Pay Points to Extend Qantas Status

[SeatBackForward]

Finding this thread most interesting as I may have to head down this path next year to retain WP. However, could somebody please let me know what is meant by CR CR release and CR+
PH valuation refers to Point Hacks I gather? PC and PC+ refer to Qantas Points Club ?
Please take it easy on my ignorance.

Here you go: Abbreviations & Explanations

 

[exceladdict]

Just to add another data point to the discussion:

• WP status expires end of September
• 4 QF sectors already flown
• ~800 SCs left to requalify
• Points balance currently ~60k

Was told there is nothing they can offer me to retain. I have only held WP for 3-4 years so maybe that factors in, as well as not currently having the points balance (however I can get the points fairly easily).

Not too concerned really, as the amount of flying I will be doing over the next year is low. And still wasn't sure if parting with the 120k points was even something I was willing to do!

Thankyou for asking and reporting back. I'll likely be in the same situation this time next year.

 

[k_sheep]

Data point:
Mr k_sheep had enough SC to requalify for SG but didn't have enough ~. My fault - I just scanned and saw there were more than 4 QF flights, not quite realising some were reward flights.

Offered 80k points to reinstate. That was a heck no for me.

 

[sudoer]

reinstate

If they offered this after membership anniversary, this would be an entirely new data point type.

 

[jxv]

It was suggested earlier that one has to be a “high value customer“ or to have been WP for multiple years to get an offer. My experience does not confirm this.

I got to WP accidentally by making a DSC J trip to Europe plus a few domestic flights. I fully expected not to be able to retain, but then there was the final COVID 500 SC carryover and I flew enough get to 840 SC and I had a booking for a DSC J trip to Cairns, which would get me over the line in the last week of my year. Just before that holiday I received the offer. Obviously I didn’t take it.

 

[Fil-Ski]

SG for 8+ years (could be longer) but will fall short 250 SC to re-qualify

Have flow 10+ sectors

I have Points Club so was going to take do some status runs and try re-qualify that way

What are the chances of getting an offer?

I have north of 2.5m QFF points so not worried about the points

 

[sudoer]

What are the chances of getting an offer?

Don't wait for the offer, call and ask. Then tell us what they say.

 

[exceladdict]

SG for 8+ years (could be longer) but will fall short 250 SC to re-qualify

Have flow 10+ sectors

I have Points Club so was going to take do some status runs and try re-qualify that way

What are the chances of getting an offer?

I have north of 2.5m QFF points so not worried about the points

Don't wait for the offer, call and ask. Then tell us what they say.

In addition, book a Classic Reward status run late in your membership year now. If you get an offer that works out to be a better status credit per point value (it seems like the gold renewal price is usually 80k), then cancel the status run for only the cost of the cancel fee.

 

[H-eave-Ho]

Hi, a long-time lurker and first time commenter who is WP with 31-AUG anniversary date.

Called QFF (Philippines call centre) in mid-AUG-2024 and requested WP extension for 120k FF points, given - as I now live in Europe - would only achieve 625 SCs by anniversary date (last 120 credited 27-AUG). They wouldn’t process the extension until I reached 600 SCs / 50% required to retain WP (I’d already achieved the 4x QF flight sectors).

They advised the 50% requirement reflected a new mid-JUL-2024 QFF policy, given I queried - as it appeared inconsistent with some of the other anecdotes shared here.

EDIT: had 200k QFF points and WP since 2017. They also stressed this was a one-time offer, even for years down the track and if I was at a lower status ie SG (and I hadn’t used points to retain for that lower one).

 

[DejaBrew]

Welcome aboard @H-eave-Ho

 

[exceladdict]

Hi, a long-time lurker and first time commenter who is WP with 31-AUG anniversary date.

Called QFF (Philippines call centre) in mid-AUG-2024 and requested WP extension for 120k FF points, given - as I now live in Europe - would only achieve 625 SCs by anniversary date (last 120 credited 27-AUG). They wouldn’t process the extension until I reached 600 SCs / 50% required to retain WP (I’d already achieved the 4x QF flight sectors).

They advised the 50% requirement reflected a new mid-JUL-2024 QFF policy, given I queried - as it appeared inconsistent with some of the other anecdotes shared here.

EDIT: had 200k QFF points and WP since 2017. They also stressed this was a one-time offer, even for years down the track and if I was at a lower status ie SG (and I hadn’t used points to retain for that lower one).

Thank you very much for sharing this. Interesting they pushed it being one time only.

 

[ChrisMars]

I got the extension offer via email today. WP (probably 7 years), sitting on 730SC with a status run booked at the end of the month that would otherwise re qualify me.

I hesitate between taking the offer, or doing the status run. it's 120k points (I imagine, it's not disclosed on the email) plus cancellation fee of my status run (200 AUD), v.s. 1.7k AUD (plus time flying, but getting closer to LTG). I sort of need this offer next year where it will be more difficult for me to re-qualify (but should still hit 50%SC).

Need to think....

 

[kangarooflyer88]

I got the extension offer via email today. WP (probably 7 years), sitting on 730SC with a status run booked at the end of the month that would otherwise re qualify me.

I hesitate between taking the offer, or doing the status run. it's 120k points (I imagine, it's not disclosed on the email) plus cancellation fee of my status run (200 AUD), v.s. 1.7k AUD (plus time flying, but getting closer to LTG). I sort of need this offer next year where it will be more difficult for me to re-qualify (but should still hit 50%SC).

Need to think....

For me it's a no brainer, I'd go ahead with the status run if you can. Think of it this way, how much are those 120,000 points worth to you? For me that's a business class flight between Sydney and the US west coast, certainly worth more than a the marginal benefits of Platinum status. And as you rightly pointed it, the extension will do nothing to get you closer to lifetime Gold status which arguably is the holy grail we should all be striving for.

The other thing to consider is of course how close you are to loyalty bonus this year, where you can select 50 bonus status credits after every 500 status credits earned through Qantas flights (excluding the bonus status credits from a double status credit promotion). What's interesting here is if you earn that loyalty bonus towards the end of your program year as you can apply the bonus status credits to the following year. For instance, if your year ends in April, and you earn the loyalty bonus this month, then you would have until the end of June to select your bonus status credits. Depending on whether you have green tier status, it may be possible to even start the year with as much as 150 status credits (50 status credits from loyalty bonus this year applied to next year, 50 status credits from green tier earned this year but applied next year and 50 status credits earned from green tier next year applied in that year).

-RooFlyer88