In Travel Pointers Episode 17, Matt and Wilson chat about Emirates' Premium Economy cabin, and their experience onboard. It looks really nice in photos, but what is it really like?

The pair also chat about Premium Economy more broadly, and why airlines are more and more keen to add a Premium Economy cabin.

Each episode begins with a discussion of some of the recent Australian travel and frequent flyer news. In this episode:

• Air Canada Aeroplan moves to spend-based status
• KrisFlyer introduces a fixed award chart for Scoot
• Qantas has been fined an extra $90 million for illegally sacking ground staff during the pandemic
• QantasLink will fly from Perth to Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, taking over from Virgin Australia
• Commbank cuts the vast majority of its transfer partners
• You can now use Qantas Points to upgrade on American Airlines
• Accor Plus is rebranding to Accor+ Explorer, with changes

Here's where you can also find more information about other topics discussed in this episode:

• Matt's article on footnets
• Cheap strategies for Business Class to Europe
• AFF Melbourne 2025 Gathering

Join Matt Graham and Wilson McTaggart for episode 16 of Travel Pointers!

In Travel Pointers Episode 16, Matt and Wilson explain the winners and losers of the AFF Point Valuations.

After months spent building a detailed model to calculate the average value of a frequent flyer point, AFF has released its first ever Frequent Flyer Point Valuations! Wilson and I developed this model together; we’ll explain exactly how the model works, which frequent flyer programs came out on top, which flopped, and why.

The pair also chat about AFF's brand new look!

Each episode begins with a discussion of some of the recent Australian travel and frequent flyer news. In this episode:

• Qantas boosts points earnings for domestic flights and for those flying premium cabins with status
• Qantas enables Wi-Fi on Trans-Tasman flights
• Velocity introduces trials of Platinum Plus ahead of October changes to status calculation

Here's where you can also find more information about other topics discussed in this episode:

• AFF point valuations
• AFF's brand new look and logo
• The Trip Report thread

Join Matt Graham and Wilson McTaggart for episode 15 of Travel Pointers!

Last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced reforms to Australian credit card fees which could have some unintended consequences when it comes to earning frequent flyer points in Australia. We’ll talk about these proposals in this Travel Pointers episode.

Each episode begins with a discussion of some of the recent Australian travel and frequent flyer news. In this episode:

• Qantas will raise domestic change & cancellation fees on 30 July 2025
• Qantas devalues Green Tier
• Live music features in the Sydney Qantas Club
• Cathay Pacific announces changes to Asia Miles and status point earn rates
• Qatar Airways Privilege Club introduces Avios subscriptions (Privilege Club Pro)

Here's where you can also find more information about other topics discussed in this episode:

• RBA proposes changes to interchange fees
• AFF annual gathering in Melbourne on 21-23 November 2025
• AFF thread on obtaining a US AMEX card