Where to Find Velocity Business Reward Seats to USA & Canada
Finding Velocity Frequent Flyer reward seat availability to the USA or Canada in Business Class can be difficult - but it's not impossible!
Redeem Points
Redeem Points is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer, as much of our focus is about getting the best value when redeeming your frequent flyer points.
Can You Convert Qantas Points to Velocity Points?
It is definitely not possible to convert Qantas points into Velocity points - nor to any other frequent flyer program.
30 Nov 2022
Qantas
Book Your Summer Beach Holiday with Qantas’ Newest Points Planes
Qantas has made every seat on 21 domestic routes available to book as a Classic Flight Reward across six weeks in January and February 2023.
How to Buy & Redeem American AAdvantage Miles
American Airlines runs regular promotions allowing you to save money or earn bonus miles when you buy AAdvantage miles.
26 Nov 2022
American Airlines
How to Buy & Redeem Avianca LifeMiles
Avianca’s LifeMiles frequent flyer program has some outstanding specials on buying miles. These deals can unlock some extraordinary value on Star Alliance Business Class flights when you buy LifeMiles. Unfortunately, dealing with the LifeMiles program can be unnecessarily complicated and redeeming LifeMiles can be a challenge. Award availability out of Australia using LifeMiles is limited … Continued
22 Nov 2022
Avianca
How to Redeem British Airways Avios for QantasLink Flights
For some reason, QantasLink flights do not appear at all when searching for Avios reward seats on the British Airways website.
21 Nov 2022
British Airways
You Can Now Convert Cathay Asia Miles to Marriott Points
Most hotel loyalty programs offer the ability to transfer points to airline frequent flyer programs. This feature is rarely offered in the other direction, but there are a few exceptions. It’s already possible to convert Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points and Finnair Plus points to IHG One Rewards points. It’s also possible to transfer United MileagePlus … Continued
Your Ticket’s “Point Of Origin” Could Cost You Hundreds
When redeeming frequent flyer points, carrier charges (also known as fuel surcharges) can add hundreds or even thousands of dollars to the cost of reward flights. But not all airlines charge them, and for those that do, the amount of carrier charges paid can vary significantly depending on where you start your trip. There are … Continued
14 Nov 2022
Airlines, Miles and Points
Air Canada Aeroplan Adds Two Unique Airline Partners
Air Canada’s Aeroplan program has an unusually large number of useful airline partnerships. Not only can Aeroplan members earn and redeem points across the Star Alliance network, but also with around 20 other partner airlines that are not part of Star Alliance. These include many airlines that aren’t affiliated with any of the alliances, such … Continued
9 Nov 2022
Air Canada
Use Qantas Points to Fly on Bangkok Airways
Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now redeem their points for Classic Flight Reward seats on Bangkok Airways, a boutique airline based in Thailand. The expansion of Qantas’ partnership with Bangkok Airways was first announced in 2019 but delayed due to COVID-19. It’s now finally a reality. Classic Flight Reward seats in Economy Class are available … Continued
Marriott Ends Bonus Points on Transfers to 3 Airlines
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
19 Oct 2022
Marriott Bonvoy
From Which Countries Can You Book on Qantas’ Website?
The Qantas website has a well-known limitation that you can only use it to search for and book flights departing from certain countries. This can be particularly frustrating when searching for partner airline award flights from overseas destinations. Obviously you can book flights from Australia or any destination where Qantas flies its own aircraft. But … Continued
10 Oct 2022
Qantas