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American Express have boosted the transfer rate to Air New Zealand Airpoints

December 27, 2019
American Express Membership Rewards

American Express have improved the transfer rate to Air New Zealand Airpoints from Membership Rewards.

You can now get 1 Airpoints Dollars per 150 Membership Rewards points (1:150).

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Reasons to transfer points between Velocity and KrisFlyer

December 18, 2019

The ability to transfer points from Virgin Australia’s Velocity programme to Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer has been available since 2014. It is one of the only frequent flyer programme partnerships in the world which allow you to transfer your points between programmes.

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Would rather use points for two Business Class flights rather than four in Economy?

December 11, 2019

The single best advantage of frequent flyer points is to get into Business and First Class without paying the kind of money that an outright ticket purchase requires.

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Guide to Velocity Frequent Flyer airline partners

November 22, 2019
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Virgin Australia and Velocity Frequent Flyer have partnered with many major international carriers such as Singapore Airlines, Delta and Etihad, that allow you to earn and redeem Velocity Points when flying with those partner airlines.

Read on to see a full list of Velocity partners airlines, and how you can earn and redeem Velocity Points when flying with them.

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What is considered a short-haul, medium-haul and long-haul flight?

November 14, 2019
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One common approach amongst frequent flyers is to use points for premium cabin travel on flights over three hours in duration and fly Economy Class on shorter routes.

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Convert KrisFlyer miles and hotel points into Velocity points with a 15% bonus

November 5, 2019

Velocity Frequent Flyer are offering a 15% bonus when you convert KrisFlyer miles or hotel points into points until 30 November, with no cap on the number of bonus points you can earn.

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How to buy Velocity Points?

October 7, 2019
VFF My Benefits Global Wallet

Buying Velocity Points is a great way to top-up your balance if you are just short of a major flight redemption, although it might not be worth it if you are trying to get hundreds of thousands of points in one hit.

In this guide, we will look at the most accessible ways to buy Velocity Points.

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How to sign up for free Qantas Frequent Flyer membership

September 9, 2019

Point Hacks reader Maxy posted this on the Questions & Answers section of our Australian website:

Is there a way to avoid the sign-up fee for Qantas Frequent Flyer? A code or sign-up link maybe?

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How to use Velocity Family Points Pooling and Transfers to combine points and status between accounts

August 9, 2019

Velocity Frequent Flyer has an excellent and very useful Family Points Pooling feature. It can offer huge benefits to couples and families trying to build their Velocity Points and Status Credits balances.

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