The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 9 August 2018
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| New Double Qantas Status Credits Offer |
Qantas status is in easier reach for the next six days, thanks to a brand new double Qantas status credits promotion! Starting from today, you'll earn double status credits on any new Qantas flights booked for travel between 21 August 2018 and 8 August 2019. Status credits count towards earning Qantas status, so double status credits means you can upgrade to a higher tier for half the amount of flying!
We've crunched the numbers and put together a list of the best Qantas status runs to take advantage of this latest promotion. |
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| Singapore Airlines Call Centre Frustration |
| Singapore Airlines is renowned for consistently good service in the air. In fact, it just won the Skytrax award for world's best airline! Unfortunately, this quality customer service doesn't extend to the Singapore Airlines call centre. AFF member bean has had some very frustrating experiences with the Singapore Airlines and KrisFlyer call centres lately. Most of this member's requests have been straightforward. Yet, the call centre agents have either been more... |
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| Qantas Shortchanging KL-Bangkok Flyers |
| Malaysia Airlines often has good value Business class fares to destinations across Asia on flights departing Bangkok. All flights are via Malaysia Airlines' hub of Kuala Lumpur. These deals are popular for Qantas status runs as it's possible to earn large amounts of Qantas status credits relatively cheaply. But the deals would be even better if Qantas wasn't short-changing its frequent flyers on the Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok route! In the Qantas Frequent Flyer more... |
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| Would you like help redeeming your points for flights? |
Not sure how best to redeem your frequent flyer points for flights? Or perhaps you don't have hours to spend searching painstakingly for award availability?
Award Flight Assist can help! From simple one-way bookings, right through to complex round-the-world itineraries, our expert team can help you to find the perfect itinerary.
Using our expert knowledge and specialised tools, we'll help you to use your points effectively. Not only can we find award availability, but we can also recommend airlines with lower fuel surcharges and help you to decide where to transfer your credit card points.
Your award flight options will be presented in an easy-to-read report and we'll explain exactly how to book. So you save time, money and hassle... and spend more time enjoying your trip!
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| August's Top 5 Credit Card Sign-Up Deals |
| Credit card sign-up bonuses are one of the easiest ways to accumulate frequent flyer points quickly and relatively cheaply! And there are some stellar credit card sign-up deals for August 2018, with up to 120,000 frequent flyer points up for grabs with three different cards. Plus, right now you can earn an extra 10,000 bonus Qantas points with any new Qantas credit card! This is on top of the regular bonus points. To qualify, you would need to register more... |
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| BA's Business-Only Flight to New York |
British Airways flight BA1 operates daily from London-City Airport to New York (JFK) using an Airbus A318 with just 32 Business Class seats. Fares typically start from around $5,000 round-trip. But the good news for point collectors is that there are usually a couple of award seats available per flight. You can redeem Qantas points for a seat.
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