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Top deal: Virgin Australia Velocity High Flyer credit card

 

A solid 60,000 Virgin Australia frequent flyer points are up for grabs with the Virgin Australia Velocity High Flyer credit card, along with 150 status credits to help boost you through the ranks of Silver, Gold or Platinum status with Velocity.

But as you’d expect, there are a few hoops to jump through to get the full bounty – for starters, the bonus points are delivered over the first six months rather than as a lump sum: 10,000 points in each of the months that you charge at least $3,000 to the card, up to the maximum of 60,000 bonus points after the half-year.

With a normal earning rate of 1.25 Velocity points per dollar, a cardholder spending exactly $3,000 per month during the bonus period would ultimately net 4.58 Velocity points per dollar or 82,500 points overall, with any transactions over and above that $3,000 ‘minimum’ earning at the usual 1.25/$1 rate.

Those points can transform into a premium economy flight from Sydney or Brisbane to Los Angeles with a co-pay of around $104, or from Sydney to Abu Dhabi with an $84 payment.

Add to that the 150 status credits – yours after merely using the Velocity High Flyer credit card to purchase a flight with Virgin Australia just once within three months of card approval.

That’s any Virgin Australia flight to any destination: from a quick Sydney-Melbourne hop of that longer trek to Los Angeles: just remember to book the flight via the Virgin Australia website or the airline’s telephone contact centre.

Flights booked via travel agents, including online travel agents such as Expedia, don’t trigger the bonus status credits unless the airfare is charged to the card directly by the airline.

For more information, head to the Virgin Money website and apply by April 30 2015.

 

 

Australian Business Traveller

Redeem your SQ KrisFlyer miles for Scoot, Tigerair flights

 

Travellers can now swap their Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles for travel vouchers on Scoot and Singapore-based Tigerair, with redemptions available from just 3,200 KrisFlyer miles.

That’s enough for a S$30 voucher with either airline, while 5,300 miles nets a S$50 voucher. For S$100 worth of travel and to get the best bang for your KrisFlyer buck, simply redeem 10,500 miles.

The vouchers can be used to pay for your fares, ancillary services, convenience fees and booking charge fees, although not other costs such as airport and government fees and taxes, carrier surcharges and call centre fees, which still need to be paid the old-fashioned way.

KrisFlyer members will also be able to earn miles on Scoot and Tigerair (Singapore) flights from later this year, although Tigerair Australia – an affiliate of the Singapore business and now owned by Virgin Australia – isn’t part of the ‘earn and burn’ deal.

Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson told Australian Business Traveller earlier this year that the arrangements won’t extend to earning KrisFlyer tier miles or status benefits such as lounge access, as “I don’t want to have any complexity arising from recognition of status tiers or giving free (tier) benefits.”

When asked if Scoot would later consider a closer integration with KrisFlyer, Wilson affirmed that the airline was “never going down that horrible slippery slope, because then you start having Golds wanting something extra, then Silvers and PPS Club members want something extra and it just doesn’t stop.”

Virgin Australia Velocity members can’t redeem their points for Scoot or Tigerair flights – either in Australia or with Tigerair Singapore – although can convert their points into KrisFlyer miles and then redeem them for a travel voucher with either Singapore-based airline.

 

Australian Business Traveller

Qantas continues rejig of how you’ll earn frequent flyer points

 

Qantas is readying a change of rules on how many frequent flyer points you’ll earn when travelling on airlines such as Emirates, British Airways and Cathay Pacific – although the process itself is proving harder than expected.

A revamp of the points-earning chart for partner airlines was first flagged in mid-2014 as part of a dramatic overhaul of the Qantas Frequent Flyer scheme.

This included slashing the number of status credits earned when flying on partner airlines, making it harder to get that prized gold or platinum Qantas card unless you fly with Qantas.

An adjustment to how many points that same trip would earn was due to follow as the final piece of a ‘Fairer Flying’ overhaul of Qantas’ loyalty program, which in the July-December 2014 period tipped a record $160 million of pretax profit into the Flying Kangaroo’s pouch.

Qantas predicted the changes would be rolled out by September 2014 – but that never happened, leaving frequent flyers still earning the same relatively generous servings of points as they’ve done for years.

Change on the way…

But the revamp remains on the table, a Qantas spokeswoman confirmed to Australian Business Traveller.

“As flagged when we announced changes to Frequent Flyer earn rates in 2014, there will be changes made to the earn rates on Qantas’ partner airlines.”

“Changing those earn rates requires working with each partner individually and that’s a process that takes time given the number of partners.”

The spokesperson added that “like any change to the program we will provide appropriate notice ahead of any change taking place.”

What to watch for

The airline has previously suggested that the revised partner points-earning formula would take its cue from Qantas’ own system, which as of July 2014 has seen travellers earning Qantas Points based on the type and cost of their ticket rather than the outright distance of the flight.

That means passengers will likely earn more points for flying with partner airlines in business class and even more expensive economy tickets than the cheapest sale fares.

Flights could also fall into a number of geographical zones – such as Australia’s East Coast to Asia – rather than have their points calculated based on the overall distance flown.

Harder than it looks

Complicating the process for Qantas is that the number of frequent flyer points earned on partner airlines varies widely and wildly according to which airline you fly and which cabin you’re sitting in.

For example, flying in economy on Alaska Airlines, Fiji Airways, Iberia and LAN/TAM currently rakes in one Qantas Point per mile, with a 25% bonus in business class.

But in British Airways economy class the ratio drops to 0.25 Qantas Points for every mile flown – the same amount as applies to far more expensive fares on Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways.

 

Australian Business Traveller

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Deputado se irrita com repórter da TV Câmara e a “ensina” como trabalhar

O deputado federal Felipe Bornier (PSD-RJ) se irritou com uma jornalista da TV Câmara por conta de uma reportagem que fazia na semana passada.

Segundo a revista Veja, a matéria era sobre o estágio-visita na Câmara, no qual universitários acompanham durante cinco dias o funcionamento da Casa. A repórter entrevistava alguns dos participantes para compor a reportagem, mas Bornier, aliado do presidente da Câmara, Eduardo Cunha, que tem dado vários pitacos fortes no conteúdo da emissora, queria que ela conversasse com todos os universitários.

A jornalista explicou que não seria possível entrevistar 50 alunos para uma matéria de televisão, dizendo que ela ficaria longa e estranha demais, mas o deputado insistiu e gritou com a repórter.

Em seguida, ele pegou o microfone da mão dela e foi “mostrar como ela deveria fazer”, entrevistando todos os cinquenta alunos pessoalmente e pedindo para que isso fosse gravado e exibido.

O fato causou total constrangimento. Procurado, tanto o deputado quanto a TV Câmara não comentam o assunto.

Australian Capital Territory Health confirms death in Canberra Hospital mental health unit, suspected suicide

April 8, 2015 – 11:30PM

Tom McIlroy

Legislative Assembly reporter at The Canberra Times

The ACT Coroner will investigate the first death recorded inside the Canberra Hospital’s specialist mental health assessment unit.

A female patient is suspected to have taken her own life inside the secure psychiatric assessment and observation facility on March 20.

An ACT Health spokesman confirmed last month’s death was the first recorded inside the facility, which opened in the hospital’s emergency department in April 2010.

Staff provide 24-hour supervision and treatment and crisis stabilisation and response for patients who present with an acute mental illness or disorder.

“ACT Health has referred a death at the Mental Health Assessment Unit in the Emergency Department at Canberra Hospital to the coroner,” the spokesman said.

“ACT Health extends its sincere sympathy to the patient’s family and friends.

“As this matter is being investigated by the coroner, ACT Health will not be commenting further.”

Designed to reduce cases of aggressive behaviour in the hospital’s emergency department, the facility offers specialised mental health assessment and treatment services in an environment created to be safe for patients and doctors.

It is not known how long the patient had been undergoing treatment or assessment in the unit.

After a mental health assessment, a patient may be observed and assessed further in the facility and can be released or admitted to another inpatient unit in the hospital.

Asked if changes would be made to resources or safety arrangements as a result of the death, a spokesman for Health Minister Simon Corbell said it was not appropriate to comment as the death had been referred for a coronial investigation.

In July 2013, police attended what is understood to have been a stabbing in the unit. A male patient is believed to have stabbed another male patient before staff intervened.

ACT Health also operates a separate adult mental health unit which provides voluntary and involuntary acute psychiatric care and treatment for people with a mental health illness in need of hospitalisation.

If you or someone you know requires assistance, contact Lifeline on 131 114 or Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636. 

 

The Canberra Times

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