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Best Western Rewards has launched a new promotion offering members US$25 gift cards. Members in Australia and New Zealand can earn one gift card for each night spent in a Best Western Hotel. The promotion offers a maximum of 4 cards. As a result, you can earn up to $US100 from this promotion. Offer Details Offer: Get a $25 Gift Card every night you stay. (Get up to $100 in Gift Cards after 4 nights.) Dates: 15 February – 9 May 2020 Who is eligible: Open to ALL new and existing BWR members in Australia & New Zealand Registration: BWR members must register prior…

Something of a price war broke out today for flights between Melbourne and Sydney. It started with Rex and during the day both Virgin Australia and Jetstar dropped their own prices to match. It’s good news for travelers who get some keen fares. On top of that, Velocity Frequent Flyers may be able to use the low price fares to take advantage of a couple of promotions on offer. Rex Rex fired the first shot in the fare war this morning, announcing $49 fares for flights between Sydney and Melbourne. In addition, if you wanted to sit upfront, you could…

IHG has just rolled out a brand refresh, with a new logo and branding changes. While you might notice the change in the logo, the brand changes are something that might just pass you by. Apart from new names and a new logo, nothing else is changing. It all remains pretty much as is. The changes The name Firstly, the name. It moves from just IHG to IHG Hotels & Resorts. According to IHG this reflects that is now a hotelier that has 16 separate brands that sit beside each other as a family. In fact, IHG Hotels and Resorts…

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new global promotion – Better Two-gether. Under the promotion, members earn both double points and double elite qualifying nights for stays of two nights or longer. The promotion was first flagged last month when Marriott advised members of its Covid-19 related status support for 2021. At the time, Marriott flagged several changes. Firstly, gifting 50% of the nights required to retain status. Secondly, a reduction in spending required to achieve Ambassador status. And finally, this promotion, which is just launching. Better Two-Gether Details Offer:  double points and double elite qualifying nights on paid stays of…

Qantas Wines has launched a Points Bonanza offering up to 20,000 bonus points when buying a case of wine. As I have written before, sometimes these offers allow you to get points for less than you can purchase them. Another way to look at it is that you are buying points and getting wine for free. And so it is with the current offers. Qantas Wines Points Bonanza The Qantas Wines Points Bonanza is running from now until 11 February. During that time, Qantas Wines are offering bonus points on 50 different cases of wine. There are 6 cases with…

As of 1 February 2021, Marriott Bonvoy in Asia Pacific has launched an offer of complimentary breakfast for the children of members aged 12 or under. The new offering builds on a range of food and beverage offers available to Marriott Bonvoy members in Asia Pacific. The new offer replaces a previous offering Marriott Bonvoy had for kids in the past. There is good news with the new offer. Firstly, it is simpler. Secondly, it could offer even better value. Under the previous offer, there were variations based on a number of factors. For example, there were variations based on…

You could earn up to 280 Qantas Frequent Flyer during February by completing the Frequent Walker Challenge. That’s right – simply by walking. Qantas is giving Qantas Wellbeing App users 10 points on each day they walk at least 7,500 steps. Normally, to earn many points from walking, you need to have taken out a Qantas Health Insurance policy. However, the Frequent Walker Challenge is open to all Qantas Frequent Flyers, giving you a free, but small boost to your points. Frequent Walker Challenge Qantas have run a Frequent Walker Challenge in the past, and it is all fairly simple.…

Malaysia Airlines has announced a range of changes to its Enrich Frequent Flyer program. The changes come into effect on 1 April and cuts across both points earning and how status is earned. Miles to become Points First up, the currency of the program will change from Enrich Miles to Enrich Points. This conversion will take place on 1 April. Fortunately, it is a simple conversion. You will receive 1 Enrich Point for every Enrich Mile you currently have. Secondly, the Elite Miles measure will become Elite Points. As discussed below, these will be the sole measure used to determine…

Velocity has launched a new promotion in which they are giving away 20 million Velocity Points. The promotion is available to all Velocity members, and all you need to do is register through the Velocity App. The prize pool will be sliced up will all participants receiving an equal number of points. Taking Part To take part in the promotion you will need to register through the Velocity App. If you do not have this installed, you can download the App by clicking through from here. Once you have logged into the App, you will need to activate the offer…

IHG Rewards has just announced the requirements to maintain or gain status in 2021. This comprises 2 parts. Firstly, the reduced requirements introduced in 2020 will be used in 2021. Secondly, any qualifying nights you stayed in 2020 will also count for 2021. Lower Elite Status Requirements First up, IHG Rewards has extended the reduced elite status requirements introduced in 2020. In 2021, you will have to meet these reduced requirements in order to determine your status in 2022. Once again, these requirements reflect a reduction of 25% of the standard requirements. The reductions of at least 25%, affect both…