Qantas has confirmed its plans to fly directly from Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco from April next year. The new flights are based on the approval of its joint business with American Airlines from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). As reported earlier this month, the joint business had received tentative approval. The new routes Qantas are planning to operate the new routes with their Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. These flights are expected to launch by the end of April 2020. All up, they will add more than 170,000 seats across the Pacific each year. Brisbane – Chicago…
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Mark is the founder of FlyStayPoints, and caught the travel bug early in life. He discovered the benefits of travel loyalty programs in 2001, and is always learning how they can make travel better. While work takes him between Perth and Melbourne, he is always plotting his next adventure.
Do you collect Velocity Points while staying at AccorHotels? If so, you are in luck – AccorHotels are currently offering double Velocity Points running for stays at AccorHotels. To take advantage of this offer, you must book a stay at a participating hotel worldwide between 12 June and 11 August, for stays until 31 August 2019. Unusually for Accor, there does not appear to be a specific registration requirement. You simply need to make sure that you have Velocity chosen as your automatic redemption option. Key Details The key details of this promotion are: Offer: Velocity members earn double Le…
It would be fair to say that Qantas Frequent Flyers value their stash of Qantas Points. You can use them to redeem flight awards, get upgrade awards or obtain gift cards and other merchandise. So valuable in fact, that many have come to refer to them as a type of currency. At the moment, for most members, this is all protected by a single 4 digit PIN. While Qantas will lock your account after several failed logins, this mechanism falls somewhat short by today’s standards. To better protect your stash of Qantas Points, Qantas has announced it will be rolling…
If you have your eye on an Economy Class Reward on Qantas you may be in luck. Qantas has launched a new sale, offering a 30% discount on Economy Classic Flight Reward fares. The discount is available for bookings made by 16 June for travel between 23 July and 31 March 2020. It’s a good deal if you are looking at travelling as a group, or you need to fly during peak period. For example, I know of people that have similar deals to take a family to the Gold Coast during school holidays. The 30% discounts apply to economy…
Qantas is running a promotion offering two Qantas lounge passes to customers who load AU$5000+ in foreign currency onto their Qantas Travel Money card. To qualify, you will need to make sure the funds are loaded by 12 June 2019. If $5,000 is a bit of a stretch, there is also a bonus of 2,000 Qantas Points on offer. This is available if you load from $3,000 to $4,999 onto you Qantas Travel Money card by 12 June. The offer of lounge passes makes a bit of a change in tack for Qantas. For the most part, they have offered…
If you have a Priority Pass through your American Express card, some of your choices are about to be cut. From 1 August 2019, American Express will cut off the $36 credit at food and beverage outlets offered by Priority Pass. This does not affect lounge access- you will still have same lounge access as you do now. What’s being removed? At present, Priority Pass cardholders are offered a $36 credit at a number of restaurants and bars at airports in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and on the Gold Coast. The option was added a few years ago and gave members…
The US Department of Transport (DoT) has tentatively approved a joint venture between Qantas and American Airlines. As a result, Qantas has announced it intention to operate services on two new routes – Brisbane-Chicago and Brisbane-San Francisco. The Qantas – American Airlines Joint Venture The partnership between Qantas and American Airlines has been a long time coming. It has previously been rejected by the USA. However, the two airlines decided to resubmit their application, and it appears to have been more successful this time around. Under the proposed joint venture, the airlines are looking towards The opportunity to launch new…
Le Club AccorHotels is offering triple points on bookings made through their mobile App. But don’t worry if you can’t book through the App. If you book online at AccorHotels.com you will still get double points. The bonus is offer on bookings made at properties in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and French Polynesia, Key Details Offer: Earn triple points when you book your stay on the AccorHotels App Book your stay via AccorHotels.com and earn double Rewards points Booking Dates: You can book between 1 June and 30 June, 2019 Travel Dates: Stays need to be made between 1 June…
Qantas Frequent Flyer has extended its double Qantas Points on eligible UberXL or Uber Comfort trips through June. In Qantas terms, an eligible trip is one to or from a selected Australian airport. How Many Qantas Points do I get? The number of points you earn on Uber rides is determined by your Qantas Frequent Flyer status. Under the double points offer, Qantas Frequent Flyers earn as follows: Gold, Platinum and Platinum One members will earn 6 points per dollar spent (up from 3 points per dollar) Silver members will earn 4 points per dollar spent (up from 2 points…
Qantas Wine is a wine program run for the Qantas Frequent Flyer program. As a result, if you want to buy wines from Qantas Wine, you have to be a Qantas Frequent Flyer. But that may not be the challenge here. What I want to demonstrate is that the Qantas Wine program can offer a way of boosting your Qantas Points balance. Yes, it’s a marketing play – but it is one that offers frequent flyers the opportunity to earn thousands of points while buying wine. Not only can you earn thousands of bonus points, but they also tend to…