Originally Posted by freshthoughts yes would be great if they added korean but adding Qatar would have zero value. they program has some of the highest rates and stringent policies plus you can book all of their flights with any other one worlds program Doesn't Qatar Airways severely restrict th...

Originally Posted by Ryan K I believe SYD-PEK is used as the -300 series struggle with this distance without a payload reduction. The galley set-up for VH-EBG and VH-EBL is also more optimal for a longer flight with two meal services. SYD to PEK route still uses the old Business class configurat...

Originally Posted by ChrisCh Something to keep in mind is that the volume of points the bank buys from each airline could affect the pricing of each individual point (when bought in bulk in the hundreds of millions, or billions), so in theory, the more partners a program has, the less points the...

Originally Posted by Michael Kao There are a few issues here in Australia compare to USA/Canada that gives Amex no incentive in adding more partners. 1. Lack of competition. - other than Amex, the only other card on the market that allows transfer to more than 5 partners is Citiprestige, which i...

Be very careful booking a flight through these third parties. You have a 50/50 chance of being denied boarding due to breaking the T&C of airline by purchasing your ticket via a third party, using someone else’s miles.