Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan are offering a 50% bonus when purchasing miles, until 19 May.
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is one of the few ways of purchasing miles cheaply to then redeem on partner airlines like Qantas and Cathay Pacific, and can be useful for cheaper Business Class travel on Qantas to the US and domestically. Continue reading…
A popular feature of the legacy Starwood programme was the ability to transfer hotel points to frequent flyer programmes with a generous bonus. I am happy to say that this feature is continuing with Marriott Bonvoy.
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Using Alaska Mileage Plan miles instead of cash got me a 72% discount on the price of a Cathay Pacific Business Class ticket from the US to Hong Kong and Dubai. Continue reading…
Historically, access to Cathay Pacific awards was extremely generous, however, since changes made to the Asia Miles program in June 2018, availability of their cheapest Saver awards has tightened on many routes, likely due to the introduction of the third type of award fare, where previously there was just two. Continue reading…
Qantas partner Alaska Airlines is the fifth-largest airline in the US. It generally ranks towards the top of US airlines in terms of customer satisfaction and its loyalty program Mileage Plan is more often than not the winner in annual rankings. Continue reading…
You’ve been busy building up your points balance and eyeing a redemption, so when can you get first dibs on an award seat? Continue reading…
Hawaii is a popular destination for travellers in New Zealand and, as such, we often get questions like this one in the Questions & Answers section of our Australian website:
What is the likelihood of obtaining three seats on X Business Class to Hawaii? Any tips?
This is a really great question, so we’ve decided to revamp our guide on how to use your frequent flyer points to fly in comfort to the Hawaiian Islands. Continue reading…
Many people understandably wouldn’t choose to redeem points for domestic or Trans-Tasman business travel on shorter flights – but if your travel preferences see you wanting the Business Class experience, and you have points to use, then why not?! Continue reading…
Alaska Airlines’ frequent flyer program is probably the best of any of the US airlines and offers great redemption rates on award travel partners such as Qantas, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines, as well as free stopovers.
While your initial thought may be to credit your points to Qantas Frequent Flyer, it is perhaps worth considering Alaska instead. Continue reading…
