The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 24 January 2019
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| Qantas Loyalty: In it for the long term? |
With 28,000 status credits under their belt, Ruth Bayley has earned more than double the status credits needed to achieve lifetime Gold status with Qantas Frequent Flyer. This member has been a Platinum frequent flyer with Qantas for 13 years and a top-tier Platinum One customer for 3 years. But, due to unfortunate circumstances, this member has had to fly less this year and will drop back to Gold status for the first time in 15 years.
Given the tremendous loyalty shown to Qantas by Ruth Bayley over a very long period of time, some might expect the airline to show a little compassion. But this has not been the case.
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| Qantas Restores A330 on Sydney-Bali Route |
| Good news for Qantas passengers flying to Bali! Qantas will resume using wide-body Airbus A330s on its Sydney-Denpasar route from 31 March 2019. Until recently, Qantas' daily flights between Melbourne, Sydney and Denpasar were served exclusively by smaller Boeing 737s. But over the busy summer period, Qantas has been more... |
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| Warning: LifeMiles Upgrading its Website |
| The Avianca LifeMiles website and booking engine will be offline for almost a week as the Colombian frequent flyer program upgrades its systems. The scheduled LifeMiles outage is from Friday 1 February to Tuesday 5 February 2019, Colombian time. This means you'll be unable to make any new award bookings or access your more... |
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| Introducing the "AFF on Air" Podcast |
You can now catch up on the latest frequent flyer news, tips and tricks in a new way. We're excited to announce the launch of the AFF on Air podcast!
A new episode of this free podcast will be released each fortnight. Episodes will feature a round-up of the fortnight's news, in-depth discussions on a wide variety of topics of interest to Australian travellers, interviews, and more. The podcast is hosted by Matt Graham, the Frequent Flyer Gazette editor and one of Australia's leading frequent flyer program experts.
We hope you enjoy this new, free service! You can listen or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Android or wherever else you normally find great podcasts.
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| How to Buy Virgin Velocity Points |
| If you're just a little short of the points needed for a Velocity reward booking, there is an easy way to purchase additional points. Virgin Australia offers what’s known as "Velocity Points Booster", where you can buy Velocity points on the Virgin Australia website. It's now possible to purchase up to 250,000 Velocity points per year. With Velocity Frequent Flyer, you just need to have at least one more... |
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| Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus Guide |
| Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus is a frequent flyer program that's often overlooked. While it does have some limitations, there are some great sweet spots for Australian travellers. And, if you have an Amex Membership Rewards account, you can easily transfer points directly to Thai Airways. |
| Click here for full details |
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