A Qantas "Virgin" Flyer questions

[mella2007]

Hi All

I managed to get 240 status credits from my recent flights within Europe, so only 40 sc away from Qantas Silver before Oct 31st. I am generally a Virgin flyer, however I need to travel to Alice Springs for work and Virgin doesn't fly there, so thought I would go for Silver (very Australian it seems at the moment!)

So my questions are this (as I know absolutely nothing about how the QFF program works)

I have a $200 credit note that needs to be redeemed by next week.
Should I use this towards a one way flight, pay for the rest and use points to apply for an upgrade from a Red e deal? And then book perhaps a Business fare on the return?
Or use points for one way up or back and pay for the other sector in Business?
Or are there other options that will net me the 40 status credits, as well as somehow using the voucher and perhaps flying in Business for at least one way?

Any help appreciated

Dates are Dep Mel 12th Oct, Return 13th Oct

 

[bodog]

If you do a points upgrade - as opposed to an ASA (Any Seat Award) you dont get the extra SC's - you only get the original fare level SC's

I have a suspicion that using the voucher will impact the SC's earnt on that leg - but others will need to confirm that

Seems the easiest thing is to make sure you have a paid J class leg on the trip and that would guarantee the 40 SC's as its 80 SC's in J

Don't want to disillusion you but IMHO there's not a huge amount of benefits from Silver status - but I guess its better than Bronze...

 

[markis10]

If you do a points upgrade - as opposed to an ASA (Any Seat Award) you dont get the extra SC's - you only get the original fare level SC's

I have a suspicion that using the voucher will impact the SC's earnt on that leg - but others will need to confirm that

Seems the easiest thing is to make sure you have a paid J class leg on the trip and that would guarantee the 40 SC's as its 80 SC's in J

Don't want to disillusion you but IMHO there's not a huge amount of benefits from Silver status - but I guess its better than Bronze...

The easiest thing to do would be to book a JASA one way, preferably indirect as its quite lucrative, then use the voucher to get home.

 

[markis10]

Scrap the JASA idea, doing one leg via ADL will be the cheapest, as a rede deal MEL ASP ADL MEL nets 40 SC.

 

[nlagalle]

Have you got another trip planned? As 240 + 40 is only 280...

 

[markis10]

Have you got another trip planned? As 240 + 40 is only 280...

The 240 is not a balance but the haul from a recent trip, making the jump possible.

 

[drewbles]

I have a suspicion that using the voucher will impact the SC's earnt on that leg - but others will need to confirm that

No difference. Using vouchers is a PITA in my experience. I was paid for a job once in QF vouchers by a friend, and I wanted to book a fare that was $198 and I had a $200 voucher. The QF Website would only display fares in excess of $200 so I ended up having to pay more to take the flight (as the vouchers cannot be used towards fees, taxes or surcharges, only base fare).

It may have changed, but that was a few years ago. I earned normal points/SC's for the flight. It's a revenue flight, not a 'redemption'.