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25.01.2022 You'll soon be able to earn both Qantas Frequent Flyer points and Accor ALL points when flying with Qantas or staying at Accor hotels in the Asia Pacific region. There will also be exclusive benefits for top-tier members of each loyalty program.

24.01.2022 Virgin Australia's lounge at Brisbane Airport has finally reopened, with five more Virgin lounges to gradually open in the coming months. But half of Virgin Australia's airport lounges will remain closed permanently, and the Canberra lounge is "under review".

23.01.2022 When it does eventually return to the skies, the troubled Boeing 737 MAX will most likely have a new name.

23.01.2022 In Australia, the standard minimum ratio is 1 flight attendant for every 36 passengers. But airlines can apply for exemptions so that fewer flight attendants are needed on specific aircraft types.

22.01.2022 Seats on the seven-hour flight from Sydney to Sydney sold out within 10 minutes.

22.01.2022 Think you're a fan of the Boeing 747? You haven't met Andrew Newnham, who built a life-size Boeing 747 flight simulator in his garage!

21.01.2022 If you book any Virgin Australia domestic flights until 29 September (for travel until August 2021), you can earn double Velocity points.

21.01.2022 South Australia has reopened its border with NSW, just in time for school holidays.

20.01.2022 Tasmania has now opened its border again with QLD, SA, WA, NT & ACT.

20.01.2022 The ACCC is concerned that Australia's airlines could use the pandemic as an opportunity to push competitors out of the market.

20.01.2022 Virgin Australia's Business Class offering is now "under review" and will be relaunched in early 2021. What would you like to see from Virgin's new Business Class?

19.01.2022 Last year, Virgin Australia paid $700 million to buy back a 35% stake in its Velocity Frequent Flyer program. That's now what the entire loyalty program is worth.

19.01.2022 It's not necessarily a luxurious way to fly, but FlyPelican serves regional NSW reliably and with a smile.

18.01.2022 Namibia's national carrier has been placed into liquidation with all flights cancelled.

18.01.2022 Procedures vary between states, and everyone's experience is different. But overall, it seems like the hotel quarantine process in Australia is being made as pleasant as it can be under the circumstances.

18.01.2022 The inaugural Qantas flight from Canberra to the Gold Coast will take place next Friday, on the same day that Queensland reopens its border to the ACT.

17.01.2022 Queensland will reopen its border to regional NSW from next Tuesday.

17.01.2022 In a rare deal from Singapore Airlines, earn 15% bonus KrisFlyer miles when you transfer credit card points to the program.

16.01.2022 If you're unable to travel at the moment, you may be thinking about cashing out your frequent flyer points for gift cards or a new television. But is it really a good idea?

16.01.2022 In today's episode, Matt is joined by an Air Traffic Controller based in Brisbane.

15.01.2022 Air New Zealand's Airpoints Silver, Gold & Elite members have now received two "banked years" of status that they can use until 2023.

15.01.2022 Tickets start at $4,380 for a pair of two Economy class seats.

14.01.2022 During the current Marriott Bonvoy promotion, you could purchase the equivalent of 100,000 frequent flyer points or miles with an airline of your choice for around $2,567.

14.01.2022 Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced a staggered increase in the number of Australians that can return home each week. This is very welcome news, but a fundamental problem remains: those who can least afford to remain overseas can least afford the extortionate cost of booking a flight home right now (and paying for quarantine when they get here). In this podcast, Matt chats to an Australian in the Netherlands who had no choice but to raise $10,542 via a "Go Fund Me" page in order to return to Perth. She still had to wait six weeks for the next available flight, but considers herself lucky because other Australians overseas are now homeless and can't get a flight home at all.

14.01.2022 Here's what you need to know about Qantas' latest offer to extend the status of most frequent flyers for a second year by booking just one Qantas flight...

13.01.2022 Until 31 March, Qantas is reducing the number of points needed to book a Classic Rail Reward on The Ghan between Adelaide, Alice Springs & Darwin.

12.01.2022 Some Australians have vowed never to fly via Qatar again.

12.01.2022 Right now, you don't even need to set foot on a plane to earn 100 Qantas status credits.

11.01.2022 Rex plans to acquire Boeing 737s and compete head-on with Qantas and Virgin on major domestic routes from March 2021. What would Rex need to do to win you over as a customer?

11.01.2022 Travellers from NSW and ACT will be allowed to enter Norfolk Island without quarantining from next week, while Air New Zealand will add more flights from Brisbane to Norfolk Island from late October. But visitors will soon need to pay $25 for an entry pass to the island.

11.01.2022 ANZ Rewards Travel Adventures cardholders will lose the free annual return Virgin Australia flight and lounge passes that normally come with this credit card from 1 December 2020. Due to the change, the card's annual fee is being reduced by $105.

10.01.2022 Qantas will no longer match prices on competitor websites or give you 1,000 frequent flyer points if you find a lower price.

10.01.2022 Qantas and Jetstar have already reinstated many flights after Queensland announced it will reopen its border to people from greater Sydney and possibly Victoria from next Tuesday.

06.01.2022 Qantas has started delivering over 1,000 pre-loved Boeing 747 bar carts - each filled with wine that will soon expire - to lucky customers across Australia.

06.01.2022 Jetstar flights sold on the Qantas website can be more than triple the price of identical flights bought on Jetstar's own website.

06.01.2022 Accor Plus membership costs $399/year or is free for American Express Platinum cardholders.

06.01.2022 Hilton Honors has become the first hotel loyalty program to extend the status of its members for a second year, until at least March 2022.

04.01.2022 Qantas has been referring to itself as "the national carrier" at almost every opportunity this year. Except, it isn’t.

04.01.2022 Qantas has reintroduced hot meals in Economy class and is now providing complimentary beer and wine on all domestic routes, including a limited-edition Qantas Centenary lager.

04.01.2022 With Cashrewards, save 5% on all purchases from Woolworths, Big W, BWS, Cellarmasters and Dan Murphy's. Plus, you can get $10 by joining now for free.

03.01.2022 Earlier this month, Air Canada completely overhauled its Aeroplan program. There are brand new award charts, fuel surcharges have been axed and stopovers can now be added to one-way award bookings for 5,000 points. You can also now get 50% bonus Aeroplan points on purchases made until Sunday.

02.01.2022 Qantas is once again clearing out its excess supplies of Business and First Class wine, pyjamas, amenity kits, slippers and almonds! The premium Business and First Class experience at home care kits, which include wine, went on sale at 9am this morning.

02.01.2022 Qantas & Jetstar are also launching 3 brand new routes between Tasmania and Australia's mainland.

02.01.2022 In this episode, find out how an Australian Frequent Flyer member has managed to earn 100 million frequent flyer points by paying tax since the ATO began accepting credit card payments in 2009!

02.01.2022 During November, you can earn bonus Velocity points & status credits by transferring points from participating loyalty programs to Virgin Australia's Velocity Frequent Flyer.

02.01.2022 Velocity will no longer be associated with the Global Wallet travel money card from 1 February 2021. From this date, you'll no longer earn Velocity points and new fees will apply when withdrawing funds held on existing cards. The card will be shut down completely by mid-2021.

02.01.2022 Are you a Virgin Australia Velocity Gold or Platinum member thinking of switching to Qantas? Qantas is now offering a limited-time status match which comes with 90 days of complimentary Qantas Gold status & a fast-track to easily keep your Qantas status!

02.01.2022 In a surprise announcement, WA Premier Mark McGowan has just announced his state plans to reopen to QLD, SA, NT, TAS & ACT from 14 November.

02.01.2022 Qantas is currently giving 50 bonus status credits and up to 150,000 bonus Qantas Frequent Flyer points to new Qantas Health Insurance customers.

01.01.2022 Qantas has confirmed that you can enter Qantas lounges by showing a Qatar Airways Platinum card, even if you're earning Qantas Frequent Flyer points for the flight. It comes after a Oneworld frequent flyer was erroneously told to leave the Qantas Club.

01.01.2022 Alliance Airlines will commence twice-weekly Canberra-Maroochydore-Cairns flights from next month.

01.01.2022 Many Australians are finding it difficult to use their Future Flight Credits from Virgin Australia. But for customers living in the United States, Japan or New Zealand, right now there's no realistic possibilty to redeem the credits at all. By the time Virgin resumes flights to the USA, the travel credits will be expired.