Daniel's articles (301)

Editor’s View: Virgin Australia’s global alliance dilemma

The issue of Virgin Australia joining a global alliance has been debated for a well over a decade now. I take a look at this issue in more detail and what this can mean for Velocity members.

18 August 2020.

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Virgin Australia

Business-friendly features of the American Express Qantas Business Rewards Card

The American Express Qantas Business Rewards Card comes with many features for your business that make it easy to manage cash flow and integrate your card transactions with MYOB.

04 August 2020.

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The American Express Qantas Business Rewards Card comes with many business-friendly features

Woolworths Rewards rebrands and extends to Tasmania

Woolworths Rewards has become Everyday Rewards and has also launched in Tasmania replacing the previous Frequent Shopper Club program. We take a look at what this means for all members.

31 July 2020.

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Woolworths Rewards is now Everyday Rewards and has extended to Tasmania.

Editor’s View: Why frequent flyer programs are the main game for airlines

Frequent flyer programs have long been a consistent financial performer for airlines. I take a look at their history and why they are such an asset for airlines.

28 July 2020.

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Velocity Frequent Flyer Status | Point Hacks

Velocity doubles routes available for reward redemptions, re-enables points upgrades

Velocity Frequent Flyer are doubling the number of routes available for flight redemptions for immediate travel, upgrades are now bookable again, plus hotel stays and car rentals can again be booked using Velocity Points.

21 July 2020.

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American Express launches Plan It payment instalments

American Express has launched Plan It, a feature that allows Card Members to pay their credit card statements off in monthly instalments over a 3, 6 and 12 month timeframe.

16 July 2020.

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Pay your American Express credit card statements off in instalments with Plan It

Meet Brandon, our new Senior Writer – Loyalty

We sit down with the latest addition to the Point Hacks team to talk boosting points earn, maximising rewards, and his favourite flights to date.

30 June 2020.

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Welcome Brandon to the Point Hacks team!

Bain vs Bondholders, the final showdown for Virgin Australia

Bain Capital has signed a Sale and Implementation Deed with the Administrator, making them the preferred bidder and most likely to emerge as the new owners of Virgin Australia. We outline what this means for Velocity members.

26 June 2020.

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Virgin Australia 737

Winners announced: Here are our 10 lucky winners!

Point Hacks and IHG Rewards partnered to provide 10 lucky readers with the opportunity to win 30,000 IHG Rewards Points! Here are our winners!

26 June 2020.

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There are 10 prizes of 30,000 IHG Rewards points up for grabs

Post-COVID Recovery Plan, Equity Raising for Qantas

Qantas has announced that 6,000 jobs will go along with a $1.9 billion fresh equity raising to ensure the airline comes out of the pandemic in a competitively strong position.

25 June 2020.

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Qantas announces a post-COVID recovery plan and equity raising