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.
From fuel surcharges to carrier charges, airlines have a lot of different - and at times creative - names for the fees they tack on when you redeem points for a reward flight.
Singapore Airlines has finally fixed an error where its website was overcharging for KrisFlyer Advantage award tickets to and from Cairns.
Many people think of a huge balance of frequent flyer points as a status symbol. A better metric is the number of points redeemed.
Although Oman Air's entry into the Oneworld alliance has been delayed until early 2025, you can already redeem Qantas Frequent Flyer points to book Classic Reward seats on Oman Air.
Qantas will add a flights from a fifth Australian city to Singapore on 30 March 2025, with the launch of a direct Darwin-Singapore route.
Velocity Frequent Flyer has reduced the number of points needed to book some Virgin Australia Economy flights, but other reward seats will become more expensive.
Compared to other overseas frequent flyer programs, Qantas and Velocity offer relatively poor value on gift card redemptions.
HawaiianMiles is an Amex Membership Rewards transfer partner. You can redeem HawaiianMiles for flights and upgrades on Hawaiian Airlines, award tickets on selected partners, or convert your miles into Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles!
As a way of comparing transparency in frequent flyer programs, we measured the time it takes to find reward flight costs with different airlines.
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has increased the Redemption Fees payable when using Avios to book Virgin Australia reward flights by as much as 700%.
If you have Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles that are due to expire soon, you need to take action to avoid losing them forever.
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has quietly increased the surcharges payable when you redeem Avios on many of its flights, including to Australia.