Reward Program News
Etihad frequent flyer partners: nifty point hacks
Want to earn miles from American Airlines flights that you can spend on Virgin Australia tickets? Or pick up points from Malays...
MAS + Etihad: Full earn and burn on points
Malaysia Airlines and Etihad Airways are joining up in a new frequent flyer partnership, with full reciprocal earning and burni...
Gold and platinum: Qantas FF vs Virgin Velocity
This article has been updated to take into account the recent relaunch of Velocity Rewards.Gold and platinum membership of...
Qantas vs Virgin: which earns more int'l points?
Welcome to the second instalment of Australian Business Traveller's series this week comparing Qantas Frequent Flyer and Virgin...
QF Platinum One: the details
Qantas is piling on the 'personal touch' perks at the new Platinum One status level of its Qantas Frequent Flyer program. The ...
Earn & burn with Etihad & American Airlines
IN BRIEF | Travellers on Etihad Airways and American Airlines can already earn frequent flyer miles on each other's n...
Virgin disputes Choice's criticism of frequent fly
Virgin Australia has hit back at criticisms of frequent flyer programs by The Australian Consumer Association magazine&nbs...
Choice slams frequent flyer schemes
The Australian Consumer Association magazine Choice has once again slammed Australia's frequent flyer schemes, saying that most...
Qantas to launch Platinum One frequent flyer status
UPDATE | Qantas has now launched its Platinum One frequent flyer level, and we've got all the details... PREVIOUS | Qantas wi...
Free credit card, identity theft protection
Virgin Australia frequent flyers will get free credit card and identity theft protection as part of the airline's new Velocity ...
Velocity Rewards on electricity bills coming soon
Australian airlines are finding new ways to attract customers in the battle for frequent flyers, with Virgin Australia and Lumo...
A|Club program renamed to Le Club Accorhotels
Hotel group Accor -- which runs business travel hotels Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure and MGallery, plus various other bran...
oneworld frequent flyer basics: tiers & benefits
Need to know what your Qantas Frequent Flyer Silver, Gold or Platinum elite tier status means on other oneworld alliance airlin...
Get more airline points from car rental
If you want to maximise your frequent flyer earnings from car rentals, it's worth checking how points are accrued with differen...
Velocity frequent flyer fast-track
Virgin Australia's push to woo Qantas frequent flyers already includes a valuable status match offer which provides free s...
Virgin Velocity's free elite car hire membership
Virgin Australia's relaunched Velocity Rewards scheme is cleverly getting a jump on the market-leading Qantas Frequent Flyer by...
Virgin frequent flyers now getting hotel extras
A surprising and innovative addition to Virgin's revamped Velocity Rewards frequent flyer program is free top-tier membership i...
New Velocity Rewards cards: what they look like
IN BRIEF | If you've been wondering what the new Velocity Rewards cards will look like following the relaunch of the program, h...