How to Get Airline Student Discounts
Many airlines flying to Australia have student programs, offering discounts and extra benefits such as additional baggage allowances or free booking changes to students who want to travel for less.
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Planning & Booking
A great trip starts with smart planning and careful booking. From finding the best deals to navigating frequent flyer programs, this section covers everything you need to make your travel dreams a reality.
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GOL Airlines Doesn’t Want My Money
I experienced so many problems trying to book a flight on the GOL Airlines website that it can only be described as a comedy of errors.
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When is the Best Time to Book Award Flights?
The best time to redeem frequent flyer points for award flights is generally either 11-12 months before you want to travel, or close to departure. But this depends on the airline you wish to fly with.
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How to Calculate the Points You’ll Earn Flying Partner Airlines
More airlines are offering branded fare categories that all book into the same fare class (RBD). This can cause confusion when trying to work out how many frequent flyer points and status credits you’ll earn when flying partner airlines.
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Easily Find Qantas & Velocity Reward Availability with Seats.aero
Seats.aero shows award availability across many routes and dates on one page, including Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer reward seats.
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