Brains Trust: VA Domestic crediting to KF?

[Quattro]

Hi,

This one has me stumped, any input or if you can point in the right direction.

We are both Velocity Platinum, but only I'm Krisflyer Elite Gold.
All our domestic travel we use our Velocity number on our VA bookings.

We redeem award seats on Krisflyer for Suites.

My question:
Should I be using my KF number on my VA domestic trips and earning KF miles as that's the end goal.
OR does it work out to be the same once I transfer from Velocity to my KF account?

If that's a yes, is that because I'm KF Elite Gold?

If above is 'Yes',
Second question:
Because if so, should I continue to use my wife's Velocity number on her VA flights as she will earn 100% points bonus being she is VA Platinum, and pool those points directly to myself (this is already happening) as she is my redemption nominee on my KF account?

In summary:
Basically, am I losing KF miles in the conversion from Velocity to KF, over crediting directly to KF on my booking for VA domestic travel?

TIA

 

[dajop]

Just stick with VA and transfer when you need. It will be more lucrative and also KF miles have a hard expiry after 3 years, Velocity miles are extended whenever you have activity.

My rationale:

If you collect VA points with the aim of transferring to KF, you are essentially earning 6.45 KF miles per $ spent (ie. you 5 Velocity points /$ base points + 100% bonus = 10 pts/$ Velocity points /1.55 to convert to KF).

You can compare that to amount earnt on KF:

Business - 200% - C, D, J
Economy - 100% - A, B, H, K, L, W, Y ; 50% = E, G, I, N, O, P, R, Q, S, T, V - 25% - M

So, on a MEL-SYD flight, in a 100% earn booking class, you would get 440 miles crediting direct to Krisflyer. You can earn 440 KF miles via transferring 682 Velocity miles. Which you earn after a spend of $68.20. Say no more. I am sure you could analyse other routes in a similar fashion.

Or in reverse - you spend $400 on MEL-SYD for flexible economy - you get 4000 Velocity miles = 2580 KF miles. vs 440 miles if you direct credit. A no brainer really.

 

[Quattro]

Thank you! That's what I needed to read.

Forgot to mention, it's D on VA so would be 200% (MEL-BRIS) and 100% via Y for the Second Leg. This trip was $1,319.12 return.

However judging by your calculations, this would make little difference.