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Frequent Flyer: Tony Wheeler, Lonely Planet

Tony Wheeler and his wife Maureen started the Lonely Planet series of guidebooks in the 1970s, an...

Qantas introduces $20 fee for choosing your seat

Flying international economy with Qantas and want to choose your seat in advance? That'll be an e...

How to earn more Qantas FF status credits

Australian Business Traveller regularly drills into frequent flyer point earning tips and strateg...

Qantas' next-gen check-in faces teething problems

Qantas passengers are finding that the airline's new check-in system (which relies on chip-embedd...

Free, instant silver status with Star Alliance

This week in Get the Points, how to get Star Alliance Silver status instantly — and free of char...

Virgin Blue offers double Velocity points

Virgin Blue is now offering double Velocity frequent flyer points to travellers who book flights ...

2x Virgin Atlantic miles on other Virgin flights

Flying on Virgin Blue, V Australia or Virgin America? If you're a Virgin Atlantic Flying Club fre...

Virgin Blue to overhaul Velocity Rewards

As part of its "New Blue" shakeup, Virgin Blue will relaunch its Velocity Rewards this year follo...

BA lets businesses triple-dip on points

British Airways is ramping up promotion for its On Business program by offering triple points to ...

Star Alliance boost upgrade awards

Members of Star Alliance partners – including Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, United a...

Frequent Flyer: Ruslan Kogan

He's the man behind the Kogan brand which has shaken up Australia's consumer technology market wi...

Surprising benefits: Jetstar/oneworld hookup

Qantas' budget airline, Jetstar, will now be considered a quasi-member of the oneworld alliance, ...

Emirates and Virgin Blue end reward partnership

Emirates will close its Skywards frequent flyer partnership with Virgin Blue's Velocity Rewards a...

Qantas boosts international baggage limits

High-status frequent flyers are the winners in Qantas’ June 1st rejig of international chec...

Virgin Blue to upgrade airport lounges

Virgin Blue will begin an extensive three-month upgrade of its lounges at Sydney, Melbourne and B...

Priority Pass lounges expand to more airports

The Priority Pass network of airport lounges adds Wellington, Vancouver and Toronto to its intern...

AirNZ's new 777-300ER debuts on Auckland-LAX

Air New Zealand’s new business class and premium economy ‘Spaceseat’, along wi...

ROUNDUP: Top 5 stories of the week

It won't surprise anyone that Australian Business Traveller readers were most intereste...