Frequent flyer News Page 19

Thai Airways revamps Royal Orchid Plus program

Thai Airways is making significant changes to its Royal Orchid Plus frequent flyer program from October 1 2019, affecting how m...

Chris C. |

United overhauls MileagePlus with dynamic pricing

United is completely revamping its United MileagePlus frequent flyer scheme to axe fixed-rate mileage booking costs on many Uni...

Chris C. |

Bankwest cuts credit card Qantas Points

Bankwest is tweaking the number of Qantas frequent flyer points its credit card customers can earn from May 22 2019, with some ...

Chris C. |

5 reasons you shouldn't bin your boarding passes

While you might be tempted to dispose of your airline boarding passes straight after your flight – or even just leave the...

Chris C. |

What can you do with 99,000 Velocity points?

With up to 90,000 bonus Velocity frequent flyer points currently on offer with the Virgin Australia Velocity High Flyer credit ...

Chris C. |

Using points for upgrades vs. flight bookings

TALKING POINT | Business travellers clock up a lot of frequent flyer points, and when it comes to spending those hard-earn...

Chris C. |

Qantas, Aer Lingus end frequent flyer partnership

EXCLUSIVE | Aer Lingus’ partnership with the Qantas Frequent Flyer program will end on July 1 2019, when the airlines par...

Chris C. |

Get Star Alliance Gold from just one flight

United Airlines is making a play for the top-tier frequent flyers of Qantas and Virgin Australia, along with a score of other ...

Brandon Loo |

Book free stopovers with KrisFlyer redemptions

Many business travellers don't simply fly from A to B: they often need to add a second leg to a journey in order to visit a reg...

Brandon Loo |

How to book flights to Japan using Qantas Points

Japan remains one of the most popular destinations for Australian travellers, and stash of Qantas frequent flyer points unlocks...

Brandon Loo |

Best benefits of Qantas Platinum in first class

This article is part of our ongoing Business Travel 101 series for newcomers to the world of business travel. When you’re fly...

Chris C. |

Booking Air Vanuatu flights with Qantas Points

Turn your hard-earned Qantas Points into a well-deserved holiday with Air Vanuatu, and be whisked away to a tropical island pa...

Brandon Loo |

The best ways to fly to Europe using Qantas Points

With a huge network of global partner airlines plus its own twice-daily flights to London, Qantas’ Frequent Flyer members...

Chris C. |

The real benefits of Qantas Gold in business class

This article is part of our ongoing Business Travel 101 series for newcomers to the world of business travel. A Qantas Gold fr...

Chris C. |

Virgin Australia’s new double status credits offer

Got your sights set on Velocity Gold or Velocity Platinum status? Virgin Australia's latest double status credits offer will br...

Brandon Loo |

Using Qantas Points to book Alaska Airlines

Planning a trip to the United States? You're probably familiar with American Airlines – one of Qantas' closest Oneworld a...

Chris C. |

How I booked my honeymoon using points

When Australian Business Traveller journalist Chris Chamberlin got married in 2017, he booked his entire two-week European...

Chris C. |

SQ cuts transfer rate for Velocty points

Singapore Airlines will cut the 'exchange rate' for converting Virgin Australia Velocity frequent flyer points into its own Kri...

David Flynn |