Christmas 2015 Voucher Offer: Earn 5 points per $ spent (1 to 31 December 2015)

[Canny man]

Did some calcs and suggest you get in there soon as this might be too good to be true

I took a random economy return in Jan between Sydney and Perth. Round trip $740. Base points 4400

Take 5*gift card bonus 3700
Take 2*Qcash 1480
Triple base points 13200

Total points 18380

That equates to just over 24 points per $

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

You can actually get amounts less than $2 credited to a new voucher. It is the service recovery vouchers that have the $2 minimum.

Of course you need to be bothered to spend the time on the phone for <$2.

Terms have changed this year.

Also for newcomers, note vouchers cannot be combined, so if you buy 10 vouchers, you need 10 separate bookings. A trap for young players.

 

[Pleb Status]

Did some calcs and suggest you get in there soon as this might be too good to be true

I took a random economy return in Jan between Sydney and Perth. Round trip $740. Base points 4400

Take 5*gift card bonus 3700
Take 2*Qcash 1480
Triple base points 13200

Total points 18380

That equates to just over 24 points per $

I would think the base points would be 2900 return as at AUD740 rtn, that would have to be a Red Edeal.

Would drop the return to 18.75pts/$. Using a good QF linked Amex would get you another 0.5pts/$.

 

[VPS]

I have some I bought last year that I haven't used yet - travelled less than anticipated - not sure what I want to do next year and reluctant to book flights in Y that I may not be able to use - if I book J flights or full flex Y can I then cancel and get the money or voucher value back to extend the expiry date - any other suggestions welcome - TIA

 

[kreuky]

anyone game enough to test this with Amex $700 spend $100 credit on a voucher to see if they get the credit?

 

[kermatu]

anyone game enough to test this with Amex $700 spend $100 credit on a voucher to see if they get the credit?

I've registered and my next spend will be a voucher - worth a shot.

 

[JohnK]

anyone game enough to test this with Amex $700 spend $100 credit on a voucher to see if they get the credit?

Would be worth a try.

 

[eminere]

anyone game enough to test this with Amex $700 spend $100 credit on a voucher to see if they get the credit?

I've never had issues before, AmEx has always processed QF gift voucher purchases as travel.

 

[drewbles]

anyone game enough to test this with Amex $700 spend $100 credit on a voucher to see if they get the credit?

This makes it a far more attractive proposition. $700 voucher (per Amex card I have), total spend $600, 5*700+3*700 points. 5600 points (plus whatever I get for flights). Not a bad haul. Still, 10 ppd would be better.

Actually, looks like it's $1k as the only real option:

 

[get me outta here]

Well, if you were going to buy $100 x 7 vouchers anyway .... I thought the AMEX deal was 1 or more transaction. EDIT: not available on Velocity AMEX card - doh.

This makes it a far more attractive proposition. $700 voucher (per Amex card I have), total spend $600, 5*700+3*700 points. 5600 points (plus whatever I get for flights). Not a bad haul. Still, 10 ppd would be better.

Actually, looks like it's $1k as the only real option:
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[eminere]

Well, if you were going to buy $100 x 7 vouchers anyway .... I thought the AMEX deal was 1 or more transaction.

It is.
......

 

[dairyfloss]

Has anyone ever had any success with buying a voucher for an amount which is in-between the other figures? I want to buy 2 x $1,500 to use on a single booking for 2 pax, but it jumps from $1K to $2K per pax with nothing in between... I'll just go for 2 x $1,000 if I need to, but seems a waste of the bonus points opportunity!

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[Canny man]

I'm about to spend approx $2.5k on an international y flight
Can I clarify that I can buy 2 vouchers to this value, and use both towards the cost? Appreciate any advice

 

[kermatu]

I'm about to spend approx $2.5k on an international y flight
Can I clarify that I can buy 2 vouchers to this value, and use both towards the cost? Appreciate any advice

I believe one voucher only per booking. You can't combine vouchers to pay for a single booking - if that is what you are asking.

 

[RichardMEL]

Correct. have to buy a $2k voucher and apply that then pay the rest with your CC etc (but hey, no fees)

also assuming the international Y flight is ex-AU

 

[RichardMEL]

Re the Amex thing, just bought a $1k voucher and voila:

Congratulations, a credit is on its way. Thank you for making an eligible purchase and qualifying for your Amex Offer. Your $100 credit for spending $700 or more at Qantas will be issued to your registered Card account. Credits are generally issued within 5 business days upon completion of your eligible transaction.

This came through and I have not even got the voucher email from QF (!)

 

[kermatu]

Re the Amex thing, just bought a $1k voucher and voila:



This came through and I have not even got the voucher email from QF (!)

Nice one! If only all communications were that quick.

 

[PaulST]

Apologies if this is a silly question but can you use these to book return flights x-Australia? SYD-HKG-SYD? I've noticed above that people are saying that the flights need to be x-Australia and I want to double check that it's only the first flight that needs to originate in Australia.

 

[RichardMEL]

I'm guessing their system registers the purchase from the appropriate merchant (QANTAS) and it's flagged as an eligible transaction. I was impressed. Very impressed. (and now I have the voucher from QF).

now, figure out where to fly lol

 

[RichardMEL]

Apologies if this is a silly question but can you use these to book return flights x-Australia? SYD-HKG-SYD? I've noticed above that people are saying that the flights need to be x-Australia and I want to double check that it's only the first flight that needs to originate in Australia.

yes this works just fine.