Get up to 150,000 bonus points with the American Express Platinum Card
The American Express Platinum Card takes pride of place at the front of my wallet, as it does for so many other travellers I know, for one simple reason: when it comes to delivering travel and lifestyle benefits, no other card on the market comes close. Want airport lounge [...]
Earn triple Qantas Points on business-related flights
Qantas Business Rewards (QBR) is Qantas' loyalty program for small and medium-sized enterprises, and is quite useful for business owners looking to get more out of their travel. Program benefits include discounted flights, extra [...]
Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic seek closer tie-up
Virgin Australia and its UK sibling Virgin Atlantic have asked Australia's competition regulator to approve a much closer partnership between the two carriers, which would see travellers enjoy more benefits when flying with the [...]
Qantas’ A380 refurbishment program is finally about to start
It's been more than two years since we first learned that Qantas was planning to refurbish its 12-strong fleet of A380s, and the first superjumbo is finally about to go under the knife. According [...]
Get two Qantas lounge passes by loading FX onto the Qantas Travel Money card
Qantas is running an interesting promotion until 12 June offering two Qantas lounge passes to customers who load AU$5000+ worth of foreign currency onto their Qantas Travel Money card. Qantas Travel Money is the pre-paid [...]
Qantas to launch new US routes under joint venture with American Airlines
Qantas will soon launch direct Brisbane-Chicago and Brisbane-San Francisco flights as part of its joint venture with American Airlines, which received tentative approval today from the US Department of Transportation. The airlines have welcomed the [...]
EXTENDED: Get 15-25% bonus Velocity Points on transfers from partners
Velocity Frequent Flyer has extended its bonus points offer for transfers from participating card partners and flybuys to 9 June: a great way to make your points go further. The list of partners has [...]
Air New Zealand adds up to 20 long-range Boeing 787 Dreamliners to its fleet
Air New Zealand has today announced a significant investment in its international fleet with a commitment to purchase eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft, and the option to increase that number to 20. At today's list [...]
Earn 3 Velocity Points per $1 spent on hotel bookings through Virgin Australia (powered by Expedia)
Virgin Australia has a new hotel booking service powered by Expedia which allows Velocity members to earn points on hotel stays. It can be found at https://expedia.virginaustralia.com and bookings earn a handy 3 points [...]