This is a favourite lounge of mine when travelling in Qantas or Emirates Business Class—if I do not have access to the Qantas International First Lounge. This is because the catering is great and it is the only lounge at Melbourne Airport to offer a children’s menu. Continue reading…
Emirates is the largest foreign airline servicing Australia, carrying almost one out of every ten passengers in and out of the country. Continue reading…
Emirates is one of the world’s top airlines and their First and Business Class products are amongst the best out there.
Qantas Frequent Flyer members are lucky to be able to use their points for redemptions on Emirates, as the airline is not part of any of the major alliances. Continue reading…
Holding Qantas Frequent Flyer status means that you can skip lines, enjoy complimentary food and drink in lounges, and gain preferential access to upgrades and award seat inventory when flying Qantas – and preferred seating with partner airlines such as Emirates, Cathay Pacific and American Airlines.
In this guide, we outline how to move up the five status tiers, the benefits available at each level, and how to extend your status with Qantas.
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This review is part of a three-week round-the-world holiday that I paid for using frequent flyer points.
Following an Emirates First Class flight from Toronto to Dubai, my partner and I had a seven-hour layover in Dubai before our First Class flight to the Maldives. Continue reading…
Qantas Frequent Flyer’s lounge membership program Qantas Club gives you access to lounges, priority check-in, domestic upgrades and an additional checked baggage allowance.
In this guide, we outline pricing, points earn, the benefits of membership, and alternative ways to access these privileges. Continue reading…
This review is part of a three-week round-the-world holiday paid for using reward points. Following ten nights in Canada, my partner and I flew from Toronto to the Maldives via Dubai on Emirates in First Class. Continue reading…
Hi, I’m Tash, a 31-year-old, Brisbane-based points amateur. Over the course of a year and a bit, I accumulated enough Qantas Points to book myself a one-way First Class ticket from Brisbane to Amsterdam. Continue reading…
It’s not so easy to redeem frequent flyer points for travel on Emirates, so we’re really lucky in Australia to be able to use our Qantas Points for good-value redemptions in Emirates First and Business Class.
Last week, Emirates debuted their new First Class seat on two European routes and it is certainly a great product, but very few will be lucky enough to experience it. Continue reading…
From March next year, Australia’s flag carrier will refocus on Asia, bringing First and Premium Economy Class back to some of its Singapore flights and aiming to provide a superior transit experience for passengers at Changi Airport than they currently have in Dubai. Continue reading…
With Qantas’ partnership with Emirates, an ongoing and useful provider of benefits to points-collectors, redeemers and frequent flyers, Emirates First Class has become one of the most useful and unique ways to use your Qantas Points.
I’ve had the chance to sample Emirates top premium cabin a few times in the last year, so here is my take on how to get the most from your trip. Continue reading…
Stop thinking about toasters, iPads or TVs – Qantas Points are still very usable for a range of great flight redemptions.
This is how I would be looking to use a balance of 80,000 Qantas Points. Continue reading…
After cutting the 15% online booking discount in July 2016 (with Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer following suit in March of this year) and making redemptions on Malaysia Airlines flights more expensive in February 2015, Enrich is putting another nail in the coffin by increasing the cost of redemptions across the board from next month. Continue reading…
