IHG has just announced the expansion of its luxury wellness brand with the opening of Six Senses Kyoto. This also represents the first time the Six Senses brand sees it expanding the brand footprint into Japan. For those not familiar with the Six Senses brand, itis a leisure-oriented luxury brand. This sets it apart from other luxury brands such as the Ritz-Carlton that have a more business focus to their operations. They typically offer resort style accommodation with a focus on wellness. In 2019 they joined the IHG fold, and as a result some hotels (particularly the new ones) offer…
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Mark is the founder of FlyStayPoints, and caught the travel bug early in life. He discovered the benefits of travel loyalty programs in 2001, and is always learning how they can make travel better. While work takes him between Perth and Melbourne, he is always plotting his next adventure.
IHG One Rewards has launched an offer of a 15% discount off the usual cost of a reward night. This is a special discount being made available to Diamond and Platinum Elite members of IHG One Rewards. 15% off IHG One Reward nights The key details of this offer: Offer: Enjoy 15% off Reward Nights Booking Dates: You must book by 27 April 2024 Stay Dates: You can stay any time through to 10 June 2024 There are a couple of things that you need to keep in mind. Firstly, you can book a stay up to a maximum of three nights…
Velocity and rideshare company Didi have teamed up to offer Velocity Points on every ride with Didi. As a Velocity member, you will be able to earn 1 Velocity Points per dollar on every Didi ride. In addition, as a launch offer, members will be able to earn 1,000 Velocity Points simply by adding their Velocity number to their Didi Account. Virgin Australia Business Flyer members could also earn 1,000 Velocity Points for their business. Earning Velocity Points with Didi Velocity members can receive 1 Velocity Point per $1 of eligible spend on rides. There are no restrictions on where…
As the Hilton “Points Plus” promotion comes to an end, Hilton has launched a new Double Points promotion. The offer is valid for stays between 2 May and 2 September 2024. Power Up Promotion Details Promotion: Earn double points on eligible stays at Hilton worldwide Stay Dates: Stay anytime between 2 May and 2 September 2024. Registration: You must register to take part in this promotion. As with most Hilton Promotions, there are no particular booking dates. Any existing bookings are eligible for the promotion. You just need to register for the promotion prior to check-out. In addition, the date…
Qantas Frequent Flyer and Optus appear to have parted ways, and Qantas Frequent Flyers can no longer sign up on plans to earn Qantas Points. In a note on the Qantas website, Qantas says: From 12 April 2024 Qantas Frequent Flyer members can no longer sign up to a Qantas SIM Only Plan by Optus. Existing Qantas SIM Only Plan customers will continue to earn Qantas Points for a period of 12 months after 11 April 2024. This brings to end a relationship that had been in place since November 2021. [Original article] Earning Qantas Points with Optus As part…
Throughout January, you can earn up to 30,000 bonus Qantas Points when you book a holiday through TripADeal. The bonus points are offered on a sliding scale, and to earn the 30,000 bonus you will need to spend $20,000 or more on your holiday. In addition, you will continue to earn the standard 3 Qantas Points per dollar at TripaDeal. Details Offer: Get bonus Qantas points on eligible TripADeal holidays 10,000 points when you spend $999 – $4,999 15,000 points when you spend $5,000 – $9,999 20,000 points when you spend $10,000 – $14,999 25,000 points when you spend $15,000…
Accor Live Limitless (ALL) offers a regular promotion for quadruple points (4x) when staying at selected hotels in the Accor network. In some cases, these are new hotels, while in other cases they have included hotels returning to the Accor network All have just released a new round of hotels This time around, there are three hotels in Australia participating in the promotion. They are as follows: Mercure Sydney Blacktown, Mercure Sydney Manly Warringah, Ibis Styles Sydney Central, Mercure Newcastle, In addition, there are many hotels across the world included in the offer 4x Points Offer Details Promotion: Book a…
Spontaneous Escapes is a monthly offer from Krisflyer, offering 30% off the KrisFlyer miles for a range of last-minute flights. Around the middle of the month, Krisflyer releases award flights on a range of routes, usually available over the next month. Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer has just rolled out its latest round of Spontaneous Escapes. This time around, bookings can be made in April 2024 for travel during May. In this month’s offer, includes opportunities for Adelaide, Darwin, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns. You can peruse the offer on the Singapore Airlines website. Spontaneous Escapes Spontaneous Escapes are a regular feature…
Qantas has announced that it is changing the name of Qantas Travel Money to Qantas Pay. The change is set to come into effect on 21 May 2024. At the same time, Qantas will stop issuing the card in conjunction with your Qantas Frequent Flyer card. As a result, the Qantas Pay card will be issued as a separate card. While the change is coming into effect on 21 May 2024 you might not notice any immediate change. The current cards attached to your Qantas Frequent Flyer card will continue to work. You will not need to make any changes…
Virgin Australia has rolled out a Western Australia sale offering discounts of up to 30% on sale fares to Perth. The sale fares are available from now until midnight AEST Monday 21 April 2024 on selected routes. You can travel between 29 April 2024 and 10 December 2024, although some routes have restricted dates. There are also only limited seats available on the flights, so there is a chance the sale fares will sell out. All sale fares include Velocity Frequent Flyer Points and Status Credits. Virgin Australia Sale details Name: The Western Australia Sale Offer: Save up to 30% off…