Your best airport lounge option may not be the one your airline directs you to
If you have status with an airline or fly in business or first class, you'll typically have access to a lounge at the airport - and, sometimes, you'll have a choice of several lounges. When you check in for your flight, the airline will direct you to a specific [...]
BP announces new partnership with Qantas, replacing Virgin Australia
Qantas and BP Australia have today announced a new customer loyalty partnership that will see Qantas Frequent Flyer become the cornerstone partner of BP’s new customer loyalty program, BP Rewards - replacing the current [...]
Qantas’ latest Points Plane is … Jetstar to Japan
A few months ago Qantas launched the 'Points Plane' initiative where every single seat on select flights could be booked using Qantas Points. The first Points Plane was an A380 service to Tokyo, and [...]
freedom teams up with Velocity to reward shoppers with Velocity Points
The popular furniture and homewares retailer freedom has teamed up with Virgin Australia's Velocity Frequent Flyer program to reward shoppers with points. Under the new partnership, members of freedom's loyalty program, myfreedom (which is free [...]
Four refurbished Qantas A380s will be flying by December
It's been more than two years since we first learned that Qantas was going to refurbish its 12-strong fleet of A380s, and the first refreshed superjumbo is finally about to come into service. According [...]
Qantas Points Plane to Los Angeles now available to book
Qantas Points Planes are dedicated flights exclusively reserved for Qantas Frequent Flyers, where every single seat is a Classic Flight Reward that can be booked with Qantas Points. Qantas launched this initiative earlier this year [...]
Qantas to operate direct New York, London to Sydney research flights
Qantas has announced three ultra long-haul research flights to gather new data about inflight passenger and crew health and wellbeing. The flights form part of planning for Project Sunrise – Qantas’ goal to operate [...]
Earn 5,000 bonus Qantas Points with Qantas Business Rewards (plus join for free)
Qantas Business Rewards, Qantas' loyalty program for small and medium-sized businesses, is running a promotion offering an easy 5,000 bonus Qantas Points when you earn with a participating partner for the first time. To earn [...]
Virgin Australia announces baggage allowance for infants
Virgin Australia has announced some good news for passengers travelling with infants: they can now check in one additional 23kg bag free of charge on Virgin-operated domestic and international flights. Families can also check in [...]