Earn double points storewide at the Velocity e-store until 31 October
One of the easiest ways to boost your frequent flyer points balance is to do more of your shopping online through Qantas and Velocity's retail portals, which can connect you to hundreds of retailers, from large department stores to specialty outlets. You shop with the retailer in the usual way [...]
INCREASED OFFER: Get 120,000 bonus Qantas Points with the Qantas Amex Ultimate Card
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Air New Zealand to introduce extra-legroom economy seats
Air New Zealand is introducing a new, more spacious Economy product on its widebody fleet from late 2020, offering customers extra legroom and perks on long-haul flights. "Economy Stretch" will use the current Economy seat but offer [...]
Velocity celebrates 10 million members with rewards for all
Velocity Frequent Flyer is celebrating reaching the milestone of 10 million members today (on 10/10... how convenient!). It's a big deal for the program, which has grown quickly in recent years to become one [...]
Jetstar to launch Australia’s only east coast-Margaret River service
Travellers will soon be able to fly direct to Western Australia's beautiful Margaret River region with Jetstar announcing it will commence the first-ever commercial airline service between Melbourne and Busselton Margaret River Airport from [...]
Virgin Australia increasing charges on reward seat bookings
Virgin Australia will be increasing the "carrier charges" it levies on reward seat bookings as of 8 January 2020. The carrier charge is part of the taxes and fees payable on reward seat bookings [...]
Qantas and Woolworths revamp partnership, with more rewards for members
Woolworths Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer have revamped their decade long partnership. From today, the conversion rate from Woolworths Rewards to Qantas Frequent Flyer points will increase by close to 15 percent. It means 2,000 [...]
First photos: new Qantas A380 interiors
The first of Qantas’ upgraded A380s took to the skies today, delivering a new level of comfort for customers travelling on the national carrier’s largest aircraft. The multimillion-dollar upgrade of 12 aircraft includes new [...]
LATAM to leave oneworld alliance
South America's largest airline LATAM will leave the oneworld alliance as part of a surprise deal announced this morning that will see the SkyTeam member Delta take a 20% stake in the airline. LATAM [...]