New Next Gen Card and Bag Tags have arrived!

[gumpy]

Which middle part?

Qantas releases new smartcards and bag tags - News - Australian Business Traveller

The actual card material that you can see along the edge...

nothing major just wondering why it's red...

 

[Jasecoop]

The Q tags are for domestic flights ONLY.
Even if you have a Domestic to International connection it will be a paper bag tag.

Should have read the info, thought that would be the case. Looks like I wont get to use it for 99% of the time

 

[samh004]

The actual card material that you can see along the edge...

nothing major just wondering why it's red...

You’ll have to dissect your card to find out

 

[pauly7]

Just got mine

Happy camper, verrry suave package , very slick. Love my new card and bag tags! Can't wait to use them!

 

[pauly7]

so why is the middle part of the card red?

I think the red edging is cool! Different to every other card in my wallet. Probably red for Qantas being 'their' colour.

 

[samh004]

Just got my kit today and posted a photo gallery of it up on Australian Business Traveller (article at First Look: Qantas' new Next-Generation Check-in Kit - News - Australian Business Traveller, photo gallery at Qantas Next-Generation Check-in Kit with new Q Card and Q Bag Tags - News - Australian Business Traveller).

Have to say, the bag tags don't impress me a lot. They're just so grey and plastic and 'blah'... I wouldn't have minded a bit of colour, but then again, I suppose that it's like the reason why so many office filing cabinets are grey - it's a colour that offends everyone equally! If they chose a colour I'd like then you can bet someone else would hate it!

Thanks for the photos. So far we’ve only seen WP cards, so I’m hoping to see some SG and PS at some point, and more so hoping I can convince them to send me a PS kit as I want to use it in December. Plus then I’d have PS and SG coasters

 

[simongr]

I got mine yesterday. Still not sure what to do with the bag tags. I usually have a tag on my satchel (aka man bag) but not sure these will make it on there.

I also noted the red edging... interesting.

One final point - interesting that mrssimongr who is SG (via WP PG) hasnt had new tags yet...

 

[Leumas]

I also noted the red edging... interesting.

I didn't notice the red edge until someone mentioned it here... I guess someone has to earn their keep somehow... (Marc Newson?)

 

[munitalP]

Just got mine

Happy camper, verrry suave package , very slick. Love my new card and bag tags! Can't wait to use them!

Hey, at least there are a few of us positive about what Qantas are trying to do!

As previously stated, I most probably wont use mine, however, what a terrible bunch of moans and groans in this thread because of a bit of change...

@ oz(insert rest of name here) who is pissed because hey didn't get his tags and got "comped" Gold again - you as a newby platinum will learn very fast my friend that there are multiple levels of platinum and you will be treated as such.

There are a number of platinum flyers on this forum who never see upgrades and other benefits, yet there are others who see a whole different Qantas world.

Platinum levels (Qantas) - in my opinion.... (1 being the lowest)

1. Platinum achieved mainly on other metal (AA for example)
2. Platinum achieved by scraping through or comped
3. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal
4. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal and attaining partner Gold (actually double platinum status) - usually this level is reattained year after year
5. Platinum achieved primarily on QF metal who earn >3500 Status credits in a year

Benefits vs level:

Level 1. Bugger all
Level 2. Bugger all (but occasional INT upgrades)
Level 3. OPUPs every now and again, higher service level
Level 4. More frequent OPUPs, better service level, AIR magazine (still black magic how that works), in the front part of the line when it comes to new enhancements or opportunities offered by QF. Usually in the top 1-3% of QF frequent flyers (not to be confused with QF customers!)
Level 5. Level 4 + invites to events, CL scrutiny, valuable customer status

These are my opinions only based on being a level 4 year after year, and personally knowing levels 1-3 in droves, and have a cousin in level 5 plus know an AFF'r in that level as well (im sure there's a few of them on AFF).

There is nothing published as to my opinions, but I am very sure this is getting close to being correct.

Anyway, purely for scientific reasons here is a picture...

 

[medhead]

3. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal


Level 3. OPUPs every now and again, higher service level

I guess as a new level 3, of 2 months standing, it is a bit early to feel the love. But you've given me hope. I hope JQ counts as QF for that 95% or it is % of flights and not SC.

Nice picture always good to see science in action

 

[djfuzz]

Anyway, purely for scientific reasons here is a picture...

Lol

For the record, I never made the 'CD/DVD' comparison, and did find it a bit odd. MiniDisc, maybe.

 

[Flying Fox]

Anyway, purely for scientific reasons here is a picture...

As Jamie and Adam would say. Myth Busted.

 

[gumpy]

Hey, at least there are a few of us positive about what Qantas are trying to do!

As previously stated, I most probably wont use mine, however, what a terrible bunch of moans and groans in this thread because of a bit of change...

@ oz(insert rest of name here) who is pissed because hey didn't get his tags and got "comped" Gold again - you as a newby platinum will learn very fast my friend that there are multiple levels of platinum and you will be treated as such.

There are a number of platinum flyers on this forum who never see upgrades and other benefits, yet there are others who see a whole different Qantas world.

Platinum levels (Qantas) - in my opinion.... (1 being the lowest)

1. Platinum achieved mainly on other metal (AA for example)
2. Platinum achieved by scraping through or comped
3. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal
4. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal and attaining partner Gold (actually double platinum status) - usually this level is reattained year after year
5. Platinum achieved primarily on QF metal who earn >3500 Status credits in a year

Benefits vs level:

Level 1. Bugger all
Level 2. Bugger all (but occasional INT upgrades)
Level 3. OPUPs every now and again, higher service level
Level 4. More frequent OPUPs, better service level, AIR magazine (still black magic how that works), in the front part of the line when it comes to new enhancements or opportunities offered by QF. Usually in the top 1-3% of QF frequent flyers (not to be confused with QF customers!)
Level 5. Level 4 + invites to events, CL scrutiny, valuable customer status

These are my opinions only based on being a level 4 year after year, and personally knowing levels 1-3 in droves, and have a cousin in level 5 plus know an AFF'r in that level as well (im sure there's a few of them on AFF).

There is nothing published as to my opinions, but I am very sure this is getting close to being correct.

Well I fly 95% QF metal running at 1600ish sc's a year and I don't get much special service =( haven't had one op up in 45 qf flights last year =(

 

[medhead]

Lol

For the record, I never made the 'CD/DVD' comparison, and did find it a bit odd. MiniDisc, maybe.

As Jamie and Adam would say. Myth Busted.

Those 2 or 3 inch CDs.

 

[simongr]

Anyway, purely for scientific reasons here is a picture...

Myth busted!

I think there is a special level denoted the simongrWP level - 80% of flights on QF metal frequently in the highest cabin level (generally J) so no extra benefits

 

[oz_mark]

Platinum levels (Qantas) - in my opinion.... (1 being the lowest)

1. Platinum achieved mainly on other metal (AA for example)
2. Platinum achieved by scraping through or comped
3. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal
4. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal and attaining partner Gold (actually double platinum status) - usually this level is reattained year after year
5. Platinum achieved primarily on QF metal who earn >3500 Status credits in a year

Benefits vs level:

Level 1. Bugger all
Level 2. Bugger all (but occasional INT upgrades)
Level 3. OPUPs every now and again, higher service level
Level 4. More frequent OPUPs, better service level, AIR magazine (still black magic how that works), in the front part of the line when it comes to new enhancements or opportunities offered by QF. Usually in the top 1-3% of QF frequent flyers (not to be confused with QF customers!)
Level 5. Level 4 + invites to events, CL scrutiny, valuable customer status

Possiblly the case. There is certianly a degree of evidence that your value to Qantas (i.e. how much you spend with them) has some influence on the unpublished benefitsthat you receive (e.g. AIR magazine). Not sure where Invitation to events fits in, I had a few in the past (when in Perth), but hardly think I was in Level 5! Level 3 at the most. (Notwithstanding that the levels, if they exist, may have changed over the years)

 

[serfty]

As Jamie and Adam would say. Myth Busted.

Not really.

I assumed mini-cd from the start given the initial images posted.

12cm is 50% more than 8cm.

File:Mini CD vs Normal CD comparison.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In any case; I still have not received anything ...

 

[serfty]

...
Platinum levels (Qantas) - in my opinion.... (1 being the lowest)

1. Platinum achieved mainly on other metal (AA for example)
2. Platinum achieved by scraping through or comped
3. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal
4. Platinum achieved by flying primarily (>95%) on QF metal and attaining partner Gold (actually double platinum status) - usually this level is reattained year after year
5. Platinum achieved primarily on QF metal who earn >3500 Status credits in a year ...

I'm am not any of those categories; have comfortably achieved PG for the last four years with more than 60% of my SC's earned on Qantas.

Op-Ups are quite regular when loadings indicate likely; never Air.

I had over 2,500 SC's 'expire' this week - that's down a bit on previous years but I'm also Gold Elite with AirNZ so have been spreading the love. This coming "year" I will probably finish around 1300 SC's as SWMBO is likely to earn SG in her own right so no need for any more. Also LTG is secured (Currently over 19,500 Lifetime SC's.)

 

[gumpy]

Possiblly the case. There is certianly a degree of evidence that your value to Qantas (i.e. how much you spend with them) has some influence on the unpublished benefitsthat you receive (e.g. AIR magazine). Not sure where Invitation to events fits in, I had a few in the past (when in Perth), but hardly think I was in Level 5! Level 3 at the most. (Notwithstanding that the levels, if they exist, may have changed over the years)

Oh i do get the magazine... I don't really read it...

 

[Keith009]

Got my NGCI card and bag tags today. Tags are very, umm, grey.... Anyway, won't get to use NGCI for a while as it isn't operational at MEL yet, so that buys a little bit of time to decide on a suitably coloured suitcase to match the new tags.