Virgin Australia has announced a new year-round service between Cairns and Tokyo (Haneda). The new daily service kicks off on 28 June 23, and to celebrate Virgin Australia have launched a sale. In order to operate this service, Virgin Australia will use a new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, Flight schedule Virgin Australia is current;y planning to operate the following schedule: Flight VA77 will depart Cairns at 1.15pm local time and arrive at Haneda at 8.00pm local time. This makes for a flight time of 7 hours and 45 minutes. VA78 will depart Haneda at 9.45pm local time and arrive in…
Author: Mark
Mark
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.
KrisFlyer has announced a further extension of expiring KrisFlyer miles. Under the latest extension, points expiring before June 2023 will get an extra six months of life. For example, if you had points set to expire in January 2023, you will see these extended until July 2023. At the other end of the scale, if you have points expiring in June 2023, you will see these extended to December 2023. Any miles expiring between January and June will also get the appropriate extension. To some extent, this announcement was a bit of a surprise. Loyalty programs have recently been winding…
Avis is offering Qantas Frequent Flyers the chance to score 2,000 bonus points on car rentals in 2023. This bonus is on top of the usual 4 Qantas Points per dollar. In order to take advantage of the offer, you will need to book by 31 December 2022, for rentals during 2023. Key Details Offer: Get a bonus 2,000 Qantas Points on rentals of 3 days or more Booking Dates: Book by 31 December 2022 Travel Dates: Rentals can be taken any time between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 Minimum Rental: Must rent for 3 or more consecutive…
ALL – Accor Live Limitless has launched a new promotion offering 800 Reward Points when staying at Movenpick in Australia or New Zealand. The points are on offer when you stay between 1 January and 28 February 2023. Key Details Offer: 800 bonus Reward Points when staying at Movenpick hotels in Australia or New Zealand. Booking Dates: You must book between 5 December 2022 and 31 January 2023. Travel Dates: You must stay between 1 January and 28 February 2023 Registration: You must register for the promotion prior to making your booking Note that the points will only be awarded…
Choice Privileges has kicked off a new promotion offering the ability to earn up to 5,000 bonus points per stay. The offer is available for stays between 28 November and 31 December 2022. Key Details Offer: Earn 2,000 points for a 2-night stay, or 5,000 points for a 3-night stay Registration: You must register for the promotion Booking Dates: Book between 28 November and 31 December 2022 Travel Dates: Stay between 28 November and 31 December 2022 In order to be eligible for the bonus points, you must arrive at the hotel during the promotion dates. In addition, you may…
Flybuys is offering linked Velocity members double Status Credits during December 2022. Under the offer, Velocity members will earn 2 Status Credits for each $100 of total eligible spend during December. As usual, the spend is based on your total across Coles, Liquorland, and First Choice Liquor. In addition, members that have auto-transfer turned on will earn quadruple status credits in December. That is 4 Statuc Credits for each $100 spent in participating stores. The normal limit only counting the first $1,000 of spend for the purposes of calculating your Status Credits earn will still apply. As a result, you…
IGH One Rewards has launched a new Cyber Monday offer. Under the offer, members can receive 10,000 bonus points for every two nights. However, to take advantage of the offer, you will need to register and book on either the 28th or 29th of December. In addition, you will need to stay by 31 December. However, to take advantage of this offer, you will need to get in quick. Key Details Offer: 10,000 points for every two nights Booking Dates: You must book on either 28 or 29 November, 2022 Travel Dates: You must stay by 31 December, 2011 Registration:…
IHG One Rewards has kicked off a Cyber Sale offering an additional 10% off advance saver rates in Australia, the South Pacific, and Asia. IHG Rewards members could get an additional 10% discount using their member rate. In addition, IHG One Rewards members that have not downloaded the App could be in line for a 1,000 points bonus. In order to access the 1,000 points, you will need to download (and login to) the App for the first time by 2 December 2022. Cyber Sale The Cyber Sale has the following key conditions Offer Name: Biggest Member Event Offer: An…
American Express will rebrand the American Express lounges in Sydney and Melbourne as Centurion Lounges. The new branding will come into effect from 1 December. As part of this update, the lounges will be closing from 21 November. During this time, they will be getting a bit of a makeover to apply the changed branding. While the lounges are closed for 10 days, eligible members will be able to access the Plaza Premium lounges instead. Access to the Plaza Premium lounges will be available to all members currently able to access the Amex lounges. Eligibility Following the rebranding, American Express…
HSBC has launched a new Star Alliance Visa card into the Australian market. The new card introduces ‘Star Alliance Rewards’ allowing cardholders to earn Star Alliance Points. In order to use the points, they need to be transferred into a participating airlines program. Once there, they can be used for any redemption option offered by that program. On top of the points, the card also offers a fast track to Star Alliance Gold. This Gold status will be awarded by one of the participating airlines.There are some spending hurdles to achieve this. The account has a fee of $0 in…