Travelling light is travelling right, and a bit of luxury ain't bad either.
Lachlan Looks like VA (Virgin Australia) could be on the road out of VA (Voluntary Administration) and end up in a good position. After a tough few months due to COVID-19 and previous financial troubles, Virgin Australia had to enter voluntary administration in April 2020. But there are now signs the airline can head out of … Read more
Until 27 August 2020, American Express is offering up to $400 of credit on everyday expenses to its Platinum cardholders. This credit should help offset the $1,450 annual fee, especially due to the coronavirus preventing many of the great travel perks from being used. I’m sure AMEX were experiencing many customers either cancelling their card … Read more
I’ve never stayed in a airport hotel before so this was my first time to stay in one. I arrived at Mactan-Cebu airport around 2am and didn’t get out til around 3am. I hadn’t planned anything in advance as I wasn’t sure what I was going to do on arrival. Plus I thought worse comes … Read more
This Plaza Premium lounge is one of the few lounges at the Mactan-Cebu International airport in the Philippines. This terminal is still relatively new new, only being built in the last couple of years. This also means this lounge was built recently. And it shows. Most everything in this lounge seemed new and in good … Read more
American Express and Velocity have teamed up once again to a offer a transfer bonus. This time with a few extra perks. We have heard that American Express are sending out 15% transfer bonus to Velocity for most of their card members. However those holding premium AMEX cards like the Platinum charge and Centurion are … Read more
Avianca LifeMiles, the Colombian flag carrier’s frequent flyer program, is running another points buying promotion! You can get up to a 125% bonus when purchasing points during this promotion. This is a great opportunity to get closer to your dream holiday! This promotion is running until the 27/02/2020, so get in quick. However this isn’t … Read more
Yet another bonus points offer from our friends at Velocity and Virgin Australia. This time you can earn triple Velocity points on an eligible flight. How does the offer work? First you need to activate the offer in your Velocity account. Then before the 18th February book a Virgin Australia flight for travel between 10 … Read more
Avianca LifeMiles has introduced Club LifeMiles a subscription service for their frequent flyer points. Subscription services are becoming very popular in many industries in the world particularly software and shopping. So I guess it was inevitable that it would come to frequent flyer programs as well! This is the first program I have heard of … Read more
A couple of days ago I (and probably many other American Express card members) received an email update addressed to a number. I noticed this, read the update and went about my day as I thought this was just glitch in their email system sending a card number instead of name. However the other day … Read more
Avianca’s frequent flyer program LifeMiles now allows you lock in a reward seat for a small fee without having to commit all the points. How does it work? LifeMiles’ Lock and Fly allows you to secure a reward fare without having to redeem your points straight away. This is a great way to secure a … Read more