Back in November, American Express announced they were changing earn and redemption rates from 15 April. Continue reading…
What should you do with your Amex points before they are devalued in two months?
How to choose the best lounge before your next flight
Lounge access usually comes standard for those travelling in Business or First Class, as well as for passengers holding elite status travelling in any cabin. Continue reading…
Cathay Dragon A330 Business Class overview
Cathay Dragon is the regional airline of Cathay Pacific, based in Hong Kong. It is an affiliate member of oneworld, meaning you can use any oneworld points currency for a redemption, including Qantas Points. Continue reading…
Buy Velocity Points with 20% bonus: is it worth it?
Virgin Australia is offering a 20% bonus when buying Velocity Points until 1 March—this equates to around 1.95c per point at the top tier if purchasing the maximum 250,000 points. Continue reading…
Perth gets a nonstop flight to Tokyo with ANA: how to use your points
The Japanese carrier ANA will launch a nonstop flight between Perth and Tokyo Narita in September this year. I explain why I don’t think you should use your KrisFlyer miles for a redemption. Continue reading…
A roundup of offers ending soon: dates to put in your diary
Here are the best, currently active offers to earn, use and buy frequent flyer points all in one place. Continue reading…
Emirates axes complimentary chauffeur on awards booked with Qantas Points
This valuable perk will disappear from next month. Here is what to do if you already have a booking or plan to make one. Continue reading…
ANA 777 First Class overview
Back in August-September 2018, I got the chance to experience this very solid product twice flying to and from our Point Hacks Team meetup in Tokyo. Continue reading…
KrisFlyer now allows flexible dates searches: saves you time
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer has rolled out the ability to search availability across a seven-day period. Continue reading…
How buying miles got me 20+ hours in a lie-flat Business Class seat for under $2,000
Using Alaska Mileage Plan miles instead of cash got me a 72% discount on the price of a Cathay Pacific Business Class ticket from the US to Hong Kong and Dubai. Continue reading…
7 of the best uses of Emirates Skywards miles
For travellers from a lot of other countries, Emirates’ Skywards frequent flyer program represents good value due to their wide network reach and the lack of partnerships with most other frequent flyer programs and airlines for redemption.
In Australia, we’re luckier, because we have Qantas Frequent Flyer, which is a partner program and allows for redemptions on Emirates. Continue reading…
Our top 10 ways to get the most out of 100,000 KrisFlyer miles
If you have a decent KrisFlyer balance or credit card points that can be transferred to KrisFlyer, then 100,000 KrisFlyer miles can get you far. Continue reading…
Hotel St Moritz Queenstown One Bedroom Suite review
Each year, for the last eight years, my partner and I have travelled to Queenstown for a week during the ski season.
In previous years we’ve stayed at the Novotel, Sofitel and Peppers the Beacon apartments. Fortunately, I had a stash of Le Club points, so last year I looked at booking one of the four Accor properties located in Queenstown. Continue reading…