Hyatt has launched its partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). Under the partnership World of Hyatt members will be able to earn points and elite credit earning on paid stays. They will also be able to take advantage of a range of on=property benefits, such as an inclusive breakfast. In addition, members will be offered the ability to use their points for stays. The partnership between World of Hyatt and SLH officially launches December 6. Having said that, you can make bookings through World of Hyatt now. To begin with, approximately 10% of the hotels under the…
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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.
Qantas is offering its members 1,000 bonus Qantas Points when making a new Airbnb booking. The booking need to be made through the Qantas airbnb booking portal between November 27 and December 4 2018. The 1,000 bonus points is on top of the usual 1 point per $1 that you would normally receive. (You also earn 500 Qantas Points for your first Airbnb booking) With the holiday season looming, this could be an easy way to boost your points balance if you were planning a stay at an Airbnb. It can take up to 8 weeks for the points to be credited to your account. Hopefully…
Le Club AccorHotels is once again offering members opportunities to attend the Australian Open. A range of packages is available to purchase using your Le Club AccorHotels points The ability to redeem points for an ‘elite experience’ adds to the traditional options such as part payments against stays, or transferring to an airline programs. Even better, is that sometimes the redemption rates are quite reasonable. The Elite Experiences are made available to members through the La Collection by Le Club AccorHotels program. Past offers have included tickets to the Grand Prix in Melbourne, and the 2018 Australian Open. With the…
Velocity have significantly increased the number of points that you cam buy through the Velocity Points Booster program. Under the increased offer, you can purchase up to 250,000 Velocity Points, an unlimited number of times. This is quite a step up from the previous maximum of 50,000 Velocity Points twice per year. in addition, Velocity used to limit you to 50% of your current points balance. This limit has also been removed, and they now say you can buy as many points as you like, as long as you have points in your account. Velocity Points Booster If you’re a…
It can be quite an annoyance – that Award flight is available, but your points balance falls slightly short of the requirement. In this case, the airlines may be able help out. A feature of both Qantas Frequent Flyer and the Velocity program is the ability to buy points in order to make up the difference. While the offers have been around a while, Velocity have recently increased their limits. Unlike some overseas programs, neither program does you any particular favours on price. Both airlines use a sliding scale on price, and the more points you buy, the cheaper it…
Qantas Frequent Flyer has announced that it is closing down the Qantas Restaurants program. In a brief note it advises Due to changes in the program, from 1st January 2019 you will no longer be able to book a table or earn points via Qantas Restaurants. You can book a table up until 31st December 2018 and dine until 31st January 2019. Once the program is closed, the main way of earning Qantas Points through dining will be via the Rockpool relationship. This consists of about 60 establishments across Australia, at a range of price points. Over the few years…
Velocity Frequent Flyer are giving away up to 10,000 bonus Velocity Points in the Velocity Christmas Bonus. The promotion is designed to encourage you to earn points with selected Velocity partners, and you have until January 9 to earn at the selected partners. The offer is structured so that you will earn more points as you earn with more partners. The bonus is tiered so that the more partners you earn at, the bigger the bonus. Under the tiered structure you will earn: 2,000 bonus points when you earn points with 3 partners 5,000 bonus points when you earn points with…
IHG Rewards have quietly made some changes to the Double Points promotion. Firstly, the promotion has been extended out until December 31. In addition, the cap on the double points has been removed. IHG Rewards Club has launched its newest promotion Double Points Plus More. Running from September 16 through to December 31 2018, it is the latest in the Accelerate style of promotions, with the last finishing in July. This time around, IHG Rewards have dropped the Accelerate title and are calling it Double Points Plus More. The name refers to the fact that all eligible members are getting a Double Points…
American Express has announced that it will be reducing the earn rate on its Qantas and Velocity cards as from April 15, 2019. The changes see the earn rates shaved by 0.25 points per dollar across the card range. At the same time as these changes are introduced, American Express will also be changing the earn and burn rate across it flexible Membership Rewards cards. American Express offer a pair of cards for each of the Qantas Frequent Flyer and Velocity programs. The cards affected by these changes are Qantas Discovery and Qantas American Express Ultimate Velocity American Express Velocity…
American Express have announced a series of changes to the earn and burn of points across a range of product. The changes are coming into effect on April 15, 2019. The changes are fairly much across the boards – touching most of the cards in issue. There are a few exceptions – with the David Jones card staying as is for the moment. There are no changes to annual fees, or any other features of the card. These changes only affect the earn and burn rates of the membership rewards program. In this article I will look at the cards…