Thinking of joining the Qantas Club? Now is the perfect time, with Qantas offering a bonus of 40,000 Frequent Flyer points, for new members who sign up during December.

Members will need to sign up for a 12 month membership, at a cost of $840, before 31 December 2011, with the points appearing in their accounts throughout February 2012.

As a member of the Qantas Club, you will gain access to benefits including faster, dedicated check-in, priority baggage, extra checked baggage allowances, on departure upgrade requests and discounts on meeting room rates.

You will also gain access to Qantas Club lounges, Qantas International Business lounges and partner airline and associated airline lounges worldwide.

For more information please visit the Qantas website.