Qantas International First Lounge Los Angeles overview

January 31, 2020

Qantas operates flagship International First Lounges at Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and Auckland. All of them except the Auckland one are fantastic. This is a review of the First Class lounge at LAX.

Qantas Club Canberra Lounge Overview

January 29, 2020

On a recent flight through Canberra, I had the opportunity to stop by the Canberra Qantas Club for a quick refresher and to grab a morning coffee before my short flight to Sydney. Here is my take on the lounge.

The definitive Point Hacks guide to Qantas lounges

December 12, 2019

With the largest lounge network in Australia and a respectable offering in New Zealand and overseas, Qantas lounge access is a valuable perk to passengers travelling in Business or First Class, higher-tier frequent flyers, and Qantas Club members.

When do frequent flyer programmes release award space for redemptions?

December 12, 2019

You’ve been busy building up your points balance and eyeing a redemption, so when can you get first dibs on an award seat?

Qantas Dash 8-Q400 Economy Class overview

November 18, 2019

Qantas’ subsidiary QantasLink operates around 2000 flights each week, normally doing one- to two-hour hops between regional towns and metropolitan cities in Australia. This guide reviews one such route from Rockhampton to Brisbane in Economy Class.

You’ll now earn more Qantas Points and Status Credits on American Airlines flights + new routes from New Zealand

November 11, 2019

American Airlines has a special relationship with Qantas, much like Emirates does.

Qantas Frequent Flyer overhaul: has award availability improved?

October 21, 2019

The recent overhaul of the Qantas Frequent Flyer programme promised members an improvement in the availability of reward seats, especially in premium cabins on popular routes.

Point Hacks has put this claim to the test by conducting some random searches, and our results are shown below.

Travelling on international flights with children and infants

October 3, 2019

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.

Good news: Qantas moving to daily Sydney – Santiago flights on the Dreamliner

October 1, 2019

According to Routesonline, from 24 June 2020, Qantas’ four-times-weekly service from Sydney to Santiago will increase to daily flights on the Dreamliner.