Author: Mark

As we head into the festive season, Qantas is rolling out a few treats for its passengers. This leads off with the chance to earn double points, and seasonal inflight and lounge menus. Double Points on a Festive Fleet First up, Qantas have two aircraft featuring a special Christmas livery. These aircraft are a QantasLink Q400 ‘Dasher-8’ and Boeing 737 ‘Roo-dolph’. If you are lucky enough to travel on one of these aircraft, you will earn double points for that flight. According to Qantas Group Chief Customer and Digital Officer Catriona Larritt We know our customers, especially the youngest ones,…

It’s been a while in the making, but Virgin Australia has finally launched its codeshare partnership with Air New Zealand. Under the partnership, Virgin Australia will place is ‘VA’ code on a range Air New Zealand services between Australia and New Zealand. These fares are now on sale on the Virgin Australia website, with the first flights taking place on 9 December 2024. The launch of these fares follows obtaining approval form the ACCC earlier this year. According to Virgin Australia Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Alistair Hartley, the codeshare agreement isn’t just about flights: It’s about creating seamless travel…

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. While you can stack the triple points offer with other bonus points offers, the triple points doesn’t apply to the bonus. For example, if there is a bonus of 1,000 points on a case of wine, you…

Qantas Hotels are back with their triple points promotion offering 9 Qantas Points per dollar on hotel bookings. The offer is available for bookings made between 4 December and 10 December 2024 and applies for stays made by 9 December 2025. Key Details Offer: 9 Qantas Points per dollar on Qantas Hotels Bookings 1,000 Qantas Points bonus for new customers Booking Dates: Book between 4 December and 10 December 2024 Travel Dates: Travel through to 9 December 2025 Bookings: Book at Qantas Hotels There are some exceptions to the triple-point offer. Firstly, in the case of Accor hotels, bookings…

Following the ACCC’s giving interim approval of the tie-up between Virgin Australia and Qatar airways, Virgin Australia has now applied to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for approval to operate flights between Australia and Doha. This application is interesting in that it gives more concrete details about how they plan to operate the services. It also notes a change to the order that the cities will be added to the schedule. Firstly, the proposal advised that they will be using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft configured with between 354 and 412 seats. Initial flights will commence with Sydney, Brisbane and Perth…

Velocity have kicked off another promotion for triple points on new Virgin Australia bookings. If you take advantage of the offer, you will earn 15 Velocity Points per dollar rather than the usual 5 Points. However, you will need to be quick, as it is only available for three days. It’s a fairly straightforward promotion. All you need to do is register and book a flight by 5 December 2024. You can choose to travel at any time between 3 December 2024 and 31 March 2025. Triple Velocity Point Offer Details Offer: Triple Velocity Points on new Virgin Australia bookings…

As with many programs, Qantas allows members to buy points if they are short a few for a reward. While they are promoted as a way to top up your points they do have other uses, although it can be an expensive way to get points. This week, Qantas offers Frequent Flyers up to 50% bonus points when purchasing Top-Up Points. The current bonus offer runs until 9 December 2024. While you can buy 1,000 points or more, you must buy at least 65,000 points to be in line for the full 50% bonus. If you buy between 15,000 and…

As part of its partnership with Tennis Australia, Marriott Bonvoy is offering tennis fans a number of special offers for the Australian Open. These include a sweepstake offering a private tennis clinic with Ash Barty and special Australian Open accommodation packages. These are in addition to the 55 Marriott Bonvoy Moments packages that are currently up for grabs via a points auction. Private Tennis Clinic Marriott Bonvoy are giving away a one-of-a-kind experience featuring a private tennis clinic with Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Ash Barty at Melbourne Park during the Australian Open.The sweepstake winner will win a prize valued at $9,000…

News out this morning that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation to partnership between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways. This follows an application made to the ACCC earlier this year. Under the agreement Virgin Australia will have 28 flights a week between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to Doha. These flights will use Qatar Airways’ aircraft and crew under a ‘wet lease’ arrangement. These flights will carry a ‘VA’ flight number, although Qatar will codeshare on the flights. The flights to Doha from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are set to launch in June 2025, with flights…

The popular bonus for transferring Flybuys points to Velocity has returned. Between now and 31 January 2025 you could get a bonus of either 500 or 250 bonus Velocity and flybuys points when transferring Flybuys points to Velocity. That’s right – you get bonus points in both programs. It is worth noting that this offer is for a fixed number of points, rather than a percentage boost as with some promotions. The reason for the different number of points is due to there being two different mechanisms. You can get 250 bonus points when making a manual transfer. However, if…