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The Frequent Flyer Gazette

Monday, 9 December 2019

Great Deal: Premium Economy to Europe from $1,883 round-trip
There are some great premium airfares available now from Australia to Europe, with Premium Economy flights to Amsterdam on full-service airlines starting from just $1,883 return! Meanwhile, Business class fares are available from Australia to Europe from $3,715 return.

Premium cabin airfares from Sydney to Vancouver, Canada are also now available for a similar price, with Premium Economy starting at $1,709 return. And full-service Economy fares from Sydney to Rome are on sale for as low as $939 return.
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Virgin Australia Current Promo Codes
Why pay full price for your next Virgin flight? Virgin Australia regularly releases discount codes that you can use to save money on airfares! These promo codes can save you up to 15% on flights operated by Virgin Australia. There are a few restrictions. Virgin Australia discount codes are only valid on certain routes, travel dates and fare categories. Some sale and early-bird fares are ineligible for further discounting with more...
How to Earn Cathay Pacific Status
Unlike most airlines, Cathay Pacific has separate loyalty programs for earning and redeeming miles, as well as for earning status. The Asia Miles program is free to join and allows you to earn and redeem miles for flights with Cathay Pacific and its partners. But to earn status with Cathay Pacific, you'll need to join the separate Marco Polo Club. The Marco Polo Club has a USD100 (AU$146) joining fee. After paying this fee, you'll more...
 
 
Air India Airbus A321 Economy Class Review
2.0/5
Just how bad could Air India Economy class be for a one-hour domestic flight? I decided to find out...
 
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AFF Community Round-Up
Last chance to use Award Flight Assist before Christmas
The Award Flight Assist team will be taking a well-deserved break over Christmas. As a result, the team will not be accepting new quote requests from 13 December 2019 until 2 January 2020.

If you would like to use this service before Christmas, please request a quote by next Thursday at the latest. request a quote...
Featured AFF Member Trip Reports
Norwegian cruise, London, Bavaria and the Maldives
Trip report by Daver6 | We started planning this trip ages ago. I have a bunch of HH points to blow and we decided Conrad Maldives was the way to go. The plan was to also fly on a 280k J OWA so we obviously needed to visits some other places. And so we decided on a cruise up the Norwegian coast would be in order. We decided we'd stop by London to visit friends and family and Bavaria to visit family. read more...
Canada, Mexico, Europe, oh my! RTW here we go.
Trip report by Drakecula | It was many years in the making. I read and researched and read some more and weighed up options. In the end I decided *A would be the best suited based on future travel plans and what airlines flew where. We signed up with KrisFlyer in particular as they had announced they would fly from Canberra which was a bonus. Thus began the journey to amass frequent flyer points with the goal for a RTW J trip. read more...
AFF Member Profile
This week, we interviewed AFF member pagingjoan from Melbourne. pagingjoan joined Australian Frequent Flyer in 2009 and has so far made 1,794 posts.
 
Q: Most recent trip?
A: Reviewing the past week, I see that I've flown Emirates, Lufthansa, Brussels Air and Air Dolomiti. The last one, not by design, but an involuntary re-booking after tech and weather-related disruptions. Where? Singapore, Dubai, Munich, Brussels and Bologna. Later today, it will be Turkish to Tbilisi, Georgia - via Istanbul (SAW).
 
Q: What's still on your bucket list?
A: Greenland.
 
Q: What's one thing you would never travel overseas without?
A: Apart from all the obvious ones, three things: A Champagne stopper, mini pepper grinder, mini salt mill.
 
Q: What's one piece of advice you would give to a new AFF member?
A: Ask for advice. The expertise and experience of this group and the generosity of its members are outstanding.
 
Q: Favourite thread on AFF?
A: There's always something new and entertaining and/or informative emerging. I like to follow the latest activity and plug into anything of interest that catches my eye.
 
Upcoming Community Events
11 Dec
Webinar - Oneworld Alternatives to Qantas Frequent Flyer
 
21 Dec
Melbourne Christmas Dinner & Drinks
 
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Sydney Christmas Drinks & Train Ride
 

 
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