The Champagne Mile

As a flexible rewards program that holds an exclusive tie-up with Qantas Frequent Flyer, BP Rewards gives members the choice to earn either BP Points or Qantas Points. If you’re interested in earning Qantas Points but not yet a member of Qantas Frequent Flyer, you can join for free once you’ve registered for BP Rewards. Simply select the ‘Join Qantas Frequent Flyer’ option once you’ve signed into your BP Rewards account for the first time to become a Qantas Frequent Flyer member at no cost. Simply scan your BP Rewards card, the BPme app, a Qantas Frequent Flyer card or the digital card in your Qantas app before payment.

Qantas and Jetstar have announced that they will offer Frequent Flyers uncapped Classic Flight Reward seats for the first three days of travel when the two-way trans-Tasman bubble opens. Classic Flight Reward seats across the Tasman start from 18,000 Qantas Points with Qantas and 14,400 with Jetstar plus taxes, fees and carrier charges. RELATED: How to fly business class between Australia and NZ for just 15,000 miles Customers travelling on the Points Planes, or on any Qantas operated flights booked before 30 April 2021 can enjoy added flexibility with unlimited fee free date changes when travelling before 28 February 2022. In addition to operating the Points Planes, Qantas Frequent Flyer will also add 50 per cent more Classic Reward seats on Qantas’ trans-Tasman flights for the remainder of the year.

For economy guests, a buy onboard menu of snacks and drinks replaces complimentary food and beverage offerings, though thankfully, free coffee, tea and water will remain. Dishes include a range of hot meals, healthy salads and Australian classics, served on tableware, including crockery, glassware and cutlery, providing a quality in-flight experience and further reducing single-use packaging as part of the airline’s continued commitment to sustainability. Lunchtime offerings include a range of salads, sourdough melts and rolls, while dinner service will see guests treated to dishes such as Haloumi and quinoa salad served alongside an antipasto plate with marinated vegetables, cheese and crackers and a chocolate delight cake. For beverages, Virgin Australia is serving up a range of beers, Grant Burge wines, spirits, soft drinks, sparkling water and fruit juice Economy guests will have the option to bundle up food and beverage purchases to save.

For a limited time, we’re partnering with American Express for a huge sign on bonus of 100,000 Membership Rewards points and $250 back with the American Express Explorer Credit Card. The annual $400 Travel Credit is a key benefit of the American Express Explorer Credit Card. On the American Express Travel website, a return economy flight booking for two people on these dates comes in at $408: Plugging in the same parameters for a flight booking on the Virgin Australia website brings up exactly the same pricing: Note that the airfares we’ve priced up include a Virgin Australia sale fare By combining our special offer of 100,000 Bonus Points and $250 back (for new card members) with the $400 Travel Credit on the American Express Explorer Card, it’s possible to unlock up to $1,150 in spend with Amex Travel!