Accor Live Limitless (ALL) has just introduced a new improved Lounge benefit for ALL Diamond (and Limitless) members. Members who are Diamond Level (or higher) now get complimentary access to the Fairmont Gold Lounge. This is an improvement for ALL Diamond status members, and provided a point of differentiation from the ALL Platinum level. Until this change, lounge access at participating hotels with executive lounges was a perk for ALL Diamond and Platinum members. However, access to the Fairmont Lounge was not made available at the time Fairmont was folded into Accor. In order to access the Fairmont Gold lounge,…
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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.
Ibis Hotels is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a bonus points offer. Under the offer, you can earn 500 bonus Accor Live Limitless – ALL points per stay at participating Ibis, Ibis Styles, and Ibis Budget hotels. You can receive the bonus points on up to 5 stays, so you could potentially earn as many as 2,500 bonus points. Key Details Offer: Go Get It 2024 500 bonus ALL Rewards Points per stay at participating Ibis, Ibis Styles, and Ibis Budget hotels (maximum 5 stays) Booking Dates:Booking must be made by 15 December 2024 Stay Dates: Stay by 15 December…
Qantas Wine is running a week long promotion offering triple points on everything. The triple points offer applies to both standard and premium members. As a result, if you are a regular customer, you will be in line for 3 Qantas Points per dollar. On the other hand, if you are a Qantas Wine Premium member you will receive 9 points per dollar. Note that the triple points does not apply to the bonus points offer that is available on some cases. The promotion is running for between 5 and 11 September, 2024. Key Details Offer: Triple points on everything…
Qantas is expanding its services to the USA with the announcement of a new Melbourne to Honolulu service. The new thrice weekly service will commence in early May 2025. The new service will complement the existing 8 services a week that Qantas and Jetstar operate between Sydney and Honolulu. In the case of Melbourne service, however, Jetstar will be discontinuing its current twice a week service. It’s an interesting turn of events – Jetstar giving up a service for Qantas. The change in carrier brings with it a change in the aircraft operating the sector. While Jetstar has been using…
Marriott Bonvoy has just kicked off its latest global promotion that runs through most of spring (for those of us in Australia). The bonus offer, called Earn 2 Ways, is offering 2,000 bonus points for each stay of at least two nights during the promotion period. In addition, there is an additional 2,000 points per stay of two nights when staying at an MGM Collection property. Key Details You do not have to have booked prior to registration, however the stay itself has to be after your registration. However, it is important that the that your check-in and check-out date…
Accor Live Limitless (ALL) have extended a bonus points offer for in-App bookings. The bonus is now available for all bookings made by 17 October 2024, where the stays are made by 30 June 2025. Note that for the double points, you will need to register for the promotion, and then make a booking in the ALL.com App. Bookings made through other booking channels, such as the Accor website or directly with the hotel will not be eligible for the bonus points Key Details Offer: 20% more Reward Points when booking through the ALL App Bookings Dates: Book your stay…
Qantas is currently preparing to take delivery of the first of its A321XLR aircraft from next year. They have just revealed the first photos of how the Business and Economy cabins will look in the new aircraft. The initial looks suggest that it will be quite similar to the current setup of the 737 fleet. Having said that, there are tweaks and touchups around the aircraft to give it a more modern look and feel. Some of the changes will see the seats being a little wider. Well, why not, the A320 is a slightly wider aircraft than the 737.…
Event Hotels has renamed its loyalty program, Priority Guest Rewards, to EVT Stays. The new name came into effect on 20 August, the same day the program got a bit of a makeover. According to Event Hotels: This change reflects our commitment to offering a diverse range of experiences across our collection of EVT Hotels and Resorts primary brands, including QT Hotels, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, and our expanding selection of independently branded hotels. Changes It’s not just a name change. A number of changes were previously announced and came into effect at the same time. As a recap, the following…
IHG Hotels & Resorts offers a 20% discount on stays of 3 nights or more at participating resorts in Asia Pacific. The offer includes luxurious properties like InterContinental Hayman Island, InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa, and resorts in Thailand, Maldives, Guam, and Japan, valid from August 2024 to June 2025.
IHG One Rewards runs the IHG One Rewards Access platform allowing members to use their points on a variety of activities. By using the platform, members can get access to a range of experiences they may not otherwise be able to access. IHG One Rewards have just launched a new series of activities for the Bledisloe Cup. These are mostly Auctions, and IHG One Rewards members will have the opportunity to bid for (or redeem) their points on a range of experiences. IHG One Rewards is making these packages available as part of its partnership with Rugby Australia. Under this…