If you have a Westpac credit card that earns Altitude Rewards points, now is your last chance to transfer your points before the upcoming devaluation. On Friday 9 November 2018, Westpac will increase the number of Altitude Rewards points required when transferring to most frequent flyer program partners. This also means you’ll soon earn fewer airline … Continued
Virgin Australia has today launched a brand new promotion on point transfers to Velocity Frequent Flyer. During the month-long promotion, you can earn a 15% Velocity point bonus when converting points from most Australian credit card rewards programs to Velocity. You’ll also earn bonus points when transferring points from Flybuys and many hotel loyalty programs … Continued
Malaysia Airlines started flying its new Airbus A350-900 to Sydney earlier this month, and the airline is now selling First Class on these flights. This is great news if you have Qantas points, as there is plenty of A350 First Class award availability! The Malaysia Airlines A350 is configured with Economy, Business and First Class … Continued
There’s just one week left to take advantage of Hong Kong’s fuel surcharge ban! From 1 November 2018, fuel surcharges on award flights departing from Hong Kong will no longer be regulated. This will likely lead to a sharp increase in the taxes and carrier charges you’ll pay when redeeming points out of Hong Kong. … Continued
The humble Boeing 737 is the backbone of the Qantas and Virgin Australia domestic fleets. These narrow-body aircraft operate the vast majority of domestic flights within Australia. In fact, Virgin Australia has 82 Boeing 737s in its fleet of 93 aircraft. Qantas owns 72 of these aircraft. Boeing 737 Business Class on both Qantas and … Continued