<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s our 100th episode! To celebrate, we&amp;#8217;re taking a look back at the history of Australian Frequent Flyer forum, which this year will turn 25 years old.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode features interviews with AFF&amp;#8217;s founder Clifford Reichlin and one of the original forum moderators, Lindsay Wilson (QF WP). Today, AFF has over 60,000 members &amp;#8211; but Lindsay was the third person to ever join.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Episode contents:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;1:10 &amp;#8211; Fortnightly news round-up&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;4:59 &amp;#8211; Interview with Clifford Reichlin, the founder of AFF&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;19:29 &amp;#8211; Interview with Lindsay Wilson (a.k.a. forum moderator &amp;#8220;QF WP&amp;#8221;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;33:31 &amp;#8211; We&amp;#8217;re opening the AFF archives&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;35:20 &amp;#8211; Happy 100th episode!&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/aff-on-air-discussion-thread.92436/"&gt;AFF on Air Discussion thread&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; a dedicated AFF thread to discuss the podcast and ask questions&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/a-little-bit-of-moderation-in-dubai.48806/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;A little bit of moderation in Dubai.&lt;/a&gt; (historical trip report from 2013)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantas-frequent-flyer-history/"&gt;A Brief History of Qantas Frequent Flyer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/aff-gazette/"&gt;Frequent Flyer Gazette&lt;/a&gt; articles referenced in the fortnightly news round-up:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;Fiji Airways Launches Canberra-Nadi Route&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/hilton-honors-status-match/"&gt;Hilton Honors Status Match Challenge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/air-passenger-duty/"&gt;UK Air Passenger Duty: How to Avoid Paying Hundreds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qatar-airways-status-extension-2023/"&gt;Qatar Airways Quietly Extends Privilege Club Tiers (Again)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/last-chance-qantas-points-quandoo/"&gt;Last Chance to Earn Qantas Points with Quandoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

AFF on AIR Podcast

Matt Graham - Australian Frequent Flyer Editor

The History of AFF – AIR100

APR 15, 202338 MIN
AFF on AIR Podcast

The History of AFF – AIR100

APR 15, 202338 MIN

Description

<p>It&#8217;s our 100th episode! To celebrate, we&#8217;re taking a look back at the history of Australian Frequent Flyer forum, which this year will turn 25 years old.</p> <p>This episode features interviews with AFF&#8217;s founder Clifford Reichlin and one of the original forum moderators, Lindsay Wilson (QF WP). Today, AFF has over 60,000 members &#8211; but Lindsay was the third person to ever join.</p> <p>Episode contents:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>1:10 &#8211; Fortnightly news round-up</li> <li>4:59 &#8211; Interview with Clifford Reichlin, the founder of AFF</li> <li>19:29 &#8211; Interview with Lindsay Wilson (a.k.a. forum moderator &#8220;QF WP&#8221;)</li> <li>33:31 &#8211; We&#8217;re opening the AFF archives</li> <li>35:20 &#8211; Happy 100th episode!</li> </ul> <p>Links:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/aff-on-air-discussion-thread.92436/">AFF on Air Discussion thread</a> &#8211; a dedicated AFF thread to discuss the podcast and ask questions</li> <li><a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/a-little-bit-of-moderation-in-dubai.48806/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A little bit of moderation in Dubai.</a> (historical trip report from 2013)</li> <li><a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantas-frequent-flyer-history/">A Brief History of Qantas Frequent Flyer</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/aff-gazette/">Frequent Flyer Gazette</a> articles referenced in the fortnightly news round-up:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Fiji Airways Launches Canberra-Nadi Route</li> <li><a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/hilton-honors-status-match/">Hilton Honors Status Match Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/air-passenger-duty/">UK Air Passenger Duty: How to Avoid Paying Hundreds</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qatar-airways-status-extension-2023/">Qatar Airways Quietly Extends Privilege Club Tiers (Again)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/last-chance-qantas-points-quandoo/">Last Chance to Earn Qantas Points with Quandoo</a></li> </ul>