Qantas "Choose your reward" Promo. Select from Double Status Credits OR Double Points [book 25/3/22-1/4/22]

[Port Power]

Has this been extended? I just received an email and seems it is now open to international residents.

https://www.qantas.com/sg/en/frequent-flyer/member-offers/thanks-a-million-row.html#important-information

I agree. This seems to be a separate promotion for flights originating outside Australia. Of course, you can book one way to Singapore before midnight April 1st, then book one way back again with this promotion! . (Return SIN-Australia-SIN would be a better and cheaper option, of course.(

 

[peter_g]

I got the email too today as did other family members who are based abroad.

The cut off date is different:

*Sale ends 11.59pm Wednesday 6 April 2022.

No mention that the flight has to start abroad:

+ Eligible Flights include: Australian Domestic Qantas operated flights booked between 21 May 2020 and 30 April 2022, for travel between 12 June 2020 and 30 April 2022. Trans-Tasman Qantas operated flights booked between 15 October 2020 and 30 June 2022, for travel between 16 October 2020 and 31 December 2022. International Qantas operated flights booked between 25 February 2021 and 30 June 2022, for travel between 1 November 2021 and 31 December 2022.

The email has a member-specific link that you need to click to register.

Looks like there are two separate offers, one for Australia based, one for non-Australia based depending on the address in your profile.

To make it confusing, I see the Australia based promo on the top of the screen when I log in, even though I have an address abroad in my profile.

 

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Even after I got a confirmation email, I still get the option to choose double status credits or points down below on the 'Thanks a Million' page. Hopefully the email means the double status credits offer will still register for bookings from the 25th March - 1st April.

 

[RichardMEL]

Well so DSC may or may not apply for rollover. I was certain I had seen people say they'd had DSC's rolled over.

Either way all good in my case as trips I want to take so even normal will still add to my rollover so I'm happy either way (and I can add a whole 100 or so SC to my total for LTP(a target I will never make mind).

Points is just not something I care about terribly much at this point in time. That's just me though.

 

[ChrisMars]

Anyone, where was it mentiined that the "normal" dsc that ends 1st April for Australian based members doesnt work for flights originating abroad? I am about to pull the trigger on a booking I would rather not do if that's the case.

@peter_g the "+ elegible flight..." section you quoted is for the "fly flexible", not related to DSC.

@RichardMEL I am pretty sure that the past rollover included my DSC points. Finger crossed still the case.

 

[cambriamarsh]

Anyone, where was it mentiined that the "normal" dsc that ends 1st April for Australian based members doesnt work for flights originating abroad? I am about to pull the trigger on a booking I would rather not do if that's the case.

@peter_g the "+ elegible flight..." section you quoted is for the "fly flexible", not related to DSC.

@RichardMEL I am pretty sure that the past rollover included my DSC points. Finger crossed still the case.

Now available in NZ!

 

[peter_g]

@peter_g the "+ elegible flight..." section you quoted is for the "fly flexible", not related to DSC.

You're right - it's for flights until March 26th 2023. Thanks!

 

[Fergo747]

The stars have aligned with confirmed work travel for May (first international travel in 2+ years) so have secured ~2,400 SCs towards my March 23 status expiration. Very fortuitous

 

[Port Power]

Anyone, where was it mentiined that the "normal" dsc that ends 1st April for Australian based members doesnt work for flights originating abroad? I am about to pull the trigger on a booking I would rather not do if that's the case.

@peter_g the "+ elegible flight..." section you quoted is for the "fly flexible", not related to DSC.

@RichardMEL I am pretty sure that the past rollover included my DSC points. Finger crossed still the case.

No, must originate in Australia. Use the new promotion for flights from international airports.

 

[PineappleSkip]

Bit the bullet and the Pineapples are doing BNE-AKL in mid October, with an extended pitstop in SYD enroute to visit the ancient pineapples. Best pricing on the return was AKL-MEL-BNE, around $480pp ow. Still plenty of J sale fares then.

Cheers skip

 

[Brettmcg]

No, must originate in Australia. Use the new promotion for flights from international airports.

The T&C of the promo for "Qantas Frequent Flyer members who reside in Australia (with an Australian address in their Frequent Flyer Profile)" say absolutely nothing about eligible flights being restricted to those which originate in Australia.

 

[ChrisMars]

The T&C of the promo for "Qantas Frequent Flyer members who reside in Australia (with an Australian address in their Frequent Flyer Profile)" say absolutely nothing about eligible flights being restricted to those which originate in Australia.

Yea, its my reading too.

Now, I scanned the previous posts in this thread. Post #55 is not reassuring as it state a Qantas rep indicated that flight must originate from Australia.

I am betting that it is not correct, or won't be implemented. If it is, I am betting that only a very loose reading of t&cs can lead to this conclusion, in sharp contrast with explicit exclusions such as non QF metal, dates, non australian resident etc... and could be disputed.

 

[Port Power]

The T&C of the promo for "Qantas Frequent Flyer members who reside in Australia (with an Australian address in their Frequent Flyer Profile)" say absolutely nothing about eligible flights being restricted to those which originate in Australia.

What is clear is that when these types of promotions are announced, there comes a time where we start over thinking. I am certain somewhere it clearly stated flights had to commence in Australia. I can no longer find that passage. It doesn’t matter to me anyway.

Definitely the terms state not available to members with an overseas address. So if you happen to be in Australia and book a domestic flight, that flight still won’t count for this DSC promotion. I cannot find anything in the second promotion that precludes Australian resident members from that promotion as well as international members.

 

[Brettmcg]

Yea, its my reading too.

Now, I scanned the previous posts in this thread. Post #55 is not reassuring as it state a Qantas rep indicated that flight must originate from Australia.

I am betting that it is not correct, or won't be implemented. If it is, I am betting that only a very loose reading of t&cs can lead to this conclusion, in sharp contrast with explicit exclusions such as non QF metal, dates, non australian resident etc... and could be disputed.

That is more likely to be a 'call centre agent' rather than a 'Qantas rep' and most of the time they have no idea what is going on...

 

[CaptJCool]

Think of the obvious reason. They have your money and the longer they can put off supplying the service for that money, the better off they are.

And upto $6 billion of unredeemed travel credits, FF POINTS..... ACCORDING to the recent half yearly update

Just realised that you need to fly to NZ with one stop about 28 times during DSC and there is lifetime Gold. No minimum years like some other airlines. For lifetime Platinum you need to take the same trip around 150 times, which shows the near impossibility of making it.

Senator Wong made Lifetime Platinum so that’s been lots of Adelaide - Canberra soirees. ....

If you can level up to a higher status level it's not. Also it helps with progress towards LTG. If you already have heaps of points and are chasing LTG then DSC is still likely more valuable than double points.

If you had one where you could opt-in to get that and it didn't work then you'll need to manually follow it up with QF.

Well, like a few here, 90% of the way to LTG AND currently WP (a strategic spend on DSC in March 2019 proved extraordinarily effective with the now 2 years of status extension) so made the one flight booking to extend status until (February 23) at which time either way a soft landing or hitting LTG come around the same time (within +/- 12 months of February 2023). So I’m not contemplating status runs. Aside this, now with taxes, super, mortgages and kids off the financial hurdy-girly, Im saving cash at a rate of knots, so can do a spending spree anytime with or without credit card churNing. Options & choices fortunately abound with abundance !

some of this I figured because notoriously QF F reward seats have been problematic while EK F chronically shunted up their fees and charges on their reward tics so even if having earnt the points, there has indeed now been a loss of significant value .... Redemption has become harder....

 

[PineappleSkip]

I am certain somewhere it clearly stated flights had to commence in Australia. I can no longer find that passage.

You weren’t dreaming. @Mattg mentioned it in post #25

Also note this clause in the T&Cs:
An Eligible Flight for the purpose of this promotion means a Qantas operated flight with a QF flight number on an Australian Domestic or International ticket where Qantas Points and Status Credits are normally earned.
I'm not exactly sure what they mean by an "Australian ticket".

It looks like there has been some tidying up after the work experience kiddies and the relevant part of the T&Cs has now been altered (Don’t you just love that ) and the italicised words are no longer there. I puzzled over the date references to 2020 below and am guessing they are allowing for bookings which have been turned into flight credits and now redeemed.

 

[RichardMEL]

Thanks Skip, yes I was looking at and thinking gee they've gone and changed it because the wording is different. Not the first time they have done this unfortunately.

It does imply now that any ticket/route will get credit. Probably reality is, as suggested earlier, they just don't have the technology to limit it anyway.

Also known as "Simpler and Fairer"

 

[Prof Henry]

No, new bookings. Almost certain it will use PNR creation date (so my peeps will know what that implies). changing existing booking will not qualify, nor would using a flight credit or voucher from before today.

Dumb Qn I realise ... but does that explicitly mean that paying with either a QF Flight Credit or a QF Flight Pass would be ineligible?

And does it not say somewhere that it's restricted to QF Metal (or is it QF flight numbers??). One of the trips I'm looking at is the BNE-CBR route, where most flights are "operated by Alliance/Sunstate/QANTASLink etc.
Sorry to ask a question that's probably been asked before but I couldnt find the answer

 

[RichardMEL]

Dumb Qn I realise ... but does that explicitly mean that paying with either a QF Flight Credit or a QF Flight Pass would be ineligible?

And does it not say somewhere that it's restricted to QF Metal (or is it QF flight numbers??). One of the trips I'm looking at is the BNE-CBR route, where most flights are "operated by Alliance/Sunstate/QANTASLink etc.
Sorry to ask a question that's probably been asked before but I couldnt find the answer

Alliance and QantasLink are OK for this promo so that is fine. These flights are more or less considered QF metal (since QFLink are all owned by QF, and Alliance is a bit different but still is OK). It's more that non QF partners (eg: EK) will not qualify.

The T&C say flight credits can be used but it may need to be manually adjusted. Travel Passes will be absolutely fine for this promo.

imo.

 

[mviy]

QANTASLink is considered QF operated for Double Points/DSC promos.

Well, like a few here, 90% of the way to LTG AND currently WP (a strategic spend on DSC in March 2019 proved extraordinarily effective with the now 2 years of status extension) so made the one flight booking to extend status until (February 23) at which time either way a soft landing or hitting LTG come around the same time (within +/- 12 months of February 2023). So I’m not contemplating status runs.

Nice. I will still need some more status runs if I am to get to LTG. I'm a lot further away. Getting back to Platinum will be good enough for me this membership year, but with the pricing for flights to/from NZ chasing faster progress towards LTG is a bit tempting.