Best Guides For Redeeming Points Archives

Qantas Points Increase by 10-20% for Flights and Upgrades: What You Need to Know

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Starting August 5, 2025, travellers using Qantas Points will face significant changes. The airline is introducing a broad increase in the number of Qantas Points required for Classic Reward seats and upgrades, impacting everything from short domestic flights to luxurious around-the-world trips. Qantas Points: More Required Across the Board Qantas has announced a sweeping change […]

Amex Reduces Conversion Rates for Singapore Airlines, Krisflyer and Emirates Skyward Points

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Devaluation of points There will be changes to the transfer ratios for Emirates Skywards and KrisFlyer loyalty programs from American Express. Effective October 4, the transfer ratio for these two programs will be adjusted from the current rate of 2:1 to 3:1. This change has an impact on the earning rate of American Express (Amex) […]

New Airline Partners for American Express: Qatar & Hawaiian Airlines

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American Express has recently formed partnerships with Qatar Airways and Hawaiian Airlines in Australia, bringing two fantastic opportunities for cardholders to enhance their travel experiences. With this new collaboration, American Express cardholders can now convert their Membership Rewards points to Avios with Qatar Airways at a rate of 2 MR to 1 Avios, and to […]

Can I Use Reward Points for Upgrading My Domestic Flights to Business Class on Virgin and Qantas?

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For Virgin Australia domestic flight, all Velocity members travelling in an eligible fare class (excluding Economy Lite fares) can request an upgrade to Business Class. This is on Australia Domestic flights (except Christmas Island and Cocos Island) operated by Virgin Australia with a VA flight number. The request can be made online any time after you […]

What You’re Doing Wrong with your American Express Points and How to Maximise Them

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What You’re Doing Wrong with your American Express Points and How to Maximise Them There’s no doubt the choices for redeeming your American Express points are plentiful from flights to fashion. Yet with so many options and some offer low value for redeemed points, we’ve rounded up the best ways for you to maximize your […]

Now you can extend the validity of your Skywards Miles

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Emirates are excited to give you even more ways that you can get the most from your Skywards Miles. For the first time, you can pay to extend the validity of your Skywards Miles for up to a year beyond the original expiry date. If any of your Skywards Miles are expiring soon, you can […]