The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 23 May 2019
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| Virgin Australia Double Status Credits |
Virgin Australia has launched a brand new double status credits offer! Until 27 May 2019, you can earn double Velocity status credits on new Virgin Australia flight bookings for travel until 14 April 2020.
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| Up to 40% off Qantas Club Membership |
| Qantas is currently offering up to a 40% discount off Qantas Club memberships. This deal is available on new individual memberships and expires on Thursday, 23 May 2019. With the current deal, Australian residents can get four years of Qantas Club membership for $1,349.40 - which works out to be just $337.35 per year. Smaller discounts are also available on 1 and 2-year more... |
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| Admirals Club Access for 4 Years for US$731 |
| American Airlines charges US$50 to join the Admirals Club, and a further US$500-600 per year to renew your Admirals Club membership (depending on your AAdvantage status). But, thanks to a little known agreement between American Airlines and Qantas, you could get Admirals Club access for around a third of the price! Residents of the United States, or any other country outside 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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| UK Opens Passport E-Gates to Australians |
| Long queues for immigration are now a thing of the past for Australians arriving in the United Kingdom. As of Monday 20 May, Australians can now use the e-gates for passport control when arriving at UK airports including London Heathrow. This is welcome news for travellers to the UK as lines for passport control at airports such as Heathrow and Gatwick can be very long. This is particularly the case early in the morning, when both Qantas flights more... |
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| Fly to Taipei with Qantas Points |
Qantas Frequent Flyer has recently opened up points-based bookings on China Airlines flights between Australia and Taiwan. It's now possible to redeem Qantas points to fly with China Airlines from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Taipei in Economy, Premium Economy and Business class. Award availability on China Airlines is surprisingly good.
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| Click here for full details |
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