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As with many programs, Qantas allows members to buy points if they don’t quite have enough for a reward. While that is their main use, they do have other purposes. For example, they can help tip you over the line for Points Club. That said, it can be an expensive way to obtain points. While buying points can be an expensive way to get points, if you need points quickly, it’s an option. This week, Qantas offers Frequent Flyers up to 50% bonus points when purchasing Top-Up Points. The current bonus offer runs through to 29 June 2025. Key Details…

Qantas is offering its members 2,000 bonus Qantas Points when making a new Airbnb booking. To be in line for the bonus, you will need to book through the Qantas airbnb booking portal between 16 to 25 June 2025. These bonus points are on top of the usual 1 point per $1 that you would normally receive. Key Details Points may take up to 8 weeks to arrive in your account. Hopefully you aren’t in too much of a hurry for the points. Qantas and Airbnb Qantas and Airbnb first began points earning partnership in October 2016. Under the partnership,…

Right now, Accor Plus is offering new members 3,000 bonus Accor Live Limitless (ALL) Reward Points when signing up to Accor Plus. In the ALL Program, 3,000 Reward Points is worth 60 Euro, or $106 Australian Dollars at today’s exchange rate. You are able to use these points toward the cost of your hotel rooms. Key Details Join Accor Plus by July 2 and earn 3,000 bonus points. Enjoy a Complimentary Night Every Year and Save Up to 50% on Dining and Hotel Stays with Accor Plus! Join Accor Plus today What Is Accor Plus? Accor Plus is a subscription…

The Ascott Limited (Ascott) is continuing is growth of the Crest Collection with the upcoming opening of La Clef Bangkok by The Crest Collection. At opening, it will bring the number of Crest Collection hotels in Southeast Asia to four. The opening follows the opening of the Hong Yuan Hotel by the Crest Collection in China late last year. Going forward, Ascott has announced additional openings coming up in Japan, China and the Middle East. For Ascott Star Rewards (ASR) members, the new openings will offer members a broader range of luxury options. In addition, it will open up more…

Spontaneous Escapes, a monthly offer from Krisflyer, offers 30% off the KrisFlyer miles for a range of last-minute flights. These are typically available mid-month, and right on schedule, a new batch of Spontaneous Escapes has just been released. These discounted awards can be booked between now until 30 June 2025. They are valid for travel from 1 to 31 July 2025, both dates inclusive. There are fairly slim pickings to or from Australia this month. All of the flights available are from Australia to Singapore. There are, unfortunately no options from Singapore to Australia. While it helps fill planes, Spontaneous…

Virgin Australia returns to long haul flights this week, kicking off new flights to Doha. Qatar Airways will be operating the flights on behalf of Virgin Australia with Sydney-Doha taking off on 12 June. These flights will enable connections to over 170 destinations through Qatar Airways’ network. While Sydney is first out of the blocks, other cities are not far behind. Brisbane flights will commence on 19 June with Perth flights starting one week later. Services between Melbourne and Doha will follow later in December. As previously noted, these flights will actually be operated by Qatar Airways on behalf of…

Qantas has launched a sale on premium cabin fares across most of its international network. The sale provides access to more than 80,000 discounted first class, business class and premium economy seats across almost every one of Qantas’ international destinations. Under the sale, customers can pick up discounted seats to Asia, the UK, South Africa, North and South America, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Some of the sale fares are available across peak travel periods, including the Northern Hemisphere summer, the September school holidays and the December – January Christmas holidays. All of these fares are fully inclusive. They…

Qantas has announced that it will be shutting down its Jetstar Asia (3K) airline. The closure ends more than two decades of flying for the Singapore bases low cost carrier. The closure will come into effect from 31 July, with the airline gradually winding down operations over the next seven weeks. It should be notes that this closure only affects the intra-Asia operations of Jetstar Asia. There will be no changes to the operations of Jetstar Airways or Jetstar Japan into Asia. Jetstar Asia currently operates on 16 intra-Asia routes, with destinations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, China, Sri…

TripADeal (and Qantas Tours) are offering Qantas Frequent Flyers 20,000 bonus Qantas Points on Tour, Cruise and Hotel Packages. The bonus points are in addition to the 3 Qantas Points per dollar that you would normally earn. In order to be in line for the 20,000 bonus points, new bookings need to be made between 10 June 2025 and 30 June 2025. TripADeal Qantas Frequent Flyers can earn and burn points on a huge range of holiday packages through TripADeal. TripADeal is a company that curates and sells package holidays. Or to put it in their own words ‘Bucketlist experiences…

Qantas is currently offering triple points on new Queensland holidays. The triple points offer applies to flights. hotel bookings and Avis rental car hire. Key Details Offer: Triple Qantas Points on Qantas flights, Qantas hotels and Avis car rentals. Register: You must register for this promotion by 9 June 2025 Bookings: Book an eligible Qantas Flight, Qantas Hotels booking or Avis car rental Travel Period: Valid for travel between 10 June 2025 and 24 May 2026 Eligible Flights, Hotels and Rentals Flights: An Eligible Flight for the purpose of this promotion means a Qantas marketed and operated flight to or…