Last Chance for Virgin America Redemptions

This week is your last chance to redeem Virgin Australia Velocity points for Virgin America flights! It’s also the final call for Virgin America Elevate redemptions on partner airlines including Virgin Australia.   The Opportunity Virgin Australia currently partners with three US-based airlines; Delta, Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin America. But a merger between Virgin America … Continued

Save Thousands of Velocity Points to NZ

Flying to New Zealand using Virgin Velocity points? You can save thousands of points by transferring them to the KrisFlyer frequent flyer program and redeeming for flights on Air New Zealand or Singapore Airlines instead. Update: From 7 December 2017, the cost of this award will increase from 17,500 KrisFlyer miles to 28,000 KrisFlyer miles, … Continued

Fly Non-Stop to Sri Lanka using Qantas Points

Sri Lankan Airlines will commence daily, direct Melbourne-Colombo flights next month. You can book a seat now using your Qantas points in both Economy and Business class!   The Opportunity Ever wanted to visit Sri Lanka? It’s now closer than ever, thanks to a new non-stop flight from Melbourne to Colombo. Sri Lankan Airlines, a … Continued

Book a Seat on Qantas’ First 787 Flights

Keen to try out Qantas’ brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner? You won’t have to wait much longer! The first aircraft has already rolled off the Boeing production line in Seattle, and Qantas will start flying its first aircraft on Australian domestic routes in November. Qantas will operate return Boeing 787 flights from Melbourne to Sydney … Continued

Qantas Deserts Dubai

Qantas will reinstate its popular “kangaroo route” to London via Singapore. Qantas’ flagship A380 service, QF1, will once again operate as Sydney-Singapore-London from March next year. In doing so, the national carrier will cease all flights to Dubai. Despite deserting Dubai, Qantas intends to extend its alliance with Emirates for a further five years. Qantas … Continued