Matt Graham, Author at Australian Frequent Flyer

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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.

Matt Graham

Frequent flyer tools and apps

The Tools & Apps in My Frequent Flyer Toolkit for 2025

20 February, 20257 March, 2025 Matt Graham

Our overview shows the most useful websites, tools and apps for frequent flyers in 2025, including Flighty, Seats.aero, AeroLOPA and more.

Iberia Airbus A320 and other planes at Madrid (MAD)

Airlines, Please Stop Selling Ridiculously Tight Connections

20 February, 202520 February, 2025 Matt Graham

Too many airlines are selling tickets with unrealistic connection times. These look good on paper, but can easily become inconvenient for passengers and costly for the airline… as I found out this week.

Fiji Airways Airbus A330-200 at Auckland Airport

The Next Airlines to Join Oneworld & Star Alliance

19 February, 202519 February, 2025 Matt Graham

Fiji Airways, Oman Air and Hawaiian Airlines will all soon join the Oneworld alliance, while ITA Airways switches from SkyTeam to Star Alliance.

Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330 at Sydney Airport

Singapore Airlines Adds Garuda, Ends Virgin Atlantic Partnership

18 February, 202518 February, 2025 Matt Graham

You can now earn and redeem Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles on selected Garuda Indonesia flights. However, KrisFlyer is ending its relationship with Virgin Atlantic.

Virgin Australia 737 business class

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18 February, 202518 February, 2025 Matt Graham

You can purchase up to 250,000 Virgin Australia Velocity points with Velocity Points Booster. Until 25 February you can even get 10-40% bonus points, depending on how many you buy. But there are cheaper ways to earn Velocity points.