Offers
- 100 free SPG Points for a Facebook like, and an update…
- It’s all been a little quiet on the Point Hacks front recently – I’m working on an amazing project in my day job which is keeping me uber busy, and cutting into my blogging time – and also sending me to Hong Kong twice in the last 2 or so months. Things will pick up [...] Read more – ‘100 free SPG Points for a Facebook like, and an update…’.
- 100 free Velocity Points for liking Europcar on Facebook
- No brainer this one – Europcar are giving away 100 free Velocity Points for anyone who likes them on Facebook. Just input your Velocity number after granting Europcar’s Facebook App permission, and you’re done – it takes about 30 seconds, and you can always unlike after. Go grab those points… Read more – ‘100 free Velocity Points for liking Europcar on Facebook’.
- Register for Virgin Atlantic bonus miles on VS coded flights
- Virgin Atlantic ply the Sydney-Hong Kong-London Kangaroo route out of Australia, and are offering up to 15,000 bonus miles for flying with them before 15th June (and registering for this promo by 13th May). The registration page is here, and you’ll receive 5,000 extra miles for flying Economy, 10,000 bonus miles for Premium Economy and [...] Read more – ‘Register for Virgin Atlantic bonus miles on VS coded flights’.
- 1000 free BMI miles maybe = 1000 free BA miles, or more if you combine with household accounts
- via One Mile at a Time, here’s a quick, neat way to potentially earn a nice stash of British Airways Avios (maybe up to 7,000) by capitalising on the sale of BMI from Lufthansa to IAG (owner of British Airways). BMI’s Diamond Club is offering 1000 miles for new accounts. You can sign up with [...] Read more – ‘1000 free BMI miles maybe = 1000 free BA miles, or more if you combine with household accounts’.
- US Airways 100% bonus on miles purchases is back…
- US Airways are running another 100% points bonus for purchasing points through to April 15th. Many people have already written about this, and you’ll get a better run down on the specifics of the deal from them than me – so I won’t cover it again. For those of us in Australia & NZ, the [...] Read more – ‘US Airways 100% bonus on miles purchases is back…’.
- US Airways offering a 50% bonus on hotel program transfers to Dividend Miles
- If you’re considering the new Membership Rewards -> SPG -> Airline Program transfer options now that the transfer rate between MR and SPG has recently improved, there’s no better time to consider stocking up on US Airways miles – as they are running a 50% bonus promotion on transfers into Dividend Miles from Hotel Programs. [...] Read more – ‘US Airways offering a 50% bonus on hotel program transfers to Dividend Miles’.
- Membership Rewards transfer rate bonuses for March; and SPG goes 2MR:1SPG
- Amex have released improved transfer rates for Membership Rewards points over to: Velocity – 15% bonus, or 30% on transfers over 100,000 MR points with 100 bonus SC’s Etihad Guest (which I’ve previously written about) – 20% bonus Virgin Atlantic – 30% bonus Malaysia Airlines Enrich – 25% bonus Thai Airways – 10% bonus Singapore [...] Read more – ‘Membership Rewards transfer rate bonuses for March; and SPG goes 2MR:1SPG’.
- 250 free Priority Club points for survey completed by 31st March
- Pretty straightforward this one – complete this survey by 31st March 2012 and receive 250 Priority Club points. 12 questions took me about 4 minutes. Too easy. 250 PC points aren’t much, but neither is the effort required. Read more – ‘250 free Priority Club points for survey completed by 31st March’.
- Etihad join the ranks of Membership Rewards Australia transfer partners
- Etihad Guest recently became the latest airline program to partner with American Express Membership Rewards as a transfer partner. MR Points transfer over to Etihad Guest at 1 Mile : 1 Point, and there’s a 20% bonus promotion running on transfers until the end of March. Up until now, it’s been particularly tricky to earn [...] Read more – ‘Etihad join the ranks of Membership Rewards Australia transfer partners’.
- Jetstar Platinum Mastercard – 30,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points, no annual fee
- This offer literally arrived in my inbox from Jetstar about 30 minutes ago, and it’s one of those you just can’t ignore. The Jetstar Platinum Mastercard (issued by Macquarie Bank) is offering 30,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points for new sign ups, with no annual fee ($149 in subsequent years). You can’t get much better than [...] Read more – ‘Jetstar Platinum Mastercard – 30,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points, no annual fee’.
- 30% off domestic Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer redemptions until 22nd February
- In a beautifully timed move, just when all the news coming out of Qantas is negative, Virgin Australia rolled out a promotion on domestic Velocity award seats – 30% off on bookings made from 21st Feb to 21st June, with a blackout over Easter (5th Feb to 16th April). It’s a simple promotion, and a [...] Read more – ‘30% off domestic Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer redemptions until 22nd February’.
- Deal: Sydney – Europe (OK, Moscow) for $900 with Qantas & S7
- Everyone knows that usually airfares to Europe from Australia never come in at less than $1600 or so at the best of times, right? And normally I’d consider $1800 a good deal from Sydney, with Qantas/BA usually pushing prices north of $2000. If you’ve got the travelling guts, you can halve that by booking a [...] Read more – ‘Deal: Sydney – Europe (OK, Moscow) for $900 with Qantas & S7’.
- Making Avios work in Australia – British Airways offering 25% bonus on Avios purchases until 29th February
- British Airways run a promotion to earn a 20-30% bonus on points purchases 2 or 3 times a year, and the time has rolled around again – this time a 25% bonus on purchase (BA login required) of their new points currency, Avios, until 29th January. With the recent changes to the Executive Club scheme, [...] Read more – ‘Making Avios work in Australia – British Airways offering 25% bonus on Avios purchases until 29th February’.
- Score a discount on Velocity bookings in Virgin Australia domestic Business Class if booked by Wednesday
- The guys over at the ever-useful AusBT posted a useful heads up of a quick way to save on Virgin Australia domestic business class redemptions (except East Coast – Perth routes) if you’re able to book by this Wednesday, 18th January. This is the deadline for removal of premium economy bookings for VA, as they [...] Read more – ‘Score a discount on Velocity bookings in Virgin Australia domestic Business Class if booked by Wednesday’.
- Latest Membership Rewards Bonus Partners for January 2012 released
- Amex have got their act together and updated the Membership Rewards Bonus Partner microsite in the last couple of days with their bonus partners for the next few months. The 5 bonus points per $ at BP remains until March 31 at least, making it worth seeking out a BP specifically to fuel up. However [...] Read more – ‘Latest Membership Rewards Bonus Partners for January 2012 released’.
- Free Hilton HHonors Gold, anyone?
- Not sure how I missed this first time around… Hilton are offering free HHonors Gold Status to certain Visa Infinite cardholders. HHonors Gold gets you… Free internet Free breakfast Bonus points Maybe an upgrade The registration form should be locked down, but the six digits 442394 will work. This one’s a no brainer if you [...] Read more – ‘Free Hilton HHonors Gold, anyone?’.
- My top points earners for 2011
- Qantas American Express Ultimate Card At first, the standard $450 annual fee is frightening, even with the free flight. However I received a $200 discount on the annual fee as part of a standard signup promotion back in May, and sold the flight on eBay for $250. A few months later, I noticed an annual [...] Read more – ‘My top points earners for 2011’.
- Earning ‘free’ Frequent Flyer points using just your time and some minimal risk
- One of the neatest (but more time consuming) ways to earn points (effectively for free) is to use your points earning credit card to purchase something at less than it’s resale value on eBay, and then sell it. This is most easily calculated and understood when considering gift voucher of fixed monetary value, which retailers [...] Read more – ‘Earning ‘free’ Frequent Flyer points using just your time and some minimal risk’.
- Reminder – BP’s 5x Bonus offer for Membership Rewards spend ends December 31
- It’s worth a quick post for Membership Rewards cardholders – don’t forget that the existing 5 bonus points/dollar at BP offer ends on December 31st. The promo was renewed when it was last up for expiry in September, but it’s worth considering pre-purchasing fuel by buying a BP gift card (which are sold as $200 [...] Read more – ‘Reminder – BP’s 5x Bonus offer for Membership Rewards spend ends December 31’.
- 10 x Qantas bonus points on Qantas Gift Voucher purchases
- Qantas don’t offer many bonuses, but November and December have been small gold mines as they look to procure loyalty and extra cash in the bank, using Frequent Flyer points as their chosen weapon. Qantas gift vouchers (which usually offer no additional points on purchase to the giver) are yielding 10 points per dollar. It’s [...] Read more – ‘10 x Qantas bonus points on Qantas Gift Voucher purchases’.
- 25% discount code for Virgin America bookings made to December 31st
- Given how crappy my experience of most US carriers have been, Virgin America remains one for me that I’d actually like to try. Given their reciprocal points earning benefits, and competitive fares, if their route network will get you where you need to go in the US they are definitely worth considering. For the next [...] Read more – ‘25% discount code for Virgin America bookings made to December 31st’.
- In the market for miles? American, US Airways and Starwood are all running discounts in December
- Here’s a brief rundown of the options to purchase currently in the market in December. First up, American Airlines AAdvantage is offering a staggered bonus on miles purchases between now and December 31st – for every 6000 miles you purchase, receive a 2000 mile bonus. It works out to be a 20% kicker, and the [...] Read more – ‘In the market for miles? American, US Airways and Starwood are all running discounts in December’.
- Recommend an American Express card; receive bonus points
- I stumbled across this ongoing promotion by American Express this morning, which allows a current Amex cardholder to recommend another card to someone else and receive 1/2 of the amount of their signup bonus in points back to your account. For example – recommend the 80,000 point Platinum Charge Card, and you receive 40,000 points [...] Read more – ‘Recommend an American Express card; receive bonus points’.
- Pick a (credit) card, any card…
- Not too much has been going on in the world of points earning in Australia in the last couple of months, which is a bit of a bummer for those looking to bump up their point balances for travel in 2013. There are some pretty good credit card sign up offers in the market right [...] Read more – ‘Pick a (credit) card, any card…’.
- Qantas offering Bonus Points and other gifts to some Frequent Flyers
- Hot out of my inbox comes the news that Qantas are offering some nice point bonuses on flights (with a QF flight number) between now and December 23rd. How nicely timed, given that I’ll be flying around 22,000 base points worth of flights in December, and this ups my bonus from the usual 75% to [...] Read more – ‘Qantas offering Bonus Points and other gifts to some Frequent Flyers’.
- 20% discount on Starwood points purchases
- I haven’t covered many SPG offers yet on the site – they don’t come around often, but when they do, they’re worth considering as SPG points are just so damn valuable. Starwood this week kicked off a 20% discount on the purchase of SPG points – there’s a minimum purchase of 500 points for $14 [...] Read more – ‘20% discount on Starwood points purchases’.
- Reminder – Virgin Australia 20% points transfer bonus ends on the 31st October
- A gentle reminder that the 20% points transfer bonus for Velocity points that’s been available on credit card program transfers expires this coming Monday, the 31st October. As I said when the bonus came out, it’s not huge enough to convince me without a doubt to move my heard earned Amex Membership Rewards points over [...] Read more – ‘Reminder – Virgin Australia 20% points transfer bonus ends on the 31st October’.
- 50% Discount on Singapore Airlines Krisflyer Redemptions
- Hot off the twitter presses, Singapore Airlines are offering a 50% discount (in points) on specific flight redemptions across their route network in both Economy and Business class. I’ll take a look at some of the specific opportunities tomorrow, but for now you can start research for yourself by checking out the targeted routes and [...] Read more – ‘50% Discount on Singapore Airlines Krisflyer Redemptions’.
- This week’s challenge – the US Airways Grand Slam promotion
- I’d previously been ignoring the Grand Slam promotion from US Airways, but a recent post from View from the Wing spurred me into action – and I figure it could be an easy and cheap way to add to my US balance with minimal effort and cost. The full rules of the promo are here. [...] Read more – ‘This week’s challenge – the US Airways Grand Slam promotion’.
- Virgin Australia offering a 20% bonus on Credit Card program transfers to Velocity Frequent Flyer
- Another day, more news from Virgin, this time offering a 20% bonus on transfers from most credit card programs into Velocity points. Banks/Card Programs included are… American Express Membership Rewards Commonwealth Bank Westpac Altitude St George ANZ Rewards BankSA Bank of Melbourne Citirewards is notably missing. A 20% bonus isn’t enough to make me transfer [...] Read more – ‘Virgin Australia offering a 20% bonus on Credit Card program transfers to Velocity Frequent Flyer’.
- Everyday Rewards offering free Qantas points if you threaten to close your Everyday Qantas credit card account
- I’m consolidating my various lines of credit at the minute, and unfortunately for Woolworths my Everyday Rewards Qantas Card didn’t make the cut. It’s a great value card with some good signup bonuses for new customers, but the annual fee was due soon and I’m concentrating my spending elsewhere. On calling and asking to close [...] Read more – ‘Everyday Rewards offering free Qantas points if you threaten to close your Everyday Qantas credit card account’.
- 30% bonus on purchase of BA Miles
- British Airways have kicked off a new campaign – up to 30% bonus on the purchase of BA Miles until 5th September. The bonus is structured as follows: It’s not enough of a bonus haul to warrant buying miles outright for a redemption, but if you’re looking to make a BA redemption and need some [...] Read more – ‘30% bonus on purchase of BA Miles’.
- 20% bonus on Virgin Atlantic Flying Club transfers from Amex Membership Rewards
- Amex are currently offering a 20% sweetener on MR transfers to Virgin Atlantic Flying club – until the 9th October. A relatively unpublicised recent promotion, I can’t find an offer page outlining this yet, but was assured by Amex over the phone that it’s active until then. There’s a promo on the homepage of the [...] Read more – ‘20% bonus on Virgin Atlantic Flying Club transfers from Amex Membership Rewards’.
- 10,000 bonus Membership Rewards points with American Express foreign money transfer
- American Express FX International Payments are offering Amex Membership Rewards cardholders 10,000 bonus points with their first international money transfer, if made by August 31st. You’ll need a bank account overseas to send money to in order to take advantage. Their transaction and forex rates are actually quite good, so it’s worth considering the service [...] Read more – ‘10,000 bonus Membership Rewards points with American Express foreign money transfer’.
- The US Airways 100% bonus miles promotion is back…
- Another lucrative US Airways miles promotion landed overnight – again a 100% bonus on buying miles, but this time in increments of 10,000 miles, to 50,000 (for a bonus of 50,000). So buy 10,000, get another 10,000 as a bonus – and so on. This is equally as appealing as the last one back in [...] Read more – ‘The US Airways 100% bonus miles promotion is back…’.
- Living Social offering discounts on British Airways flights to Europe
- livingsocial, one the new crop of ‘group buying’ discount sites has partnered with British Airways to offer some significant discounts to travellers departing from Australia, and buying a ticket with BA. For only $49, you get $250 off any Economy or $500 off any Premium Economy return British Airways operated flight from Sydney to Europe, [...] Read more – ‘Living Social offering discounts on British Airways flights to Europe’.
- 50% discount on British Airways miles redemptions for the next 10 days
- British Airways this morning released a 50% sale on miles redemption bookings (login required) – so there are some excellent bargains to be had if you are planning to travel on a BA operated route out of Australia, and you have a stash of BA miles. BA miles can be a little hard to get [...] Read more – ‘50% discount on British Airways miles redemptions for the next 10 days’.
- InterContinental Adelaide – $149/night for 24 hours
- An email from Priority Club just landed in my inbox, offering $149 King Superior rooms at the IC Adelaide for booking within the next 24 hours. Normally rooms start at around $240, so this isn’t a bad deal if you’re considering a stay in Adelaide between now and the end of September… should be good [...] Read more – ‘InterContinental Adelaide – $149/night for 24 hours’.
- Qantas Holidays offering 10,000 bonus points on Hawaii packages
- This month’s promotion from Qantas Holidays is a relatively unappealing 10,000 points on a Hawaii package, for travel until 31st March next year. Given that flights to Hawaii on Qantas are never that cheap and you’ll have to combine your flight and hotel booking – possibly missing out on hotel deals or points as you’re [...] Read more – ‘Qantas Holidays offering 10,000 bonus points on Hawaii packages’.
- Discounted Qantas Club membership until end of FY11
- Qantas are offering a significant discount on Qantas Club memberships for the next 72 hours – for example, a one year membership is discounted by $410 to $470. A good deal if you anticipate flying on Qantas, BA or American a lot over the next year (they all offer Qantas Club members lounge access), and [...] Read more – ‘Discounted Qantas Club membership until end of FY11’.
- Discounted Star Alliance awards with US Airways buying bonus
- I wouldn’t normally post about a US airline offer, but this one is going to be tough to pass up, especially given the excellent Australian Dollar exchange rate at the minute. US Airways is offering a straight up 100% bonus on buying miles for their Dividend Miles program until June 30th, up to a total [...] Read more – ‘Discounted Star Alliance awards with US Airways buying bonus’.
- 5000 Bonus Qantas Points for Flight & Hotel Bookings to Melbourne or Tasmania
- Qantas Holidays are back at it again with another bonus point offer – this time 5000 points for packages (flight and hotel) to either Melbourne or Tasmania. As always, not worth going out of your way for, but if you’re considering booking a trip anyway, might be enough to sway you to package it up [...] Read more – ‘5000 Bonus Qantas Points for Flight & Hotel Bookings to Melbourne or Tasmania’.
- 10,000 Qantas Point Bonus for Hong Kong Holidays
- Qantas Holidays are rolling out their 10,000 bonus point offer again, this time for packages (Qantas flight plus hotel) to Hong Kong. If you’re already considering a break to HKG and their package price is within $50-$75 of what you were intending to pay for a hotel and flight, then it’s probably worth picking up [...] Read more – ‘10,000 Qantas Point Bonus for Hong Kong Holidays’.
- 10,000 point bonus for Qantas Flights and Hotel Packages to the USA
- Any USA flight and accommodation combo booked through Qantas holidays (excluding Hawaii) can earn 10,000 bonus points until 27 March, for travel 1 April to 30 June 2011. Read more – ‘10,000 point bonus for Qantas Flights and Hotel Packages to the USA’.
- 5000 point bonus for Qantas Flight and Accommodation packages to the Northern Territory
- Qantas Holidays are offering 5000 bonus points on packages to the Northern Territory, This is only a decent offer if you’re already planning an NT trip – I wouldn’t change my plans, make new ones or incur additional expense to gain the bonus. Read more – ‘5000 point bonus for Qantas Flight and Accommodation packages to the Northern Territory’.
- 10,000 ‘Free’ Qantas Points with the Qantas American Express Discovery Card
- The Qantas Amex product range often has decent signup bonus offers in place that help offset the annual fee for the card. The newest Qantas Amex is a no frills card, and comes with no benefits other than 1 QFF point/$ spent – but also no annual fee, so effectively the current 10k Qantas signup [...] Read more – ‘10,000 ‘Free’ Qantas Points with the Qantas American Express Discovery Card’.