9 March

The Australian Frequent Flyer Gazette

9 March 2017

ANZ Slashes Points

Many ANZ customers will be significantly worse-off after the bank introduced a raft of major changes to its credit card lineup. ANZ will no longer issue any higher-earning Amex cards, and new point-earning caps will restrict earning

Qantas Lost Luggage Debacle

From time to time, luggage does get lost in transit. It's one of the realities of air travel. But for affected passengers, it's the way in which the airline resolves the problem that can make all the difference. AFF's founder and site administrator, admin, was particularly unimpressed with Qantas recently after their bag went missing for almost a week. The suitcase had

made it all the way from Cape Town to Sydney, but was somehow misplaced after the bag was re-checked with Qantas for the short final flight from Sydney to Melbourne. I returned from a more

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Singapore Airlines Hikes Award Rates

KrisFlyer members will soon be charged significantly more miles when redeeming them for Singapore Airlines flights. To add to the blow, the 15% online booking discount available on Singapore Airlines and SilkAir award bookings will also be discontinued. But it's not all bad news, with "fuel and insurance" surcharges to be dropped on Singapore Airlines

award bookings. Essentially this means that Singapore Airlines award bookings will require more KrisFlyer miles, but lower taxes and charges. One member has done the maths, comparing more

Cruising Antarctica: Penguins, Icebergs and a World Record

AFF member bigpetebrown recently visited a destination that many of us dream of one day visiting, but very few ever do. This southern continent is home to few residents, but plenty of penguins, whales and seals. That's right, they visited Antarctica! There were plenty of spectacular sights to take in aboard the three-week cruise. Departing from Tasmania,

cruise ship "The World" set sail towards the Ross Sea before eventually returning to the south island of New Zealand. Still pinching ourselves after receiving a message on Sunday night asking if more

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