A little while ago, I attained Virgin Platinum status. One of the perks of having this status is that it also translates into your choice of hotels and car hire programs: Complimentary Partner Membership – Hotels Receive complimentary Platinum Partner membership with IHG® Rewards Club or Diamond Partner membership with Hilton HHonors™. Complimentary Partner Membership – Car Hire Receive Complimentary Privilege Elite Partner membership with Read More …
How do I get to Sydney airport cheaply from the city?
On domestic travel people who don’t travel often go for the cheap Jetstar deal and don’t consider the costs of getting to the airport, money spent at the terminal etc. whereas these costs can be significant. If you are travelling on a $69 fare then a $40 cab to the airport is a significant portion Read More …
What is a Best Rate Guarantee (BRG)?
One new tool that can potentially help reduce your travel costs is the best rate guarantee. Hotels have to pay commissions to third parties such as hotels.com, booking.com etc if the room is booked through that channel and so capture more revenue if it’s booked on their own website. To try to encourage people that they Read More …
Saving Qantas points for an upgrade to America or Europe?
For people that know a lot about points Qantas is considered one of the least valuable yet their frequent flyer program boasts 9 million members. A lot of people I speak say that their dream redemption is to buy a cheap flight to LA or Europe and upgrade using points. However the reality is that Read More …
Using Avios for internal Qantas flights such as SYD->MEL
Frequent flyer programs have strengths and weaknesses, one of the best ways to get better value is to try to utilise programs for their strengths. The main two options in Australia for flying are Virgin and Qantas with a large number of Australians being a member of Qantas Frequent Flyer. I’m going to list out Read More …
Welcome to aussiepoints
Hi, I’ m really excited to start writing about award travel and money saving opportunities with an Australian perspective. While there are many other great blogs out there such as on boardingarea and milevalue, most blogs are designed with the American market in mind. I reside in Sydney and intend to write about award Read More …