Qantas and Jetstar are giving customers an extra 12 months to use flight credits that were accrued during the peak upheaval to borders and travel from March 2020 to September 2021. Of the $2 billion in credits issued during that period, around $800 million remain unused. Credits have been extended three times since 2020 ..read more

Qantas has unveiled a new online shopping experience, Qantas Marketplace, which allows frequent flyer members to earn and use Qantas Points on more than 20,000 products from 900 brands. The marketplace replaces the former Qantas Rewards store and offers more brands and products for customers to choose from. It also supplements the existing Qantas Shopping ..read more

Qantas will significantly enhance its network of lounges in Australia and overseas, elevating the pre-flight and transit experience for customers at key destinations. The $100-million investment announced yesterday features four brand new lounges and upgrades to several existing international and domestic lounges, including: a new First Lounge at London’s Heathrow Airport the reopening of ..read more

Qantas says it will release tens of thousands of new international reward seats from 11am AEDT this Friday to give frequent flyers more opportunities to travel overseas using their Qantas Points. The release of new classic flight reward seats will be made possible by Qantas extending its commitment of 50 per cent more availability ..read more

Adelaide airport finally has an international departure lounge with the opening of the Plaza Premium lounge today. The independent facility is expected to be used by several airlines that fly out of Adelaide for eligible passengers, such as those in business class. The lounge is also welcoming pay-per-use visitors, who can purchase entry online ..read more

Virgin Australia has launched a generous promotion to encourage people to apply for a new Velocity Points earning credit card. The airline is giving you the choice of 30,000 bonus Velocity Points,  250 status credits or a $200 Coles gift card, which you get on top of any bonus points that come with the ..read more

Victoria is set to benefit from another international route out of Melbourne with Qantas launching a new service direct to Jakarta. From 16 April 2023, the airline will operate three weekly return flights between Melbourne and the Indonesian capital with its widebody Airbus A330 aircraft, which features lie-flat seats in business class in a 1-2-1 ..read more

Qantas Frequent Flyer members who own pets can now choose to earn Qantas Points when spending with the popular retailer PETstock. From today, PETstock customers can opt to earn Qantas Points when shopping online or from hundreds of PETstock stores around Australia (including on services like grooming), expanding on the existing PETstock Rewards loyalty ..read more

Virgin Australia has today launched a double status credits offer that gives customers a fast track to higher tiers of status with the airline's Velocity Frequent Flyer loyalty program. To take advantage of this offer, you must activate it via the link contained in an email from from Velocity or via the Velocity website ..read more

Qantas is offering customers even more travel options across India as part of an expansion of its codeshare partnership with IndiGo. Qantas launched the first phase of its codeshare agreement with India’s largest domestic carrier in August last year, offering customers seamless connections from Qantas flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Bengaluru and Delhi onto ..read more