Author: Mark

It’s roughly a year since the travel came to an abrupt halt in 2020. While it is now showing some signs of recovery, many still have not had the opportunity to travel. As a result, Qantas has announced a further extension of Qantas Club memberships. This time around they are extending memberships by 3 months. After the initial six-month extension in April 2020, and a further six-month extension in September, it brings the total to 15 months. In addition, Qantas will extend the validity of complimentary lounge passes by three months. Qantas Club Extension According to the Qantas website, all…

Ahead of the Easter holidays, IHG has launched a new promotion. Aimed at domestic travelers the ‘Stay Here, Explore There’ sale offers IHG Rewards members a minimum of 25% off accommodation across Australia and New Zealand. Note that for non-members of IHG Rewards, the discount is 15% Stay Here, Explore There Key Details Offer: Stay Here, Explore There promotion Sale dates: The offer is available now and must be booked before 30 April 2021 Stay date: Available for stays from 12 March to 30 December 2021 View the offer on the IHG website For Australia, click here For New Zealand,…

QantasLink will operate three new seasonal services to Cooma and Albury for this year’s ski season. These new services will operate from Brisbane and Sydney. In the case of Cooma, QantasLink will operate services from both Sydney and Brisbane. In addition, QantasLink will operate a service between Sydney and Cooma. The flights will operate between 1 July and 26 September 2021. The flights between Sydney and Cooma, and Brisbane and Albury will operate three days per week. In the case of Brisbane to Cooma, a twice-weekly service will operate. The Sydney to Cooma, QantasLink will operate services on Thursday, Friday,…

Back in December, Velocity launched a status extension offer for its Gold and Platinum members. Basically, members could extend their Gold or Platinum membership by booking and travelling on one qualifying flight by the end of March. Unfortunately, December saw a number of states introduce new border restrictions. These restrictions have largely been lifted over the past weeks, and things once again look like they are returning to normal. As a result of this delay in domestic travel returning to normal, Velocity has made some updates to their offer. Under the revised offer, you still need to book your qualifying…

In December, Velocity took aim a status fast track offer from Qantas by launching its own Discover Gold trial. Due to the restrictions on travel that were in place, Velocity has now extended the trial period to 5 months. This gives you an extra two months in which to earn the 80 Status Credits. Discover Gold for eligible Qantas Frequent Flyers Velocity is offering Qantas Gold and Platinum members the opportunity to Discover Gold. This is now a five-month trial of Velocity Gold status, with a challenge to extend it a further year. In the case of Velocity, it really…

asQantas has announced a new set of concept flights – this time in the form of Mystery Flights. The mystery flights will take off from Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane to a destination within about 2 hours from the departure point. Some people may remember Mystery Flights from the 1990s. Back then, you could book a Mystery Flight, and Qantas would find you unsold seats on its flights. As a result, you could end up pretty much anywhere in its network for a day of adventure. Now in 2021, Qantas has evolved the concept so that the whole flight is full…

This week Qantas is offering frequent flyers discounted award seats between Melbourne and Sydney. For a change, the offer is for seats in both Economy and Business. Key Details Offer: 30% discount off points for Economy and Business Classic Flight Rewards between Melbourne and Sydney. Please note that the discount only applies to the points component of the Reward flight. Booking Dates: You must book between 1 March and 7 March 2021 Travel Dates: Travel any time in March, or between 13 April and 22 June 2021. As a result of the discount on points, you can pick up an…

Rex has announced an expansion of its 737 services to Adelaide and the Gold Coast. The surprise announcement came as the airline commenced operations between Melbourne and Sydney. The new routes will roll out in late March and early April. Rex has already begun selling the new flights, and the details are: Melbourne-Gold Coast begins 29 March, with economy fares from $79 and business class from $349 Melbourne-Adelaide begins 31 March, with economy from $69 and business class from $299 Sydney-Gold Coast begins 1 April, with economy from $69 and business class from $299. Inclusions As we have noted before,…

Qantas and Jetstar are planning on restarting most of their international flying from October 31. While that will account for most of their routes, there are a couple of exceptions. Firstly, New Zealand flights could ramp up as early as July. Secondly, if you were looking at flying to New York, Santiago or Osaka, you won’t be able to do it on a Qantas aircraft until a later date. The change reflects a delay of four months to their previous intentions to restart from July. The move to October is based around it aligning with the expected completion of the…

In just a few days Rex begins its new flights between Sydney and Brisbane. Today, they took to social media giving us a peek at their Business Class meal offerings. At first glance, it is quite obvious they are not taking on Qantas in the meal stakes. Having said that, it is still a notch above the snack box that Virgin Australia is currently offering. To be fair to Virgin though, they are promising a relaunch of their Business product in the near future. The Rex Business Meal If you’re looking for a plated meal with linen table cloths, you…