fuel, convenience … Continued
Alaska Airlines has become the newest member of the Oneworld alliance, after joining on 31 March 2021. Alaska Airlines is now the second Oneworld member in the USA, after American Airlines, and joins the other 13 member airlines including Qantas, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Qatar Airways and Royal Air Maroc, which joined a year ago. … Continued
Qantas Business Rewards members can now earn triple Qantas points for their business on Australian domestic flights. This promotion covers bookings made between 9-15 February 2021, for travel until 31 December 2021. To take advantage of this offer, you would need to be a Qantas Business Rewards member and register on the Qantas website. Then, … Continued
Qantas Frequent Flyer is giving away 10 points per day to Qantas Wellbeing App users that walk at least 7,500 steps each day during February 2021. Following an initial “Qantas Frequent Walker” promotion during June 2020, this offer is back for the month of February 2021. In total, there are up to 280 bonus Qantas … Continued
Virgin Australia flyers can now earn Velocity points and status credits when flying with Air Canada, with the launch of a new partnership between the two airlines yesterday. Virgin Australia began codesharing on limited Air Canada flights between Los Angeles and Canada in 2017. But until now, the partnership did not cover direct flights between … Continued
There are some easy, free Velocity Frequent Flyer points up for grabs thanks to a new promotion. Velocity members can now claim a share of 20 million points, simply by downloading the Velocity App and activating the offer on the home screen by 26 January 2021. All Velocity members who take part in the promotion … Continued
In 2009, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) began accepting payments by credit card. For the first time, this meant Australians could earn frequent flyer points through their credit cards for paying their tax bills. AFF’s ATO (tax office) payments by credit card thread now has well over 9,000 posts from members discussing the loophole and sharing … Continued
Since the Australian Tax Office began accepting credit card payments in 2009, AFF member cove and his family have earned 100 million frequent flyer points by paying tax bills they had to pay anyway. Those points have allowed his family to travel the world in luxury ever since. Who knew paying tax could be so … Continued
Qantas Frequent Flyer members will soon be able to earn both Qantas points and Accor ALL points when flying with Qantas or staying at Accor hotels. The double-dipping of Qantas points and Accor ALL points will be a feature of a new wide-ranging partnership, launching between Qantas Frequent Flyer and Accor ALL in mid-2021. Accor … Continued
If you’re looking for some easy Qantas points, there’s a new way to earn up to 900 Qantas points for free – and it takes just a couple of minutes. Qantas Restaurants partners with Quandoo, a restaurant booking platform. Since the partnership launched in 2019, Qantas Frequent Flyer members can earn 100 points per diner … Continued
The Woolworths Rewards loyalty program has been renamed to its original name of “Everyday Rewards”, effective from 29 July 2020. The new program is now being rolled out nationwide. You’ll still earn 1 point per $1 for purchases from Woolworths, and you’ll still be able to redeem 2,000 points for either $10 off your shopping … Continued
With Australia in the midst of a financial crisis, “buy now, pay later” services have become increasingly popular lately. It’s already prompted Afterpay to start offering Qantas Frequent Flyer points. And now, American Express is launching a new “Plan It” feature for its own cardholders. Amex launches “Plan It” payment instalments American Express card holders in … Continued
