AFF's 16th Annual Gathering Takes Place in Launceston

The wine tour group at the 16th annual AFF member gathering. Photo: Matt Graham.

Last weekend, 40 AFF members descended on Launceston, Tasmania for the 16th annual AFF member gathering! This event takes place each year in a different city around Australia.

Australian Frequent Flyer is a diverse community of frequent flyers and points enthusiasts. While most of the discussions take place on our online forum, we are of course a community of real people. The in-person gatherings are a great way to meet other like-minded people and discuss some of the tricks that are simply too good to make it onto the forum!

Most of the attendees arrived in Launceston on Friday, ahead of the welcome dinner at Levee Food Co.

On Saturday, the “AFFers” split into two groups. One group enjoyed a tour to the Table Cape Tulip Farm, with stops for cheese, chocolate and lunch.

Table Cape Tulip Farm near Launceston, Tasmania — One of the tour groups visited Table Cape Tulip Farm. Photo: RooFlyer.

The other group toured some of Tasmania’s best wineries.

Sparkling wine tasting at Jansz winery. Photo: Matt Graham.

Dinner on Saturday night was at Steve’s Grill at the Centennial, where our guest speaker was Steven Pickering, the Head of Commercial at Launceston Airport.

Steven Pickering was the guest speaker at the AFF member gathering in Launceston — Steven Pickering was the guest speaker at Saturday night’s dinner. Photo: Matt Graham.

There were also several lucky door prize giveaways on Saturday night, with prizes including wine and frequent flyer points.

Thank you to all of the AFF members who came to Launceston, and to the organisers who volunteered their time to ensure the weekend was a success!

Missed out? Come along to a future AFF member gathering!

The member gathering is an annual event. We’ll release details about next year’s weekend member gathering soon, so keep your eyes peeled on the Meetings & Social Events forum if you’d like to join in the fun in 2024.

We also have lots of other dinners, airport lounge meet-ups and other events throughout the year. All members are welcome to attend, even if you’ve never been to an AFF event before. We’re a welcoming group of people!

Some examples of other upcoming AFF member events include:

You can read all about the 16th annual AFF member gathering in Launceston, and see lots more photos from the weekend, on our dedicated thread:

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.