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Ah, so the changes are from 1 April 2025. Good to know.

A new promo that's running at the moment: https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/offer?promo_code=SQ50P237 You get 50% bonus Velocity points if you activate the offer, book a Singapore Airlines flight between 11-24 February 2025, and travel by 31 January 2026.

My record on QF28 was around 71 degrees south. I don't think we were allowed/able to go any lower. This was back when it was a Boeing 747 route. It doesn't show this on this map as we hadn't got there yet, but we flew right over Tasmania towards the end of the flight.

Am I missing something? The old rates are still being advertised on the BOQ Specialist website: https://www.boqspecialist.com.au/personal-banking/credit-cards

I think DOH-DPS-DRW with something like a 787-8 or A330 could work. There's enough demand between DPS and DRW that the loads might not be terrible. Yields are another thing, though. Wonder how much cargo demand there is between DOH and DRW?

There is probably a way to make this work using Qantas points, but reward availability is limited as others have said. You might need to get a bit creative. Have you considered using some of your Qantas points to fly Malaysia Airlines to Kuala Lumpur, then (separately, a day later) booking an...

Reminds me of this classic AFF thread: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/wow-select-trolley-run.40756/ I suspect they were using this to promote their website/blog and were intending for it to go viral. ;)

FWIW, the JQ website says that this routing (SYD-CNS-KIX) will earn 9450 points + 180 status credits with a Business Max fare. 🤷‍♂️

I flew this route on Jetstar back in around 2015. I do think there's a chance Hawaiian Airlines will restart services once it joins Oneworld and is a Qantas partner. Qantas has enough onward connectivity available through BNE that they could probably fill a 3x weekly service with a mix of O&D...

It's always nice when hotels/airlines pay attention to the details. I like it when the staff make the effort to remember your name. A small touch but shows they care (or at the very least, have a good memory!). I was impressed once to board an Air Astana flight in business class and be...

Not sure what route you're after, but there are other domestic airlines. Flynas and Flyadeal are LCCs, but I'm sure they would get the job done.

I assume that Economy was available only as Classic Plus, while Business was a regular Classic reward.

I like that timing much better than the ~4am arrival. Also means a shorter connection time off QF2.

25,002 bonus points with this case for $474 (before any discounts) seems like a good deal. https://wine.qantas.com/p/magarey-lane-magarey-lane-glenroy-coonawarra-shiraz-2016/MAGLGLSHZ16

Wonder if/when Velocity will reinstate redemptions on Hong Kong Airlines? They still claim to be partners, but it doesn't feel like much of a partnership at the moment...

The in-town checkin is a great service. Nice to see it back for QF flights.

I came across this article on LoyaltyLobby about Europcar at Sydney Airport: https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/02/10/reader-case-fraudulent-practices-at-europcar-sydney/?omhide=true If the claims in the article are true, this all seems pretty dodgy. The main issues seemed to be: Europcar changed...

Has anyone tried the Loungepedia app? With LoungeBuddy no longer around, this seems like a reasonable alternative. It shows all the lounge options at most airports, and you can configure the app by adding your elite status/lounge memberships/credit cards so that it shows you which lounges are...

Yes. Here is the Allianz travel insurance PDS: https://cft-onex-api.agaassistance.com.au/api/document/pds/allianz-travel Which includes this clause:

Yes, quite a few did/do not cover “reconsider your need to travel” destinations.