The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 4 April 2019
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| Airline Food is Overrated |
Airlines love to tell their passengers how wonderful their in-flight meals are. But airlines often seem to think the food served on board is better than it really is.
Both Qantas and Virgin Australia enlist the help of celebrity chefs in marketing their business class meals. But some airlines have taken this even further. United Airlines last year released a cookbook so you can learn how to cook their business class food at home. And Air Asia thinks its food is so good that it's opening a restaurant chain in Malaysia.
Sadly, the reality of airline meals is often far, far away from the airline marketing spin. |
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| QF Lounge Access on Economy Connections |
| If you have a Business class ticket, you'll generally have access to the Business Lounge ahead of your flight. But if you're connecting from a long-haul Business flight to a domestic or short-haul flight in Economy, you may also have lounge access while waiting for your connecting Economy flight. This little-known rule applies not only to Qantas flights, but is a standard Oneworld directive. If you're booked in Business more... |
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| Fiji Airways Sale: Asia from $578 return |
| Fiji Airways is currently running an excellent sale on flights from Australia to Hong Kong and Tokyo. You can fly from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide to Hong Kong from $578 return, or Tokyo for $585 return. Unlimited stopovers in Nadi are allowed (and even encouraged). Plus, children can travel for even less. Fiji Airways also currently has sale fares available from Australia to Los Angeles and San more... |
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Upcoming Webinar:
SkyTeam for Australians |
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7 of 19 SkyTeam airlines fly to Australia. There is even a dedicated SkyTeam Lounge at Sydney Airport. Yet, the SkyTeam alliance is totally overlooked by Australians.
Don't be deterred... this is precisely the reason that SkyTeam frequent flyer programs can work to your advantage! If you've ever tried to redeem Qantas points for international flights out of Australia, you've probably come across the lack of award availability. But you'll have a far greater choice of flights with SkyTeam airlines.
New to the SkyTeam alliance? No worries - earning status is not too difficult either! In fact, you can even get a free status match if you already hold status with a non-SkyTeam airline. It is also possible to earn SkyTeam miles in Australia (including from credit card spend) and SkyTeam airlines have their own redemption sweet spots.
The upcoming Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar will show you exactly how you can benefit from the SkyTeam alliance. Be sure to join Matt at 8pm (AEST) on Wednesday, 10 April 2019 to learn more!
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| Bonus Qantas Points on Amex Transfers |
| With less than two weeks until the Amex Membership Rewards devaluation, airlines have been competing for Amex points. Last month, Velocity Frequent Flyer offered 15-25% bonus points on transfers from Amex Membership Rewards to Velocity. Now, Qantas is getting in on the action, offering 15-40% bonus Qantas Frequent Flyer points. Velocity will probably run another promotion more... |
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| Direct Business Class to India with Points |
Looking to redeem frequent flyer points from Australia to India? Air India has wide open award availability on its direct flights from Australia to Delhi. Most flights have two Business and two Economy award seats available, and the cheapest way to book may surprise you.
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| Click here for full details |
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