American Express unveils major changes to points earn and redemption rates
American Express has unveiled major changes to the points earn and redemption rates across its card range: the latest big move by a card issuer in Australia's rapidly evolving credit card market. The most significant changes are to Amex's own-brand cards, which earn the popular Membership Rewards points. In [...]
The best uses of Velocity Points
Velocity Points are one of Australia’s most popular rewards currencies, giving travellers access to top-notch flight experiences with Virgin Australia and partners like Singapore Airlines and Etihad Airways. I often get asked about the [...]
Business Owners: Get 100,000 bonus Qantas Points with the Amex Qantas Business Rewards Card
Customer notice: we'll receive a commission from Amex if you apply for a card via a link in this article (read more in our Credit Cards Disclosure). This income helps keep the site running, [...]
Qantas announces new first class lounge at Singapore Airport
Qantas has announced it will build a new First Lounge and expand the airline’s existing Business Lounge at Singapore Changi Airport. With development due to start in April 2019, the new Singapore First Lounge [...]
Australians have earned over 1.5 billion Qantas Points on Qantas Wine purchases
Like many Australians, I LOVE wine, and I've often written in the past that buying wine through Qantas is one of the best ways to earn Qantas Points. The Qantas Wine service is very [...]
Virgin Australia to impose “carrier charge” fees on reward flight bookings from 1 January
Bad news for Velocity Frequent Flyer members who redeem points for reward flights: Virgin Australia is introducing a "carrier charge" fee for bookings made on or after 1 January 2019, on all Virgin Australia operated [...]
Virgin Australia launches new international lounge network
Virgin Australia is shaking up its lounge network for international passengers from 28 October 2018. In Sydney and Melbourne, travellers heading overseas will relax before their flight in Etihad Airways' lounges, which will be rebranded [...]
The points conversion rate between Velocity and KrisFlyer is about to get worse
Bad news for Velocity Points holders who like to transfer points to Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer program (and vice versa): the airlines have announced that the points conversion rate between the two programs is about [...]
Earn double Velocity Points on Virgin Australia flight bookings
Virgin Australia has launched a special offer today offering double Velocity Points on new flight bookings made until Monday 22 October 2018. The eligible travel dates are 1 January 2019 to 9 October 2019 [...]