The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 28 February 2019
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| The Madness of Lounge Access Rules |
| It's often said that you need a degree in lounge access to be fully across the many intricacies of airline lounge entry requirements. Lounge access rules can be extremely confusing, with so many different rules and exceptions. It's one of the reasons that AFF's Lounge Access Help Desk thread is still going strong after 5 years! |
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| Getting to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics |
| Next year, Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic Games. As is often the case when a city hosts a major sporting event, many thousands of visitors are expected to flock to Tokyo. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from Friday 24 July to Sunday 9 August 2020, although there will be a few soccer matches before the Opening Ceremony on 24 July. Travelling for the Olympic Games can be a unique and exciting experience. But it's also a logistical nightmare. With more... |
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| Hilton Honors Status Match |
| Looking for a fast-track to elite status with Hilton Hotels? If you already hold status with another hotel chain, you could take advantage of the Hilton Honors status match. This grants you all the benefits of Gold or Diamond Hilton Honors status for 90 days, and you can also complete a challenge to easily extend this status until March 2020. If you already have the equivalent of Gold or Diamond status with another hotel loyalty more... |
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| Become a Frequent Flyer Expert! |
In addition to the popular Award Flight Assist service, did you know that Frequent Flyer Solutions offers a range of educational services that can help you to travel better?
Premium Economy membership costs $125 per year and allows you to attend all Frequent Flyer Solutions webinars. There are at least 8 informative webinars per year presented by Matt Graham, the Australian Frequent Flyer Gazette editor. These cover many topics of particular interest to frequent flyers. For example, the next webinar will explain how Australians can benefit from the SkyTeam alliance.
In addition to all Premium Economy benefits, Business Class members enjoy unlimited access to the entire Frequent Flyer Solutions training program for just $195 per year. There are 10 courses that will teach you everything you need to know to really travel better, for less! The training has been recently refreshed and is always kept up-to-date.
Not yet sure if a Frequent Flyer Solutions membership is right for you? It's free to join as an Economy Class member! As an Economy member, you'll get complimentary access to one of our most popular past webinars and the first unit of every training course.
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| Qantas Melbourne-Queenstown Flights |
| Qantas will launch seasonal non-stop flights between Melbourne and Queenstown, New Zealand just in time for the winter ski season. The new Qantas flights will run on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 21 June until 27 August 2019. A Boeing 737-800 with Economy and Business class will be used on the Melbourne-Queenstown route. Here is the schedule for Qantas more... |
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| Fly Air Niugini using Qantas Points |
It's now possible to book Air Niugini flights using Qantas points on the Qantas website. Plus, Air Niugini has tons of Economy award availability from Australia to Papua New Guinea and beyond to destinations across Asia and the Pacific.
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