Here we provide tips, tricks and chat about Frequent Flyer Credit cards. This is probably the most common way to earn tens of thousands of frequent flyer points, and you never even need to get onboard an aircraft!
The CommBank Smart Awards credit card is a mid-tier rewards card that could be a good option for people who do a lot of overseas travel.
During May 2023, earn 15% bonus Virgin Australia Velocity points when transferring points from participating credit card and hotel loyalty programs.
ING Bank is removing the popular international ATM operator fee rebate from its Orange Everyday bank account, effective from 1 August 2023.
The Citi Rewards, Diners Club Rewards, Suncorp Rewards and Card Services Rewards programs will all remove the option to transfer points into Emirates Skywards on 31 January 2023.
Air Canada’s Aeroplan frequent flyer program is one that flies under the radar for most Australians. But it’s one that perhaps deserves more attention. Aeroplan was redesigned and relaunched in 2020 by people who are themselves aviation geeks and avid frequent flyers. They “get” what motivates points and status collectors, and they’ve done a lot … Continued
Although it’s a hotel loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy can be very useful as a means of collecting frequent flyer points or miles with overseas frequent flyer programs. Marriott Bonvoy points can be earned in Australia by staying at hotels, transferring points from American Express Membership Rewards or even buying points directly from Marriott. Those points … Continued
Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program has brought back its twice-yearly offer of bonus points when transferring from a credit card or hotel loyalty program a month early! For the past several years, Velocity has consistently offered at least 15% bonus points as an incentive to transfer points into Velocity from flexible points programs every … Continued
Cathay Pacific is offering 10-15% bonus Asia Miles when you transfer points from a credit card rewards program to Cathay, the Hong Kong-based airline’s new loyalty program, by 12 November 2022. Plus, by transferring at least the equivalent of 30,000 miles into Cathay, any expiring Asia Miles that you earned prior to 2020 will have … Continued
Travel insurance is essential to ensure you aren’t left out of picket if your trip is disrupted by events outside of your control. If you’re unable to continue your journey as planned, for example, travel insurance may cover the cost of rebooking or cancelling your flights, or purchasing a replacement ticket. But what if you’ve … Continued
American Express Membership Rewards points are already one of the most useful and valuable points currencies in Australia. That’s because you have the option to transfer your points to nine different airline frequent flyer programs (plus Qantas Frequent Flyer, if you have an Amex Platinum or Centurion card). Amex points can also be converted to … Continued
Bankwest has removed international transaction fees and overseas ATM withdrawal fees when using the Platinum Debit Mastercard that comes with its Qantas Transaction account. The Bankwest Qantas Transaction account is already popular with Australian Frequent Flyer members because you can earn Qantas points on the account balance. You can also earn 3 Qantas points for … Continued
Velocity Frequent Flyer’s twice-yearly points transfer offer is back for May 2022, with up to 30% bonus Velocity points available when you transfer points from an eligible credit card, hotel or supermarket loyalty program! With this offer, you can earn 15% more Virgin Australia Velocity points on transfers from 12 other loyalty programs including American … Continued