American Airlines has a special relationship with Qantas, much like Emirates does.
Continue reading…You’ll now earn more Qantas Points and Status Credits on American Airlines flights + new routes from New Zealand
Travelling on international flights with children and infants
While travelling in New Zealand with an infant is a relatively painless process, the same cannot be said for international journeys, particularly those which can span 12 hours or more.
All airlines have some version of an infant policy, but these can vary depending on the route and class of travel. We’ve compiled a list of twelve major international airlines which fly from New Zealand, and can be easily booked with frequent flyer points.
Continue reading…A guide to the oneworld alliance in New Zealand
This guide takes a look at the oneworld alliance, focusing on its carriers that fly into New Zealand and their respective frequent flyer programmes.
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How to transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to frequent flyer partners
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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The best uses of Etihad Guest miles for travellers in New Zealand
Etihad is a Virgin Australia partner for points earn and redemption, making it a useful program to know about – and it has some especially good redemption rates for many Virgin Australia Trans-Tasman and South Pacific routes.
In this guide, we’ll look at the options for redeeming Etihad Guest miles mainly on partner airlines, and we’ll explain why outright redemptions and upgrades on Etihad flights don’t make much sense from New Zealand. Continue reading…
American Airlines Flagship Lounge Miami overview
American Airlines is revamping their Business and First Class lounges across its major hubs, now named Flagship Lounges, with a separate dining area for First Class passengers. Continue reading…
American Airlines 777-200 Business Class overview
Award space on this flight for one day before New Year’s Eve was plentiful right up until departure, providing a comfortable red-eye flight to start our three-month trip through South America. Continue reading…
American Airlines AA142 New York – London Business Class Review
After a couple of weeks in New York City, it was time to head over to London for the last leg of our big trip for this year – and we ended up on American Airlines on a new day flight, AA142, operated between the two cities.
I seem to be cursed in having ‘not the best’ experiences when flying between the US and the UK – a crappy flight with British Airways was one of my first reviews I wrote for Point Hacks around 5 years ago(!). Continue reading…
Update!: now including Hawaiian – Flight Deal – New Zealand to Los Angeles direct, Business Class return for $3,500!
Update! Hawaiian Airlines have now jumped into this sale with return business class fares between Auckland and Los Angeles via Honolulu for $3,520. Sale fares are available on selected days from now until late June 2017 including holiday periods, and as shown later can also be booked to include a stop in Honolulu for no extra.
This week has seen some great return airfare deals across multiple carriers advertised for flights to North America.
We’ve written about the multiple carriers advertising sub $1,000 return fares to US currently on the market, however here I’m focusing purely on the ground-breakingly low business class fares the airlines have been a little more discreet about, and are available for booking all the way out to the end of June 2017.
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