Life Time Gold - The [Realistic] Holy Grail

[markis10]

Lowest ever heard was $3,500 what with status runs and DSC

Bring back anyseat rewards I say or Finnair Tag flights ex BKK to SIN or HKG
I am still waiting for my COVID status extension, LTG+6 months LOL

 

[SYD]

So presumably you won't be earning the full complement of 600 SCs for this rewards booking?

Points only to/from CGK and I earn SCs via QF PC. QR is paid (the $3,5k bit) and earns a reasonable bunch of SCs ex Asía.

So about 416 SCs plus some internal Euro flights for this one trip alone. If I’d lucked in and book the QF reward seats during a DSC, it would be over 500 SCs.

 

[Jacques Vert]

DSC relies on being able to book all your flights during two narrow windows in a year. Impossible for me and I am sure many others.

What if LTG came with DSCs on all future bookings? I know; tell him he's dreaming!

 

[SYD]

What if LTG came with DSCs on all future bookings? I know; tell him he's dreaming!

That might just make LTP attainable while I’m still breathing!

 

[Jacques Vert]

That might just make LTP attainable while I’m still breathing!

You must be quite a lot younger than I!

 

[nerdag]

What if LTG came with DSCs on all future bookings?

May as well reduce LTP requirements in that case.

 

[leadman]

I've just entered the "last leg" of getting LTP by 12 points. Mentally, I've broken it down to 5 x LTG + 5,000 "bonus" points, so into the last LTG. At my age I think it's a bit stupid to go for it, what does it achieve at the end, aged traveller, etc, etc, but I've thought, what the heck!

But the stats/forecasts do look ugly.

 

[SYD]

You must be quite a lot younger than I!

My last calc was 90 something to get to LTP. (assuming I maintain WP!) - despite being LTG for 10yrs.

Alas, no heady days of P1 for me along the way…..

 

[Flyerwin]

What if LTG came with DSCs on all future bookings? I know; tell him he's dreaming!

This would be amazing.

 

[TheRealTMA]

This would be amazing.

More likely would be freedom from SCs once you reach LTG and only single granted.

 

[TY24]

Well I'm now 10SC closer after the Christmas cracker promo!

Only *chceks notes* 12,818 to go!

 

[drross]

Well I'm now 10SC closer after the Christmas cracker promo!

Only *chceks notes* 12,818 to go!

I got 10 SC too!

 

[QF WP]

Can’t get much closer to achieving:

 

[markis10]

Can’t get much closer to achieving:

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[QF WP]

Sorry realized I had to take out my QFF number when I viewed the photo…

 

[justin23]

Can’t get much closer to achieving:

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What’s crazy is you are currently silver and LTG is going to happen while at silver!

 

[QF WP]

The joys of being Lifetime Silver (and Qantas Club). Haven’t really ever used my LTQP status as only the last 2 years been Silver and not been flying very much with QF.

But the shackles will be off after my next QF flight and will enjoy the heady benefit of Gold (over Silver)

 

[AIRwin]

The joys of being Lifetime Silver (and Qantas Club). Haven’t really ever used my LTQP status as only the last 2 years been Silver and not been flying very much with QF.

But the shackles will be off after my next QF flight and will enjoy the heady benefit of Gold (over Silver)

I think I'll let myself drop to Silver in my next 2 membership years just before reaching LTG

 

[Beano]

Lots of good comment in this thread so difficult to respond to individual but here are some comments:
1. I travel Y Trans-Tasman and domestic OZ, with occasional long-haul, which takes a long time to get any status. Having said that I was Gold within one year of starting extensive travelling, then LTG, now WP so have have had free lounge access for a long time. (company paid for QC before that). Trips to PER and DRW help a lot.
2. It helps to travel FLEX, rather than Saver or Red Edeal. SCs accumulate faster.
3. My work travel is all through the designated TA, but the travel is booked in-house through their app, so can get flights within 24 hours, which make access to DSC promotions easy.
4. Being an aged traveller and trying to cut down on work, and training successors, travel is getting less so more difficult to maintain WP, but have LTG lifeboat to fall back-on.
4. Mrs Beano loves the first class lounge experience in SYD, MEL and DXB. She will be so disappointed when I revert to LTG!

Hoping to keep WP this year, but then I said that at the end of last year and still made it. Remember your QF bonuses, which again can make a difference. I didn't need my last one to get WP so kept it to this year and started with 50 SCs.

 

[openseat]

The joys of being Lifetime Silver (and Qantas Club). Haven’t really ever used my LTQP status as only the last 2 years been Silver and not been flying very much with QF.

But the shackles will be off after my next QF flight and will enjoy the heady benefit of Gold (over Silver)

And so enter the wilderness of LTG