Frequent flyer News Page 48

Virgin Australia to introduce Velocity Platinum

Virgin Australia's overhaul of its Velocity frequent flyer rewards scheme will include a new top-tier Velocity Platinum level, ...

David Flynn |

Free Air New Zealand Airpoints accounts

Travel tip: Like Qantas and certain other airlines, Air New Zealand charges a nominal fee to join its Airpoints frequent flyer ...

John Walton |

Qantas hints at Platinum One benefits

UPDATE | Qantas has now launched its Platinum One frequent flyer level, and we've got all the details... PREVIOUS | Qantas’ m...

David Flynn |

QF to revise fares and freq flyer points

Update Qantas has now announced its streamlined fare options and increased benefits for frequent flyers, including higher poin...

David Flynn |

No Frequent Flyer seats available? No problem!

Is there anything more frustrating than having plenty of Qantas Frequent Flyer points "in the bank" but not being able to get a...

Gary Walter |

Etihad offers "Gold Elite" frequent flyer program

Very frequent flyers have another top-tier level to consider: Gold Elite from Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based airline that's also a...

John Walton |

Virgin Australia's Velocity Rewards: revamp begins

Virgin Australia has commenced a revamp of its Velocity frequent flyer program, following up yesterday's announcement of a new ...

danwarne |

Qantas earns over $1billion/yr from QF points

Qantas might be struggling, but its Frequent Flyer program is raising over a billion dollars a year, along with almost $350 mil...

danwarne |

Reduced Qantas baggage allowance in effect today

Tough new baggage allowances come into play today for Qantas, with most passengers on domestic flights limited to one checked ...

David Flynn |

Velocity: best for seat availability

Virgin Australia’s Velocity frequent flyer program has the most seats available for award redemption across all Asia Paci...

danwarne |

Thai Airways launches Royal Orchid Plus Platinum

Thai Airways has joined the 'invitation-only' club with the creation of a new Royal Orchid Plus level for its most fr...

David Flynn |

Double Frequent Flyer points for Jetstar customers

Jetstar is offering double Qantas Frequent Flyer points on the first 1,000 flights booked with its "max bundle". To get the do...

danwarne |

30% off American Airlines Admirals Club membership

UPDATE: Unfortunately, oneWorld (the airline alliance Qantas and American Airlines belong to) has advised us: "Under the onewor...

danwarne |

Jetstar adds QF points, cheap flexible fares

One of the surprising changes in Qantas' major revamp of its Frequent Flyer program today was the introduction of Qantas Freque...

danwarne |

Major changes to Qantas Frequent Flyer

Qantas is rolling out significant changes to its Qantas Frequent Flyer program in the face of a new frequent flyer offering fr...

danwarne |

New Qantas Frequent Flyer app for iPhone/Android

If you've tried Qantas' official Frequent Flyer app for iPhone, you might have been left feeling distinctly underwhelmed. It'...

danwarne |

Qantas and SAS end frequent flyer partnership

Qantas and SAS (the joint national airline of Sweden, Denmark and Norway) are ending their frequent flyer partnership this week...

John Walton |

Frequent Flyer: Damian Francis

When he's not getting his geek on as editor of T3 Australia magazine, Damien Francis can be found jetting to Hong Kong and Sing...

John Walton |