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Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have announced a new strategic partnership. The new partnership will see the two airlines codeshare on each other’s services, and provide reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. Velocity has outlined the basic benefits of the partnership. There will be further details provided closer to the start date. Codeshare As part of the arrangement, the two airlines are planning to codeshare on each other’s services. As a result, Virgin Australia services will begin carrying a QR flight number. Similarly, Qatar Airways flights will have a VA flight number. Frequent Flyer benefits As part of the partnership, Velocity members…

Qantas has rolled out a new ‘Points Plane’ promotion and is taking the idea to a whole new level. This time it is not one plane, but a total of 1,700 flights on 33 routes across the month of August. Even better Qantas is offering Frequent Flyers 30% off the points required for Classic Flight Rewards on these flights. This discount is available for flights between 1 June and 30 November 2022. To take advantage of this discount, you will need to book by 15 May 2022. These flights will operate from Capital Cities to mostly regional areas. A small…

IHG One Rewards has launched its first bonus promotion under its new name. Under the promotion, members can earn up to quadruple points (4x) on their stays between 18 May and the end of August. While stays will not begin to count until 18 May, members can now pre-register for the promotion. Having said that, members can register at any time during the promotion. However, you must register before your stay. That is, IHG will only start counting your stays for this promotion once you have registered. Even if you have no current plan to stay, it may be worth…

Qantas has announced an orders for Airbus aircraft that it reshape its international and domestic fleet over the next decade. In addition to the initial order, Qantas has also announced purchase rights to additional aircraft. The headline announcement was an order for 12 Airbus A350 aircraft. These aircraft form the basis of Project Sunrise, will give Qantas the ability to fly non-stop from Australia to any city in the world. The first of these flights are non stop flights from Sydney to London and New York. On the domestic front, Qantas has placed an initial order of 40 A321XLRs and…

IHG has launched a new discount offer, offering up to a 30% discount for IHG One Rewards members.  Discounts are available for stays across Southeast Asia, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, and the South Pacific. If you are not a member of IHG One Rewards, the discount is 20% Stay Here, Explore There Key Details Offer: Enjoy up to 20% savings Sale dates: Bookings must be made by 3 May 2022 Stay date: Available for stays through to 30 September 2022. Details: View the offer on the IHG website In order to take advantage of this rate,  select the…

Hilton has just announced its latest global promotion, which kicks off on 2 May. Going by the name More Nights, More Points, it is valid for stays between 2 May and 5 September. In order to earn triple points, you will need to have a stay of at least 3 nights. Any stays of 1 or 2 nights will earn double points. Key Details Offer: More Nights. More Points. Earn double points on stays of 1 or 2 nights. Earn triple points on stays of 3 or more nights Valid: You will need to stay between 2 May and 5…

If you’re looking to burn some Velocity Points on reward seats, now might be a good time. Velocity has launched a promotion offering a 30% discount off the points required for reward seats. In good news, the discount applies for both business and economy class reward seats across the Virgin Australia network. In order to take advantage of this offer, you will need to make your booking by 10:01 am AEST 13 April 2022. Seats are available for travel between 1 May 2022 and 1 March 2023. When redeeming, remember that the 30% discount only applies to the points component…

Members of Velocity are now able to use their points to redeem Points for Business Award seats on Singapore Airlines. The ability to redeem Business Awards, in addition to Economy, became available on 29 March. At present, award seats are available across the network are available with the exception of service to China, including Hong Kong. Velocity is still working with Singapore Airlines to re-introduce in other cabins. In addition, Velocity and Singapore Airlines are working towards resuming the ability to transfer points between the two programs. Unfortunately, the timelines for these additional options are unknown. Previous Velocity Frequent Flyer…

Qantas has updated the Business Rewards program, sweetening the offers, and making it easier to move to higher tiers within the program. First up, every time a member flies for work with a Qantas Reward Program partner, they will receive an additional 250 Qantas Points for each flight. For the business, the discounts available on flights have had a slight boost. The discounts vary per level. On level 1, you will receive a 6% discount on flight bookings on selected fares. (Excludes discounted fares such as Red-e-deal). Level 2 members receive 8% off selected fares, and 3% off red-e-deals. Finally,…

Qantas has announced the return of First Class services both in the air and on the ground. First Class will return to the skies on the A380s. On the ground, the reopening of international business lounges will see the First Class lounges revert back to being actual First Class lounges. A380 Services In the air,  First Class will return to the skies on the A380 services to Los Angeles. First Class will return to the London services from June, when the Sydney-Singapore-London service is reinstated. Over the last few years, Qantas have been reconfiguring the interior of the A380. This…