Making my way to silver!

[Isochronous]

I need 65 SCs by the end of April.

I have about 45,000 points and a $150 voucher that needs to be spent by the end of August. What's the most cost-efficient way to get Silver?

Bear in mind that most of my travel is self-funded, so no massive corporate expense account to achieve this with. The benefits of Silver (e.g. check-in) don't seem as good as the old days anyway.

 

[drmikki]

Where are you based, or where will you be travelling to in the next month or so?

 

[serfty]

... The benefits of Silver (e.g. check-in) don't seem as good as the old days anyway.

However, it's now 300 to earn whereas it was 350 and to retain was 300, now 250.

That 65 SC's represents about a 5th of the earn and a 4th of the retain (was a 6th and a 5th).

As asked, where is your nearest Airport?

 

[Isochronous]

Melbourne.

 

[drmikki]

For 150 SCs:
Fri 8 Apr 11 08:45 Melbourne 10:00 Hobart Qantas flightQF1011 Red e-Deal (YASA)

Fri 8 Apr 11 10:40 Hobart 12:25 Sydney Qantas flightQF1020 Business (JASA)
15:20 Sydney 16:15 Canberra Qantas flightQF771

Fri 8 Apr 11 19:35 Canberra 20:40 Melbourne Qantas flightQF483 Qantas Business (JASA)

$150 + 41000-odd points (QF website just crashed on me so can't remember exact amount!)


So many options from MEL - you could do return JASA MEL-HBA, (32000 points and $107) for 80 SCs. Or paid red edeal to HBA then JASA HBA-CBR (100 SCs) and another red edeal CBR-MEL. Depends on if there is anywhere you'd like to go or if it'd be a purely SC gathering exercise...