ANZ have a new offer for their range of ANZ Frequent Flyer Cards. Unlike previous promotions, the latest round has different bonus points depending on the level of card chosen. The range of offers is as follows: ANZ Frequent Flyer 25,000 Points when spending $2,500 points in the first three months ANZ Platinum Frequent Flyer 50,000 Qantas Points when spending $5,000 in the first three months ANZ Black Frequent Flyer 75,000 Qantas Points when spending $7,500 in the first three months In all three cases, the annual fee is waived for the first year. In order to be eligible for…
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Qantas Cash is offering the opportunity to earn 500 bonus points loading funds onto the Qantas Cash Card. It is a fairly straightforward promotion, that requires registration and loading $150, or the equivalent of AUD150 in foreign currency. In order to take receive the Qantas Cash bonus points under this promotion, you will need to Register for the promotion at this link [Link removed: https://www.qantascash.com/500points] Load at least AU$150 or equivalent in foreign currency by 29 August 2015 If you don’t currently have an active Qantas Cash facility attached to your Qantas Frequent Flyer account, you will need to ensure…
Velocity and Servcorp have teamed up offering the abiltiy to earn points on Servcorp services. An interesting feature of the new partnership, is the provison of one Servcorp Lounge access per month for Gold and Platinum Velocity members. In addition, there is the more traditional offer of Velocity points earning, available to all Velosity members. Status Benefits Servcorp is offering Gold and Platinum Velocity members complimentary access to a Servcorp Lounge 1 deay per month. This benefit is available worldwide, and requires presentation of your Velocity card on arrival. The Servcorp Business Lounge is a shared workspace. They provide a…
It has been a long time coming, but Qantas has today confirmed that it will add the Boeing 787-9 aircraft to its fleet. The confirmed order for eight of the aircraft cam during the announcement of the full year results for Qantas. The first of the aircraft will arrive in the second half of 2017, with the balance arrining through 2018 and 2019. The aircraft are slated to be used for intternational operations – they will help to retire 5 of the aging 747 aircraft, as well as open new opportuinites for city pairs that Qantas does not currently fly.…
Virgin Australia has today unveiled its new Airbus A330 business class service. Going by the name of “The Business”, it includes a new seat together with other change to the product offering. Seating The most obvious feature of the new Business Class is the seat. Virgin is touting the business offering as “a new world standard in domestic business class”. The new seats feature wide fully-flat beds, and being in a 1-2-1 configuration, every passenger in business has direct aisle access. Features of the seats include The world’s longest and widest fully lie-flat bed in domestic business class Reverse herringbone…
Qantas have leunched a series of offers for Fathers Day. The offers cover bonus points on the earn side, and discounts on the points burning side. While individually, the offers may not be large, they do cut a cross a wide range of the program. Earn Offers Double Points at Apple Store and Mr Porter Double points are on offer for shopping at the Apple Store and Mr Porter through the Qantas Shopping Mall. In the case of Apple, the double Qantas Points are on offer when purchasing selected products from the Apple Online Store between 7 August 2015 and…
Qantas has announced plans to refurbish of the airline’s terminal and lounges in Brisbane. Under the plan, announced today, both the domestic and international lounges are set to change, with overall completion set for 2017. As part of the refurbishment plan for the domestic terminal and lounge, capacity will be increased by almost one third. The higlights of the changes announced are: A single international lounge replacing the existing first and business lounges Development of a ‘Lounge Precinct’ in the Qantas Domestic terminal New Qantas Domestic Business and Chairman’s Lounge Redesigned and Expanded Domestic Qantas Club International In the international…
First announced last year, Qantas has commenced the process of refurbishing its 737 fleet. The first of the aircraft has entered the maintenance facilities in Brisbane, where about half of the fleet will be refurbished. More seats Under the refurbishment, each of of the Boeing 737 aircraft will receive an extra row of economy seats at the rear of the aircraft. A reconfiguration of the galley and toilets at the rear of the aircraft will free up the space for the extra row, with Qantas saying that there will be no change to the current legroom provided throughout the aircraft.…
Qantas and Secure Parking have launched a promotion offering the opportunity of free parking at Secure Parking locations. The offer is for Evening and Weekend Parking when booking with the Secure-a-Spot online booking service. Secure-a-Spot is Secure Parking’s online booking service that provides a way of securing a parking spot in the city whilst saving you money on the normal parking rate. Booking online using Secure-a-Spot often provides a cheap parking option, and now Qantas Frequent Flyer Members can park for free on evenings and weekends until 31 October 2015. In order to take advantage of the Secure-a-Spot offer, you…
Qantas has announced that it will be adding more than 140 flights over the holiday period of December 2015 through to February 2016. The additional flights will operate between Australia and New Zealand, Jakarta, and Singapore during the period. New Zealand Qantas will add an extra 95 return flights between Australia and New Zealand over the summer holiday period. This is in addition to extra seasonal services previously announced. The bulk of the these additional services will be from Brisbane. There will be an additional 48 return services between Brisbane and Christchurch and 36 return services between Brisbane and Wellington…