The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 16 May 2019
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| LATAM Compensation Merry-Go-Round |
| Another passenger booked on a Qantas flight operated by LATAM Airlines has been bumped from their flight due to overbooking. Yet again, neither LATAM Airlines nor Qantas are accepting any responsibility. LATAM has not offered compensation, with both airlines telling this passenger to speak to the other airline. |
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| Free Hotel Status for Frequent Flyers |
| This week, American Airlines launched a new partnership with Hyatt Hotels. American Airlines AAdvantage members with Platinum or higher status have been offered a complimentary status match to an equivalent tier in the World of Hyatt program. So, in addition to benefits when flying, AAdvantage Platinum members can now receive perks such as late check-out and room upgrades when staying at Hyatt hotels. American Airlines is not the only airline to offer complimentary hotel status to frequent flyers. more... |
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| Qantas Points Plane Bookings Now Open |
| Wanting to redeem your Qantas Frequent Flyer points to Japan, but struggling to find award availability? If you're able to fly from Melbourne to Tokyo on 21 October, you're in luck! Qantas has dedicated an entire Airbus A380 to frequent flyer redemption bookings as part of a new "Points Plane" initiative. And tickets for the flight have just gone on sale at 7am this morning. Every seat on QF79 from Melbourne to Tokyo-Narita on 26 October 2019 will be made available for Classic Flight Reward bookings at the usual more... |
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Upcoming Webinar:
Star Alliance for Australians |
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For Australian frequent flyers, Star Alliance offers an excellent alternative to Virgin Australia, Qantas and the Oneworld alliance.
Star Alliance typically has far better award availability than Oneworld airlines on flights to and from Australia. This is matched by some extremely competitive award pricing with many Star Alliance frequent flyer programs. And it's not difficult to earn points and miles with Star Alliance airlines in Australia, including from credit cards and sign-up bonuses.
It's also surprisingly easy to earn Star Alliance status! Multiple Star Alliance programs offer free status matches, and several programs make it extremely easy to earn and maintain status from scratch. Some Star Alliance airlines also partner with Virgin Australia, meaning you can use your status benefits and redeem miles domestically as well.
The upcoming Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar will show you exactly which Star Alliance programs to join and how you can maximise the benefits. Be sure to join Matt at 8pm (AEST) on Wednesday, 29 May 2019 to learn more!
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| KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes Deals for May |
| KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes deals are a monthly staple of the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program. Every month, Singapore Airlines offers 30% off the KrisFlyer miles required for last-minute award travel on a range of different Singapore Airlines and SilkAir routes. The KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes deals can be used to book Saver awards in both Economy and Business class, for travel during the following more... |
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| Deal: Up to 40% off AAdvantage Miles |
| Buying American Airlines AAdvantage miles is a clever way to save money on premium cabin airfares! The idea is to buy miles during special promotions, then to redeem them for flights worth more than what you've paid for the miles. American Airlines runs regular promotions allowing you to save money or earn bonus miles when you buy AAdvantage miles. You can then redeem AAdvantage miles for premium award more... |
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