Author: Mark

Mark, the founder of Fly Stay Points, caught the travel bug early in life. During his travels, he eventually came to stumble upon loyalty programs, He first discovered the world of airline frequent flyer programs, and later hotel loyalty programs. He is always plotting his next adventure - and this includes working out how to leverage the loyalty programs. It is a constantly evolving world. Promotional opportunities come and go. Airlines come and go. New hotels open, old hotels change brands, and on it goes. FlyStayPoints was started as a way to try to keep on top of all this. Keep track of promotions. Understand the changes in the marketplace.

IHG One Rewards has launched an offer of 100% bonus points when purchasing points. As a result, you will be able to buy points for as little as 0.5 US cents a point. In order to get the bonus, you will need to purchase at least 5,000 points. The current promotion runs until midnight on 26 November 2025. That’s midnight Eastern Time in the US. If you are in Australia, it will be later in the day on 27 October. To take advantage of this offer, head over to the offer page. It is worth noting that IHG One Rewards…

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GHA Discovery is once again offering members the opportunity to purchase Discovery Dollars (aka D$) at a 15% discount. The current offer is available now through to 1 December 2025. D$ have a fixed value of US$1. As a result, under this offer you will be able to get each D$ for US85cents. Given these fixed values, you can think of buying D$ at a discount as similar to buying a discount gift card. Key Details Value of the D$ Under the GHA Discovery a program, a D$ is pegged to the US Dollar. As such one D$ has the…

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ALL Accor (Accor Live Limitless) offers you the opportunity to earn Rewards Points on dining, even when you are not staying. Under this offer you normally earn 1 Reward Points per Euro on eligible spend. Between now and 22 March 2026, ALL Accor are offering triple points when dining outside a stay. As a result, you will be able to earn 2 Points per Euro while dining. This offer is valid for members dining in Asia Pacific, The Middle East and Africa. Key details Offer: Triple Points on Dining Where: Valid in Asia Pacific, The Middle East and Africa. For…

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Qantas Hotels has launched a new offer of 7 Qantas Points per dollar on new hotel bookings. The offer is available for bookings made between 10 November and 16 November 2025 for stays made by 16 November 2026. Booking through Qantas Hotels during one of these promotions can be quite rewarding. As Qantas Hotels feature thousands or properties worldwide, this could be a good opportunity to boost your points balance. Key Details It is worth noting that the additional bonus offers available for Points Club and Business Rewards members. These additional offers are: As usual for these promotions, Classic Hotel…

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Some may say ‘about time’, but the upgrade to the Qantas Sydney International Business Lounge is about to get underway. The next phase of the construction begins 8 December, following the recent exterior extension works. Completion of this phase is due in 2027, in time for the launch of the Project Sunrise flights. Sydney International Business Lounge As with other lounges around the Qantas network, the teams at Caon Design Office and Akin Atelier have been engaged for the design. As is common with their recent lounge designs, the designers are drawing inspiration from the local area. In this case,…

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Qantas is introducing Economy Plus, a new cabin product offering travellers a way to fly more comfortably in Economy. The new product will be available from February 2026 across its Boeing 737, Airbus 220 and Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Economy Plus will come with a few benefits over a standard Economy seat. While the main benefit is the extra legroom, it will also offer priority boarding, and priority access to overhead baggage space. While Economy Plus is a paid option, there is some good news for platinum frequent flyers. Platinum members (and above) will receive complimentary access to Qantas Economy Plus…

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Choice Privileges has announced a series of changes to its loyalty program coming into effect on 1 January, 2026. There’s a raft of changes coming through across the program. The changes will see a new top tier level, it will be easier to earn status, there will be new milestone rewards, and more. The Changes New Titanium Level Status Choice Privileges will be introducing a new Titanium status level. This will sit above Diamond, the current top tier, and introduce new benefits. This will require 55 elite night credits or 110,000 Elite Qualifying Credits. That said, Choice have only announced…

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Qantas has just announced it will be increasing the cost of Qantas Club memberships from 11 December 2025. The increase of around 15% affects joining fees, and the one-year and two-year membership fees. At the same time, Qantas will be removing your ability to buy a four-year membership. Your options will be to purchase a one- or two- year membership. The fees kick in from 11 December, and will apply to both new members, and anyone renewing their membership after that time, You can refer to more details of the change on the Qantas Club website. Qantas Club Fee Increase…

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Following last week’s international sale, Qantas has now turned to its domestic flights, with a new domestic sale launching today. More than one million discounted seats are on offer across 60 Australian destinations. Sale fares across Qantas’ economy domestic and regional network start from $99 one-way, with morethan 30 routes under $150 one-way, The sale features destinations including Byron Bay, Kangaroo Island, Alice Springs and Broome as well as travel between major capital cities. Sale fares are for travel from 5 January 2026 for select periods until 17 September 2026. Selectedtravel dates and days apply and fares may not be…

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Last month, Accor launched its revamped ALL Accor+ Explorer premium subscription product. To help celebrate the launch, Accor Plus is giving new members the chance to win one six prizes of one million Accor Rewards Points. It’s not all about new members either. Accor Plus are also offering eight existing members the opportunity to win one million Accor Rewards Points. So, all up that means there will be 14 winners sharing in 14 million points. In launching the competition, Emilie Couton, CEO of Accor Plus says: ALL Accor and ALL Accor+ Explorer are fully integrated across our booking and redemption…

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