16 February

The Australian Frequent Flyer Gazette

16 February 2017

Winning the Upgrade Lottery

Having saved up a modest balance of Qantas points, one member hopes to upgrade to Business on an upcoming trip to Europe. But our members warn that upgrading with points is a risky strategy that often ends in disappointment.

Round the World with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles

Did you know that you can use Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles to book a round-the-world ticket? For 180,000 miles in Economy, just 240,000 miles in Business or 360,000 miles in First class, you can fly around the world on Star Alliance airlines with up to 7 stopovers! The "Star Alliance Round the World Award" offered by KrisFlyer is an

especially great deal for Business class travel. There are several rules to be aware of. Firstly, travel must be in one continuous direction. You would need to travel either east or west, and more


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Redeeming Velocity Points for a Family Holiday

This week one member seeks the community's recommendations for a family holiday destination that can be reached using Velocity points. AFF member unfunkable is looking for a destination where they take their family of four to relax. While Hawaii had been the destination of choice, there are too few award seats available through Velocity Frequent Flyer

to make this viable. So, with 600,000 Virgin Velocity points available to use, where should this member go? I've pretty much given up the hope of flying to Hawaii on points for myself and more

Ice Class over Antarctic Icebergs

There may be no commercial flights to Antarctica, but AFF member JohnM recently came pretty close! Each summer, Qantas operates a small number of sightseeing charter flights over Antarctica. Departing from Australia early in the morning, the 12-hour flight returns to Australia in the evening after 4 hours of flying over the Antarctic continent.

Tomorrow it's up at sparrow's and out to PER to board QF2906 for a day trip to Antarctica. Scheduled departure is 0800 and return 2030. That should fill in the day quite nicely - especially more

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