If you have Emirates Skywards miles that have been sitting in your account during the pandemic, you may need to act fast to prevent them from expiring and losing all their value! Like many airlines, Emirates has been extending the validity of Skywards miles that would have been due to expire during the COVID-19 pandemic … Continued
Cathay Pacific has retired its Marco Polo Club and Asia Miles loyalty programs, combining them into a single new program simply called “Cathay”. Existing accounts with both programs will transition into Cathay accounts. Previously, Cathay Pacific used two separate loyalty programs. Asia Miles was free to join and allowed members to earn and redeem miles … Continued
Qantas’s loyalty business is now much more than just the Qantas Frequent Flyer program. There’s also Qantas Business Rewards, Qantas Club, Qantas Points Club, the Green Tier program, and alongside this, Qantas now sells everything from wine to insurance. There’s not much more that can be added, but that hasn’t stopped Qantas researching the possibility … Continued
Velocity Frequent Flyer points in inactive accounts will not expire until 30 June 2023, Virgin Australia’s loyalty program announced this week. Velocity points normally expire if your account is inactive for 24 months. In other words, your Velocity points will expire if you don’t earn or redeem at least one new point every two years … Continued
Update: Since this article was written, United MileagePlus had added the ability for Premier qualifying credit to be earned for Virgin Australia flights. Some Australian-based frequent flyers were disappointed to discover, when the recent Virgin Australia-United partnership launched, that Virgin Australia flights will not earn premier qualifying credit with the United MileagePlus program. This means that, … Continued