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  1. melissal281

    New - have no idea and willing to learn from you all!

    Hi everyone, Another ‘newbie’ here! And have NO idea what I’m doing. All I know is - we have been accumulating QFF for a couple of years - currently have 335,000. Finally talked my husband into going overseas next year & wish to utilise these points for Business Class seats. Realise we are...
  2. L

    Australia Credit Card earn for UA & Mileage Plus?

    Are there any Australian-based credit cards that can be used to earn MileagePlus points?
  3. opusman

    SC earn on upgraded IB flight

    Have been offered upgrades on an IB flight (2 hr flight) for €42 each. Not sure it's worth it since I've already paid €14 each for exit row seats. But if it would earn J SCs with QF it would change things. Does anyone know what the earn would be?
  4. JohnK

    Earning Asia Miles with car hire

    There doesn't appear to be a thread on earning Asia Miles via car hire but sometimes there are good deals. Last year there was a promotion where I managed to earn 1,888 Asia Miles for a one day rental and did that a couple of times. The current promotion with Europcar seems to be quite good...
  5. J

    QF7 cancelled & I was rerouted on UA. What QFF pt/sc will I earn?

    Hi I'm sure this general topic has been discussed but I can't find the thread. On Sunday 30 April, QF7 to DFW was delayed by 24 hours. I needed to get to Montreal and Qantas rerouted me via HNL on QF3 and then UA218 and UA4688. Travel was booked in discount economy and I'm lifetime silver. So...
  6. N

    Earning maximum status on velocity LAX - JFK

    Hi everyone Can anyone recommend the Best way to get from LAX to NYC to earn maximum velocity status credits? I don’t mind doing multi city but I am wondering if it is worth it vs. flying direct (and if it is, does anyone have a recommendation of where I should try and connect through?) Much...
  7. albatross710

    Earning SPG on events

    When our events organiser told me I would be earning Starwood points on an event I got incredibly excited. About a month later when the points have come through it's 3:1, $3 spend = 1 point. Well they were free for me. Alby
  8. A

    Best points earning card for international spend

    What is the best credit card in the market for points earning on international spend? Thanks for any help.
  9. AustraliaPoochie

    Points in SQ KF but earnt from *A members, tr to VFF

    Complicated question, any assistance appreciated. I do plan to still fly (Air)NZ after Oct as they fly ADL - AKL direct. Also KF seems to be earnable on some classes, ie, K class on (Air)NZ domestic flights. Plan to put points earnt from these (Air)NZ flights to KF, and then transfer them in 5k...
  10. P

    Confusion Earning Qantas Points on Qatar

    I flew Qatar from Sydney to UK last year and earned zero Qantas points because I chose the wrong ticket so I let a travel agent book similar flights last month as the "expert" with specific instructions to earn FF points. Guess what ...my flight back earned zero points. Qantas say it's because...
  11. get me outta here

    Buy AA miles and earn up to 115,000 bonus miles + save up to 30% off when you share your miles

    I just got this : Buy Miles & Gift Miles | American Airlines AAdvantage Program | Start Page Check out the March bonus miles promotion Number of miles to buy / gift(Miles + Bonus miles = Price) 150,000 + 115,000 = $4,425.00 You earn 115,000 additional miles!
  12. RSD

    LAX to MNL on something(anything) that earns QFF SC's?

    I've got a bit of a strange trip coming up in April that the QF Multi-City booking engine isn't coping with - any suggestions? 1st leg is MEL - LAX - can be via SYD etc - that's fairly straight forward 2nd leg is LAX - MNL - this is the bit that the search engine is stuck on 3rd leg is MNL -...
  13. B

    Change to SQ Earn Rates

    FYI ... https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/content/Earn/Airlines/PointsEarn/#singaporeairlines According to AusBT existing bookings will earn at the old rate : Velocity points, status credits earning rate changes for SQ economy
  14. lovetravellingoz

    Earn 2 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points Per $1 Spent on Woolworths Online via Qantas Mall

    | Qantas Points Online Mall- EARN 2 POINTS PER $1 Woolworths - Australia’s largest supermarket chain. Shop with the Fresh Food People today. With more choices than ever before, 14 million Australians pick Woolworths for their food shopping every week. From fresh produce to the choicest...
  15. I

    Amex points earn on HCF Health Insurance Premium

    Hi, I am about to pay my HCF Health Insurance Premium for a year at a cost of over $5,000 and have always used my bank issued Amex previously. Can anyone confirm points earn using my Amex charge or Plat Edge will only be 0.5 per $ as per t&c Earn 0.5 points per $1 spent on utilities...
  16. UP4014

    Learn from this one

    Everyone here knows the importance of getting the details right so preaching to the converted I know. Brit died on holiday in Egypt after hospital 'turned off life support because family couldn't pay £7,000 bill'
  17. H

    Alignment of SIA and VA Earning Rates

    Quick question for the Australian Frequent Flyer brains trust. :-) Noting the updates to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer scheme have increased the earn rate on Discount Economy Fares in the K fare class from 10% to 50%, does anyone think the Velocity earn rate for K class on SIA will be...
  18. N

    Upcoming points earn cut?

    Noticed on the Woolworths Credit Card site the following for new cards: Earn 1 Qantas Point per $1 spent on eligible purchases for the first $2,500 spent per statement period and earn 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 spent for the rest of that statement period until 31 March 2018. From 1 April 2018...
  19. carls888

    Best points earner on OS spend?

    Hi, just wondering which CC you would recommend for OS spend? I have a debit card for $0 foreign transactions, but wanted to know options to work out ppd for an 8 week trip. I have Citi Prestige which generates 1.2 KF/$, but has a 3.4% transaction fee. Anything better? Thanks.
  20. E

    Earning QFF points on a Qatar Flight

    Hi Planning PER-ATH trip later this year and considering flying Qatar , but want to maximise my earnt QFF points . Is there a difference in points earnt booking same ticket via Qatar website vs Qantas website ? Also if as a family we only fly once a year , are status credits of any relevance...
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