The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 29 March 2018
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| The Great Qantas Frequent Flyer Rip-off |
Millions of Australians are Qantas Frequent Flyer members. We save up our Qantas points in the hope of one day redeeming them for a free flight. Unfortunately, Qantas Classic Flight Rewards are not as rewarding as the name might suggest.
When redeeming points for reward flights, airport and government taxes must be paid in addition to the points. But Qantas Frequent Flyer also adds its own "carrier charges" on top of this. Qantas carrier charges can add as much as $1,080 to the cost of a round-trip Classic Flight Reward booking, and in some cases these charges are even higher than an equivalent airfare! This is extremely frustrating for frequent flyers trying to redeem their hard-earned Qantas points, especially as carrier charges are not genuine taxes. |
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| Return Business Class to London from $3,876 |
| Philippine Airlines is currently offering full-service return Business class fares from both Melbourne and Sydney to London for under $4,000 return. The Philippine Airlines sale fares are available for various travel dates between May and November 2018. Itineraries with both short and longer layovers in Manila are available. To access these cheap flights, more... |
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| Earn Velocity Points for Shopping Locally |
| You can soon earn extra Virgin Velocity points when shopping at more than 100 Sydney retailers. Thanks to a new program called "Velocity Daily", Velocity Frequent Flyer members will be able to earn 2 Velocity points per dollar spent at participating small businesses. Velocity Daily will be launched next week on a trial basis. The trial will run from 3 April to more... |
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Upcoming Webinar:
How to Redeem Points to the Americas |
The Americas are one of the most difficult destinations to reach using frequent flyer points - especially in premium cabins. Award availability to North America, South America and Hawaii is extremely limited, making it hard to redeem your frequent flyer points to these sought-after destinations.
The good news is that it's most definitely possible to fly to destinations like Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Honolulu and Santiago using frequent flyer points... even in Business class and even during school holidays!
The key is knowing when to book, which frequent flyer programs to use and how to find award availability - including on flights that aren't shown online.
Join Matt at 8pm (AEST) on Wednesday 11 April and learn how to effectively redeem your points to destinations across the Americas.
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| Review: London-Perth Non-Stop in Economy |
| AFF moderator JessicaTam did a LOT of flying over the weekend! After flying from Melbourne to London on Qantas' final A380 service via Dubai, she then flew straight back to Melbourne after just 24 hours in the UK. But this wasn't just any flight back to Australia; it was the inaugural non-stop Qantas Dreamliner service from London to Perth! With Business class sold out on this flight, she endured the 17-hour trip in Economy. Initial more... |
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| Excellent Lufthansa Business Availability |
For the first time in a long time, long-haul Lufthansa Business class award seats are now available to members of other Star Alliance partner airlines up to a year in advance! This latest development is great news for frequent flyers with Star Alliance airlines, as it makes Lufthansa Business class awards much more easily accessible.
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| Click here for full details |
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