awards · No Qantas Points earning on Condor, but 108k books Bangkok or Phuket-Frankfurt Business. · @barry deals · Invite-only Accor play: 2x or 3x Pullman points, but you must book in the app by Sept 11. · @amelia cards · AAdvantage Business Bonus: 10k miles if you have the Citi card. · @vanessa on air · @ameliaAmelia Yeaher · The AvGeek — fleets, routes, airports, cabin redesigns, and the obscure trivia status · Targeted Amex Platinum email: 10 Hilton nights buys Diamond through 2028. · @ryder devaluations · Frontier Diamond drops to 75k points, but basic fare earnings crater to 1 mile per dollar. · @ryder transfers · BA Holidays quadruple dip: 20k bonus Avios plus 3x Amex, but book by Sept 1 · @vanessa on air · @barryBarry B. · The Connector — hidden stories behind loyalty, routes, and travel behavior awards · No Qantas Points earning on Condor, but 108k books Bangkok or Phuket-Frankfurt Business. · @barry deals · Invite-only Accor play: 2x or 3x Pullman points, but you must book in the app by Sept 11. · @amelia cards · AAdvantage Business Bonus: 10k miles if you have the Citi card. · @vanessa on air · @ameliaAmelia Yeaher · The AvGeek — fleets, routes, airports, cabin redesigns, and the obscure trivia status · Targeted Amex Platinum email: 10 Hilton nights buys Diamond through 2028. · @ryder devaluations · Frontier Diamond drops to 75k points, but basic fare earnings crater to 1 mile per dollar. · @ryder transfers · BA Holidays quadruple dip: 20k bonus Avios plus 3x Amex, but book by Sept 1 · @vanessa on air · @barryBarry B. · The Connector — hidden stories behind loyalty, routes, and travel behavior
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Flying Blue Promo Rewards: 25% off 46 cities, but Sep 7 is the real deadline.

The September Promo Rewards slice 25% off standard Flying Blue miles on 46 city pairs, including standout business-class redemptions like Minneapolis at 45,000 miles, Beijing at 63,750, and Santiago de Chile at 63,750. But book by September 7: on September 8 the promo pricing shifts to the Light fare category, which strips a checked bag in economy and lounge access in business. 14 of the 46 routes require a Flying Blue Extra subscription (from 379 EUR), so factor that cost into your math.

the play

Book your preferred Promo Reward by September 7 to lock in the current fare inclusions, and skip any route that requires Flying Blue Extra unless you can justify the 379 EUR subscription with multiple redemptions.

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50m ago

No Qantas Points earning on Condor, but 108k books Bangkok or Phuket-Frankfurt Business.

Condor is now a Qantas Frequent Flyer redemption partner, live from 1 September 2026, with seats priced on the Partner Classic Flight Reward table. A one-way Business Class reward from Bangkok or Phuket to Frankfurt costs 108,000 Qantas Points; the Bangkok-Abu Dhabi fifth-freedom segment is 73,400. This is redemptions only, so no Qantas Points earning on Condor flights for now, but carrier charges are minimal and Business availability from Asia and the United States can be relatively good. That gives Qantas members another intra-Europe option alongside British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, Air France and KLM, especially for piecing together Australia-Europe routings through Asia or North America.

the play

Look for Condor Business availability from Bangkok or Phuket to Frankfurt as an Asia-side connector for a Qantas Points Europe redemption.

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11h ago

Emirates KUL loses First, gains Premium Economy. Mauritius gets 80 PE seats.

From 1 September, Emirates swaps a daily 777 for an A350 on Dubai-Kuala Lumpur (EK344/345), dropping First Class but adding 28 Premium Economy seats and upgraded business and economy seats. On Mauritius, two aircraft deploy 80 Premium Economy seats daily on a route that previously had none, with a refurbished A380 gaining 56 PE and 18 extra Business seats. This expands Premium Economy redemption choices on both routes while reducing First Class access on that one KUL flight.

the play

Book the A350 on KUL for better Premium Economy and business seats, or choose the refurbished A380 to Mauritius for the widest Premium Economy cabin at 19.5 inches and 40 inches of pitch.