Frequent Miler on the Air · Thursday, October 1, 2026
Nick detailed his travel from Vietnam to Australia, utilizing Air Canada Aeroplan for a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Melbourne, despite it not always being the best value. He stayed at the Westin Melbourne, booked with Marriott Bonvoy points, noting it wasn't the best redemption value but served its purpose.
“And then from Sydney, I had to get to Melbourne, of course, in Australia. And so I used 8,000 Air Canada which I'm putting in air quotes for anybody listening in podcast form because that involved a connection.”
“I had actually fly Sydney to Canberra to Melbourne, and the Sydney to Canberra is actually operated by some other small airline called Link. So it was a virgin... Australia at sort of a ticket booked via Air Canada Aero plan for 8,000 points plus taxes.”
“And I checked into the Westin Melbourne, which I booked with 75,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. I pointed out on Instagram that I actually booked it for 85,000 points for two nights initially. And then every day for the next 10 consecutive days, it dropped 1000 points and I kept canceling it and rebooking it until it got down to 75,000 points for the two nights.”