Qantas and Accor have had a pretty close partnership for some time. This isn’t the first promotion they’ve run like this, so it’s good to see it back once again. For those not aware about the partnership, the usual base earn rate is 1 Qantas point per $ spent at Accor properties. You’re also able […]
Like many other countries around the world, in Australia, our major supermarkets offer a loyalty program. And the best part about them? you can transfer your shopping points straight to an airline. The two most significant shopping programs for in Australia for groceries would, without a doubt, have to be Flybuys and Woolworth Rewards. Flybuys […]
As someone who flies on Qantas often and stays in Marriott properties, this offer is one that I’m excited about. Right now, both companies are offering double points when you stay at a Marriott property in Australia, Auckland, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. Usually when you earn points with Qantas and Marriott you’d earn 2 […]
Qantas and American Express are currently offering a promotion which enables customers to get $50 back whenever they spend $350 on Qantas flights. This offer can only be used on flights within or departing Australia, in Australian dollars and you have to have an Australian Amex. The promotion is valid from now until the 28th […]
Today both Qantas and Emirates have held a partnership update day and with this comes quite a few announcement and one of them is very surprising. Both of the airlines held an update back in May of this year and with that came the news that Emirates would discontinue it’s Sydney – Auckland flight with the A380 […]
Qantas has partnerships with 2 airlines in the United States, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Both include lounge access, points earning, redemptions and codeshare services. The partnership with American has been quite rocky for the last year. They’ve been trying to get their joint venture back since it was denied in November of 2016. However, both […]
If you’re familiar with travelling to New Zealand from Australia, you’re probably aware that Emirates have some services across the pond. The airline uses these flights to make revenue instead of letting the superjumbo’s sit on the ground doing nothing. Emirates have flights from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne to Auckland as well as Sydney – Christchurch. […]
The last few months have been a bit rocky for partners Qantas and American Airlines. The joint venture was denied to the carriers last November and from then on there have been quite a few major changes. Earning rates got majorly slashed at the start of this year for both airlines, codeshares were being removed […]
There have been a few reports lately that people are having trouble finding American Airlines awards through Qantas. I came across a post on Flyertalk about the situation and I thought I’d investigate it a little further. Here’s an example routing from Los Angeles to San Francisco: As you can see, there looks to availability on American […]
I’m still not 100% sure if this is a bug or Qantas are doing it on purpose but the airline is currently offering a big discount on seat selection for international flights. Qantas are currently charging $30 instead of $90 and even $180 for some routes. Here’s an example for a Hong Kong to Sydney […]
You might or might not have heard the recent merger between Virgin America and Alaska, if you haven’t heard or want to know more I definitely recommend reading Ben’s post on it. Anyway, the new changes to Milage plan have been released, and they are really positive. But there is one thing that I’m extremely […]
Qantas has today announced something that I’m sure many travelers have wanted to see for quite some time; the airline has announced Premium Entry which will open alongside the upcoming new lounges which are set to open in March 2017. The Premium Entry facility offers baggage drop facilities, check-in counters and security and screening. The facility […]