Author: Mark

The Covid-19 pandemic has put a significant crimp on travel plans around the world. In response, there has been a flurry of updates and changes coming from the various hotel chains. World of Hyatt has just announced a series of updates and changes. World of Hyatt changes Award Chart Changes delayed: Hyatt has decided to postpone the introduction of Off-Peak and Peak point redemptions until 2021. These redemption options were scheduled to begin on 22 March. There is no specific date as to when they will now come into play. However, it may well be sometime mid-late March. As a…

Velocity Frequent Flyer has partnered with uno Home Loans, a mortgage broker and “Australia’s first Active Home Loan manager”. The partnership has kicked off with an offer of 1,000 Velocity Points for signing up for their loanScore tool. This is a tool that they say will monitor your home loan health and alert you to potential savings. What is the offer? uno is offering Velocity Frequent Flyers 1,000 bonus points for completing a home loan health check. To do the health check, you have to have an existing home loan. If you have that, then you simply fill in a…

Marriott Bonvoy has announced details of its latest system-wide promotion. Going under the name Endless Earnings it will run from 17 March 2020 through to 14 June 2020. It’s a fairly simple promotion without too many wrinkles. It will offer members 2,000 bonus points with each eligible stay, starting from the second stay. Endless Earning Key Details Marriott Bonvoy has already opened registration for the promotion, and you will need to register by 31 May in order to take part. Offer: Earn 2,000 points per stay, starting from the second stay Registration: Required at this link by 31 May Stay…

The offers have been coming thick and fast from Velocity this year. This week sees another kicking off, offering up to 20,000 Velocity Points on selected long haul international flights. It is similar to a promotion that offered early in February. While similar, they have pruned the eligible flights you can take, and shortened the timeframe you can fly in. Under the new offer, you can earn up to 20,000 bonus Velocity points when booking an international long-haul flight from Australia by 16 March 2020, and fly by 31 May 2020. Eligible Flights The long haul destinations available for this…

Qantas Frequent Flyer members will soon be able to earn points at BP service stations. This follows today’s ACCC authorisation giving the green light to Qantas, BP Australia and independent BP petrol stations to participate in the BP Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Qantas Business Reward programs. This is the second stage of a roll-out first announced last year. Last month, began offering points to Qantas Business Rewards customers that hold a BP Plus card. That was fine if you operated a business. However, for most motorists, BP have not been offering points since they pulled the plug on offering…

If you’ve got a Netflix account, you may have wondered if you could get Frequent Flyer points for your subscription. Unfortunately, Netflix don’t have any direct partnerships, so if you want more than your credit card offers, you will need to look at other option. Fortunately, help is it hand, and it comes from the big supermarkets. From time to time, both Coles and Woolworths offer bonus points when you buy a Netflix gift card. While they earn in the supermarket rewards program, you can send them on to a frequent flyer program. In the case of Coles Flybuys, you…

Virgin Australia has advised it will be operating a temporary “pop-up” lounge in Adelaide from February 26 through to April 2020. The need for the temporary lounge comes with work currently being undertaken for the Adelaide Airport expansion.  The good news is that there will be an all-new Virgin Australia lounge in April. This will replace the current, rather small, offering in Adelaide. The downside is that we will have to make do with a temporary, smaller lounge during the transition. The Adelaide Pop-Up Lounge Where is the Pop-Up Lounge? The pop-up lounge will be located near Gates 15 and…

If you hold an American Express Platinum Card, Business Platinum Card or Centurion Card, you might be able to enjoy 12 months Gold or Platinum Status. They’re not just going to give this to you – you will need to be transferring some points. OK, maybe even a lot of points. What’s the deal? As reported yesterday, American Express is offering eligible cardholders up to a 20% bonus on transfers to Velocity until the end of February. For holders of American Express Platinum, Centurion or Business Platinum cards, the deal also includes an offer of Gold or Platinum status. You…

Optus has returned with another bonus offer for Velocity Frequent Flyers. Right now, Velocity Members could pocket up to 30,000 points for signing up for a new Optus Phone Plan. The offer is available now through to 12 March 2020. One thing to be aware of is that you need to hold the plan for at least 3 months in order to get the points. It may then take another 14 days to receive the points. Getting In on The Deal There are a few restrictions to keep in mind if you are after the points. Firstly, you need to…

For the next two weeks American Express are offering a bonus of 15% – 20% when transferring points to Velocity. To be in line for the bonus, you will need to make your transfer between 27 February and 29 February 2019. For most people, the bonus will be 15%, However, if you hold the right cards, you could get a 20% bonus. For members enrolled in the Ascent, Gateway or David Jones program, you will receive a 15% bonus is on offer. If you hold Platinum or Centurion card, you will get a 20% bonus when transferring from the Premium…