Double Status Credits promotion (Book by 27/2/24, travel 28/2/24-14/2/25)

[CaptJCool]

It was all very rapid via the app





And the email showed up within seconds !

 

[madercent]

Could someone tell me the most valuable runs to make use of this DSC. I am relatively new to this and am not ready to sink my life savings into it.

 

[RSD]

Well after what can only be described as an almighty all day long puck around I finally have a trip booked from DPO to Cairo and return - had to make three separate bookings to get it but finally I think it is done!

Many Many thanks to everyone that has helped with suggestions and the thought from @ShrinkWrapped that it might be a married sector issue - learning about married sectors helped enormously and resolved some of the big hurdles!

 

[RichardMEL]

Could someone tell me the most valuable runs to make use of this DSC. I am relatively new to this and am not ready to sink my life savings into it.

You may wish to consult the "Best Status Run" discussion and overview threads that are oinned to the front page of this forum for some ideas and pointers.

 

[eminere]

AFF must be experiencing a windfall with recruiting new members

 

[Ade]

+1. had no email. registered again via website just now and voila - email
(but note that it may or may not work?!)

Thanks for the tip @RichardMEL

I waited till now (1947) to see if an email will be triggered, but nope. So did what you did, went to the website and registered. Bam! Email landed within 2 seconds.

 

[RSD]

Sydney

If it helps there are some discount business flights to/from SYD/MEL on weekends - I think it was $449 each way and each way nets you 80 SC's with the DSC offer so that is $5.61 per SC which isn't too bad.

 

[Ric]

Not all prices have been "hiked" .. there are unchanged pricing on routes I usually look at and some opportunities out there imo. Yes, sales have dried up as per normal but I don't see huge evidence of "hiking" imo.

Syd > Hkg > Syd fares have not been hiked. Has been watching for a couple of weeks already while waiting for this "enhancement" to come along!

 

[flyguy77]

Could someone tell me the most valuable runs to make use of this DSC. I am relatively new to this and am not ready to sink my life savings into it.

If you have no idea about it and are worried about the costs - might be best to not worry about DSC.

Do you have a real need for the benefits?

Will they provide you with a greater value than what you are paying?

 

[RSD]

Syd > Hkg > Syd fares have not been hiked. Has been watching for a couple of weeks already while waiting for this "enhancement" to come along!

Good little SC earner?

 

[mviy]

Tried the app just now and finally got the email. I had tried registering without the app earlier today.

 

[Lynda2475]

Got home late and finally registered but I cant find any sweet spots for my usual travel weeks. Indirect routing to NZ now costs $400-500 more than direct.

Waiting to see if anyone finds anything decent.

 

[patrickw]

You might like the eight across JAL does in their 787 Y.

PS. Thanks for the great summary of learnings from your booking! It has points worth noting.

Can vouch for the hard product on JAL Y on the B787. Although they have lots of different aircraft, the legroom is unbeatable, to the point that I thought I was in Y+ the first time I took it.

Oh, and it's award winning too...

https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/service/economy/

 

[Airbumps]

Not all prices have been "hiked" .. there are unchanged pricing on routes I usually look at and some opportunities out there imo. Yes, sales have dried up as per normal but I don't see huge evidence of "hiking" imo.

I've been following five routes, waiting for the DSC to arrive. Two days ago, all of those routes showing D9 and I7. Today, all showing D0 I0.

This suggests a manipulation in inventory to drive higher fares being booked.

 

[VicStar]

If it helps there are some discount business flights to/from SYD/MEL on weekends - I think it was $449 each way and each way nets you 80 SC's with the DSC offer so that is $5.61 per SC which isn't too bad.

thanks RSD

 

[RichardMEL]

I've been following five routes, waiting for the DSC to arrive. Two days ago, all of those routes showing D9 and I7. Today, all showing D0 I0.

This suggests a manipulation in inventory to drive higher fares being booked.

I do agree with this to a degree. I has definitely disappeared from a number if routes and flights.. but not all of them. Still there on some but yes there does appear to be some mucking with inventorygoing on.

 

[QF_Flyer]

Can someone please remind me which airline website lets you “manage booking” and change the FF program?

Royal Air Maroc. Finnair and RJ have also historically been good, but something's been up with them recently.

 

[33kft]

Anyone who had a flex booking using an AMEX travel credit looked at rebooking for DSC? I guess you can't, because if you cancel for a refund you'd lose the credit and if you cancel for a voucher you're stuck with the original PNR?

 

[RSD]

A tip for the newbies - if you want some DSC goodness but don't yet know either dates or destination (or both) then book a Mt Isa to Cloncurry Flex Y for the start of February 2025 for $246 and then change that to whatever date and destination you want at a later date

 

[jbmemories]

Are there any good routes for fellow QFF'ers from Perth/WA? We usually get no love and costly $/SC runs :/