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IHG Hotels & Resorts has kicked off a 14 day sale offering discounts of up to 20% for resort stays in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Australasia, South Pacific, Japan, Guam, Saipan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Brands participating in this promotion include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Regent Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Crowne Plaza and the Holiday Inn family. Running from 4 April to 18 April 2024, it will offer a 20% discount on stays of 3 nights or more. In addition, the sale rate includes daily breakfast. Key details Offer: IHG One Rewards Member Stay Longer Pay Less…

Velocity has just rolled out a new Double Points offer for flights on partner airline United Airlines. The offer is valid for bookings made by 19 April for travel by 30 September. As is common for Velocity promotions, you will need to activate the offer. Key Details Offer: Double Velocity Points on United Airlines Booking Dates: If you do not already have a booking, you will need to make a booking by 19 April. Travel Dates: The offer is valid for travel between 9 April and 30 September 2024 Registration: You must Activate this offer by 19 April Velocity Number:…

Velocity Frequent Flyer has formed a new partnership with energy retailer AGL. Under the new partnership, both new and existing AGL residential customers could gain up to 35,000 Velocity Points over a 12 month period. However, the number of points varies depending on your current energy contracts, and the state you live in.’ AGL Velocity Offer Details AGL doesn’t operate Australia-wide, so not everyone will be able to take advantage of the offer. In addition, they only offer gas in Western Australia. As a result, the number of points you can get depends on where you live. New and Moving…

Qantas has launched a new reward offering in the Qantas Frequent Flyer program. Called Classic Plus Rewards, the new offering is designed to increase the number of seats available to members. The release of Classic Plus Rewards has been the subject of media speculation following the leaking of internal documents. Now, we have the formal announcement, we can dig into the details of Classic Plus Rewards. Classic Plus reward seats can be booked from today on Qantas.com. To begin with, you can book international flightse dap departing Australia for travel from 1 July 2024. Over the rest of the year,…

The Ascott Limited is celebrating the 5th anniversary of Ascott Star Rewards (ASR), its loyalty programme. As part of the celebrations they have launched a refreshed brand promise – ‘Stay Rewarded’. Under the ‘Stay Rewarded’ offer, they are promising more membership privileges, elevated experiences and greater value. As part of the refresh you could take advantage of offers such as instant upgrade to Silver for using the App Complimentary 4th night with a minimum of three nights booked Stay Rewarded Under the Stay Rewarded tagline, ASR is promising a year-long series of elevated member experiences and privileges. While some of…

The Velocity Frequent Flyer Program is a loyalty program offered by Virgin Australia. As with many programs of its type, it is designed to reward frequent flyers and provide exclusive perks to its members. However, Velocity goes the extra mile when it comes to family benefits. These ‘family benefits’ are baked into the program, and can unlock family perks. Make sure everyone joins To join the Velocity Frequent Flyer Program, you can sign up for free on the Virgin Australia website. If you are a family, each member of the family has to sign up for their own account. Once…

Accor hotels and Qantas are making a sweet deal for the Easter break and April School Holidays. During this period, you could earn 500 bonus Qantas Points after staying at an eligible Accor property. In order to be in line for the bonus, you will need to have linked your ALL – Accor Live Limitless and Qantas Frequent flyer accounts. These bonus points are in addition to the usual points you would earn when staying at an ALL property. Normally, after you have linked your two accounts you receive 3 Qantas Points per AUD1 spent in addition to your ALL…

Did you know that three-quarters (76%) of Australians are planning to take up to three vacations in 2024? This is one statistic that American Express found in the American Express 2024 Global Travel Trends Report. This is an annual report from Amex, where they dive into the habits of travellers to reveal how we’re all travelling. Within the report were some interesting statistics of the current state of travel. The leading reasons for travel plans included: 65% of Australians plan on travelling solo in 2024.   31% were planning a bucket list/dream vacation, 19% were planning to travel for a specific…

IHG One Rewards has just launched their upcoming global promotion for members staying between 1 April 2024 and 31 May 2024. Members who register for the offer will be eligible to receive 2,000 bonus points for every two eligible nights they stay. Key Details Offer: Earn 2,000 points every 2 nights, Travel Dates: Stay between 1 April 2024 and 31 May 2024 Registration: You must register for the promotion prior to staying There is no requirement that you stay for two consecutive nights during the promotion. Your stays can be individual stays of one night. Or they can be longer…

Qantas Hotels and Qantas Holidays are offering the chance to earn up to 20,000 bonus Qantas Points. These points are available to Qantas Frequent Flyers making a new booking between 21 March and 27 March, 2024. Key Details Offer: Earn up to 20,000 bonus points across Qantas Hotels and Holidays spend $500 and earn 5,000 bonus points. spend $1000 and earn 10,000 bonus points. spend $2000 and earn 20,000 bonus points. Booking Dates: 21st March – 27th March 2024 It is important to note that the spend amount is based on the amount of cash you pay towards the booking.…