Thanks for clearing it up. I went to Amex Rewards and they are not a partner their either, even though the other Virgins are. Quantas is though which is probably why VAustralia isn't. I will be flying to MEL next year too so it's nice to learn this info. When I fly for work, I pay, but 2-3 times a year whenever I go someplace Ms Shine would also want to go I try to use miles or points - which makes it complicated because that means I will have to pay to fly the best/most reasonable/available Award itinerary either via SM or MRs and not necessarily the one I want to fly.