The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Friday, 11 October 2019
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| Qantas Removes Frequent Flyer Numbers from Boarding Passes |
Qantas will no longer print passengers' frequent flyer numbers on their boarding passes, citing privacy concerns.
AFF members started noticing that their Qantas Frequent Flyer membership numbers were not listed on their boarding passes from last week. The change is being progressively rolled out across the airline's network, and has not yet been fully implemented. |
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| Velocity Points, Status Credits Giveaway |
| Velocity Frequent Flyer has reached 10 million members, and it's launched a unique new promotion to celebrate. There are 3 parts to this "Pay Day" promotion: free bonus status credits, free bonus points and a double points offer. Yesterday, Velocity gifted 10 bonus status credits to every single member. These status credits should have appeared in your Velocity Frequent Flyer more... |
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| Lufthansa Loses Hidden City Case |
| Earlier this year, Lufthansa attempted to sue a passenger that exploited hidden-city ticketing. After they skipped the last flight on their ticket, the German airline demanded this customer pay the substantial difference in ticket price. The court case generated a lot of public interest and was seen as a "test" to see if the courts would set a precedent that favoured the airline or more... |
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Upcoming Webinar...
Reaping Rewards from Hotel Loyalty Programs |
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Many of us use airline frequent flyer programs to get more out of our travels. But if you frequently stay at hotels, you could also benefit greatly from hotel loyalty programs.
Hotel loyalty points can be redeemed for free hotel nights, room upgrades and transferred to airline frequent flyer programs. But some of the main benefits of hotel loyalty programs come with status. There are many more shortcuts to earning hotel status than exist with airline status, and the benefits can be just as great. These include things like guaranteed room upgrades, late check-out, free breakfast, lounge access and many other benefits, depending on your hotel.
Even if you never stay at hotels, you can use programs like Marriott Bonvoy to generate points and miles with valuable airline frequent flyer programs that are not otherwise accessible to Australians.
Come along to the upcoming Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar at 8pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 16 October 2019 to learn the basics of hotel loyalty programs and how you can reap the rewards!
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| Citibank Withdraws Prestige Credit Card |
| Citibank is no longer offering the Citi Prestige and Citi Prestige Qantas credit cards to new applicants. The Citi Prestige card, which has a $700 annual fee, was withdrawn at the beginning of this month. The Citi Prestige card was Citibank's most premium credit card in the Australian market. It was expensive, but it also came with a substanatial range more... |
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| Top 5 Credit Card Deals for October 2019 |
| There are some fantastic Australian credit card sign-up deals available during October 2019, including from American Express, Citibank, Virgin Money and ANZ. Credit card sign-up bonuses are one of the easiest ways to accumulate frequent flyer points quickly and relatively cheaply! By applying for a credit card and paying the annual fee, more... |
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| Redeem Alaska Miles for Singapore Airlines Flights |
It's now possible to redeem Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for Singapore Airlines flights, including from Australia. We look at where the value lies.
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| Upcoming Changes & Expiring Deals |
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