The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 20 June 2019
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| Qantas Frequent Flyer Changes Coming |
Qantas is expected to announce major changes to its Qantas Frequent Flyer loyalty program today.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and Qantas Loyalty CEO Olivia Wirth will hold a press conference at 10.30am (Sydney time) to announce "the biggest overhaul to the airline's loyalty program in its 32 year history".
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| New Westpac Altitude Velocity Program |
| Westpac has launched a new Altitude Velocity rewards program which comes with direct earning of Velocity points and complimentary Economy X upgrades on Virgin Australia flights. Westpac customers can now choose to opt-in to earning either Qantas points, Velocity points or Altitude Rewards points with their credit card. As part of the changes, Westpac is permanently axing Velocity auto-redemptions more... |
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| Qantas to Launch Direct Chicago Flights |
| Qantas has announced it will fly non-stop from Brisbane to Chicago from April 2020, pending the US government's approval of a joint venture with American Airlines. Qantas will use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners for the four-weekly flights, which will be timed to allow for easy one-stop connections via Brisbane from cities across Australia to Chicago. Additionally, Qantas will launch thrice-weekly flights from Brisbane to more... |
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Upcoming Webinar:
How to Earn Easy Airline Status with Status Challenges |
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If you already have elite status with one airline, did you know that you can leverage this to get a free status match challenge with other airlines? That's right, you can enjoy perks like airport lounges, access to priority queues and more upgrades... before you've even flown with an airline!
Qantas, Virgin Australia, American Airlines, United, Delta and Air Canada are among the list of airlines that all offer fast-tracks to elite status. In fact, using status challenges, you can reach top-tier status on all three of the major airline alliances - Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam - extremely easily.
In most cases, you'll get to enjoy the perks of your status during the challenge period - regardless of whether you meet the specified target. And if you complete the challenge successfully, you'll get to keep your status for up to two years.
Even if you don't yet have status with any airline, you can still take advantage of status challenges! Some airlines offer a very achievable challenge to obtain status for a small fee. For example, it's possible to complete an American Airlines status challenge by taking just one Qantas flight, and you'll then get to keep your Oneworld status for up to 19 months!
The upcoming Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar will show you everything you need to know to maximise status challenges and easily obtain top-tier airline status.
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| KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes Deals |
| 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 more... |
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| Cheaper Etihad First Class to Europe |
Thinking about buying an Etihad Business Class ticket to Europe? Why pay for a Business Class ticket when, thanks to a current American Airlines promotion, you can fly First Class for less than the price of Business!
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| Click here for full details |
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