Author: Mark

Cathay Pacific is the latest airline to update its earning tables for members of its frequent flyer program. The changes, coming into effect from 20 August 2025, broadly favours those on tickets in the premium classes. On the other hand, they see less earnings on the lower priced fares – such as Economy Light. While they are adjusting the tables, they are staying with earning on distance based tables. They are not going down the path of tying the earn rates directly to ticket prices. I say directly as distance tables are in a way a proxy measure of the…

Snow season is upon us, and Virgin Australia have come to the party. A flash 72-hour sale is now on, offering discounts of up to 30% to Queenstown. If you’re flying from Sydney or Melbourne, fares are available from $279 each way, or $459 return. Other specials are available for departures from Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Mackay and Townsville. Virgin Australia Sale Details All sale fares include Velocity Frequent Flyer Points and Status Credits. Having said that, the sale prices in the Economy cabin are based on Economy Lite fares. In many cases, Choice fares with additional inclusions are also on…

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 31 July 2025. They are valid for travel from 1 August to 31 August 2025, both dates inclusive. There are reasonable number of options to and from Australia this month – and in both directions. This is a bit of a change from last month when there were no options from Singapore to…

This morning, I received an email from Qatar Airways announcing the launch of Privilege Club Pro. This is a subscription program offering bonus Avios (and even Qpoints in the top tier) to Privilege Club members. There are four subscription plans available, each of which can be paid on an annual or monthly basis. In this article, I will dive into the plan to see if the offer any value. Privilege Club Pro Subscriptions There are four options available as follows (prices are in AUD):  There’s a few of things to note here. The plans can be paid either on a…

Accor Plus is a subscription program that offers subscribers a number of benefits at Accor Hotels in Asia Pacific. The core benefits can be thought of as including accommodation and dining discounts that are made available to the member. Member for a Day Certificates One of the features of the program is that you can nominate someone as ‘Member for a Day’. You could request three certificates a year, allowing a friend or relative to be ‘Member for a Day’. This allowed them to take advantage of the member benefits for one day. For example, this could include the dining…

Qantas is rolling out an increase in the cost of changing or cancelling some domestic flight bookings. The increase will see change fees increase from $99 to $110 across a range of fares. At the moment, Qantas charge a $99 fee if you want to change an Economy Red e-Deal ticket. These changes include changing the date or time of the flight. In addition, there’s also a $99 fee if you want to cancel an Economy Flex ticket for a refund. The new fees will come into effect on bookings that are made on or after from 30 July 2025.…

GHS Discovery is the loyalty program of GHA – an alliance program that consists of a number of rather independent brands. The loyalty ‘currency’ of the program is Discovery Dollars (D$). This has a fixed value and is currently set to one D$ = one US Dollar. Since the launch of the current version of the program, you have been able to use your D$ to pay for your room. However, you have only been able to do this at the hotel. You have not been able to use it when booking rates that had to be paid at the…

Last week, Qantas announced that it had identified a data breach at one of its contact centres. Since then, it has been investigating the breach to better understand the customer data that had been affected. This week, Qantas has given a further update on the situation. In addition, they have begun the task of emailing specific details to each affected customer. Details on Customers Affected Initially, Qantas had thought that about six million customers were affected by the breach. They have revised this number to 5.7 million customers, based on removing some duplicated from their counts. While I am not…

Accor Plus is offering new members 3,000 bonus Accor Live Limitless (ALL) Reward Points when signing up to Accor Plus. This offer has now been extended to member signing up between 9 July and 31 July 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 31 July and earn 3,000 bonus points. Enjoy a Complimentary Night Every Year and Save Up to 50% on Dining and Hotel Stays with Accor…

Accor Live Limitless (ALL) run a variety of promotions offering members bonus points on their stays, They have just kicked off a new promotion offering double points on stays in the Middle East and Asia Pacific. In order to take advantage of this offer, you will need to register for the promotion, make a booking by the end of July, then stay before the end of the year. Key Details Offer: Double Points at Accor Live Limitless Hotels in the Middle East and Asia Pacific Booking dates: Book between now and 31 July 2025 Travel Dates: Valid for stays made…