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Members of Velocity will no longer be able to collect Velocity Points from Autobarn from 31 December 2019. The announcement was made by Velocity on Friday: From 31 December 2019, Velocity Members will no longer be able to earn Velocity Points with Autobarn. Customers who purchase Autobarn products and services (excluding Autobarn Gift Cards and Trade Sales) on or before 31 December 2019 will still be eligible to earn Points. Autobarn and Velocity Under the newly announced deal, Velocity members earn 2 points per dollar on spend in store or online. There are only a couple of exclusions to the…

Accor Live Limitless runs a program that allows you to earn Reward Points at participating restaurants and bars, even when you weren’t staying. Under the program, you are able to earn 1 Reward Point for each Euro (equivalent) that you spend at the venue. It is worth noting that you only earn Reward Points on these transactions. You are not able to earn Status Points. In order to take advantage of this offer, you will need to link a participating card in the ALL app. You then simply need to pay using that card when you dine, or simply have…

The Qantas Shopping Online Mall is a shopping portal that offers members Qantas Points when shopping at partner online shops. Over the years it has grown to include a wide range of online shopping destinations. These include the likes of David Jones, Microsoft, Lenovo, and many others. Earning bonus Qantas Points at the Qantas Shopping Online Mall is a fairly straightforward process. However, you must remember to start your shopping session off back at the Qantas Online Mall site. Once you log into your Qantas Frequent Flyer account, you can then click through from the mall to your retailer of…

There are not that many downsides to travel, but leaving your pets at home is one of them. Fortunately, there are options available. For example, you can use a pet sitting service, such as Mad Paws. Right now, Qantas Frequent Flyers could earn 2,000 Qantas Points on their first booking with Mad Paws. This is a boost from the standard offer of 500 Qantas Points for the first booking. To be in line for the points, you will need to book through the Qantas website by 1 January 2020, The first booking bonus is on top of the standard 1…

Cathay Pacific has announced changes to the expiration of points in its Asia Miles program. As it stands today, any points earned in the program expire three years after they are earned. So, for example, if you were to earn a point today, it would expire in December 2022. What’s Changing? As of 1 January 2020, newly earned Asia Miles will no longer expire three years after being credited to your account. Instead, Asia Miles will move to an activity-based expiration. As a result, you should be able to keep your points longer. Instead, your miles will remain intact as…

Qantas and Air France – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) have announced a new partnership which offers new opportunities to Qantas Frequent Flyers. Under the partnership Qantas Frequent Flyers can access reward seats, earn Qantas Points and receive tier benefits across the entire Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) network. The addition of Air France and KLM fulfills the announcement made earlier this year to allow redemptions on more airlines. Earning Points Qantas and Air France – KLM have had a codeshare agreement covering selected routes since 2018. In addition, customers were also able to benefit from reciprocal…

During the past week, the World of Hyatt program announced that it was introducing Peak and Off-Peak award rates. The new charts come into effect from March 2020, although I did not see an exact date in the announcement. In doing so, they join other programs such as Marriott Bonvoythat have decided to take this approach. A look at Peak and Off-Peak Award Rates First up, keep in mind that this is not changing until March 2020. Secondly, standard rates don’t look to be changing. They are simply adding a lower rate and a higher rate, that will be somehow…

In the lead up to Christmas Woolworths Rewards are stepping up some of the promotional activities.  This weekend sees the return of a promotion offering shoppers the ability to earn up to 10 Woolworths Rewards points per dollar. For the frequent flyer, the interest in the program comes from its ability to convert Woolworths Rewards Points into Qantas Frequent Flyer points. These transfer at a rate of 2,000 Woolworths Rewards Points to 1,000 Qantas Points Doing the maths, that means that you could be earning over 4 Woolworths Rewards points per dollar on your shop this weekend. This can be…

Accor has flipped the switch, and launched Accor Live Limitless (ALL) as their new loyalty program. This follows an almost year-long wait after the announcement of the change earlier this year. To go with the new name, there is a new website and a new App. Accor Live Limitless The first stage of the change appears to be cosmetic. That is, the website has had a makeover, but the functionality appears much the same as before. Having said that, the website does appear less cluttered. It’s a start. The new features of the program should be available in 2020. Diamond…

While it has been operating a couple of weeks, Qantas has now officially opened the Singapore First Lounge. The lounge spreads out over 1,000 square metres at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The new First Lounge will operate in tandem with the existing International Business Lounge. This should help to reduce some of the crowding issues the business lounge has had recently. The Singapore International First Lounge The new lounge is designed with a capacity for 240 customers. It offers a bespoke experience for Qantas’ First Class passengers and top tier frequent flyers. As with other Qantas Lounges, the lounge features a…