Reward Program News
Virgin Australia aims to keep Qantas high flyers
Having wooed the cream of Qantas’ frequent flyers into its own Velocity rewards scheme during last year’s aggressiv...
New Etihad earn rate for Velocity points
If you're flying on Etihad but funneling those frequent flyer points towards your Virgin Australia Velocity balance, get ready ...
Rydges revamps PriorityGUEST loyalty program
Hotel group Rydges has revamped its PriorityGUEST rewards program, with the addition of upmarket Art Series and QT Hotels to th...
Virgin Velocity 15% card rewards transfer bonus
Got a stack of bank reward points sitting on your credit or charge card? Now's the time to cash them in, with Virgin Australia ...
Cash in miles at Qatar's in-person boutique
Got a seriously big stash of Qatar Airways' Qmiles in your account, and fed up of redeeming them on flights? You're obviously a...
Free Accor A|Club Platinum frequent guest status
Snap up Accor A|Club top tier Platinum frequent guest status, bringing you bonus points plus benefits at Pullman, Sofitel and M...
IHG Priority Club earning changes in Americas
The InterContinental Hotels Group is changing how its Priority Club frequent guest loyalty program points earning works for Int...
Emirates + Alaska = points
IN BRIEF | A new partnership between Emirates and Alaska Airlines not only allows travellers to rack up points in either a...
Free Hilton HHonors Gold status
Everybody loves a freebie, right? So here's a hot tip that'll get you instant Gold Elite status with Hilton's HHonors loya...
United Airlines status match
Got a trip on United Airlines coming up this year? If so, make a note to take up United's MileagePlus Premier Status ...
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...
Compared: Qantas Frequent Flyer / Velocity silver
This article has been updated to take into account the recent relaunch of Velocity Rewards. As part of our series compa...
QFF v Velocity: which is faster to silver/gold?
Which Australian airline loyalty program -- Virgin Australia's Velocity Frequent Flyer or Qantas Frequent Flyer -- gets you to ...
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...