Qantas Club price increase April 2024

[kyanar]

Just received an email informing me that Qantas Club is going up in price:

As a Qantas Club member, we wanted to let you know of an upcoming price increase to Qantas Club memberships. These changes will come into effect from 12.01am (AEST) Thursday 18 April 2024.

There's no change to current memberships.
Your current Qantas Club membership will remain the same. The price increase will only come into effect if you choose to renew your membership after 18 April 2024.

The new Qantas Club membership pricing can be found at qantas.com.

Looks like the current fees are going up by about $60/year.

Good time to lock in membership if you can renew early, that AFF corporate scheme will get you a pretty decent discount.

 

[ThatMrBlake]

Just received an email informing me that Qantas Club is going up in price:



Looks like the current fees are going up by about $60/year.

Good time to lock in membership if you can renew early, that AFF corporate scheme will get you a pretty decent discount.

Big increases across the board.

New Member pricing

• 1 Year Old $600 - 1 Year New - $699 - Increase of $99 (16.5%)
• 2 Year Old $1100k - 2 Year New $1299 - Increase of $199 (18.1%)
• 4 Years Old $2000 - 4 Year New $2399 - Increase of $399 (20%)

 

[levelnine]

Prices go up, food quality continues to go down.

 

[insomniaphd]

Much bigger increases for people living overseas as the non-Australia/New Zealand discount rate has been taken away. Also, the price break for partner memberships is gone in the new pricing.

Does anyone know their rules about letting people renew a few months early? Normally, they only send the renewal notice a few weeks ahead of expiry — but it would be good if it’s possible to renew much earlier to lock in the old rates.

 

[hillzoid]

Have I read it correctly that the Partner Membership renewal prices will now be the same as a normal member? If so, why have the Partner Membership?

Individual membership: renewing​

Join fee is waived for Qantas Club members who renew within 90 days of expiry.
The amounts vary based on your country of residency for tax purposes.
Prices until 17 April 2024

Membership period	Australia	New Zealand	Other	Qantas Points
1 year	A$540	NZ$600	A$410	78,000
2 years	A$980	NZ$990	A$740	155,000
4 years	A$1,850	NZ$1,870	A$1,400	285,000

Joining fee
Prices from 18 April 2024

Membership period	Australia and other	New Zealand	Qantas Points
1 year	A$629	NZ$629	104,900
2 years	A$1,169	NZ$1,169	194,900
4 years	A$2,159	NZ$2,159	359,900

vs

Partner membership: renewing​

Join fee is waived for Qantas Club members who renew within 90 days of expiry.
The amounts vary based on your country of residency for tax purposes.
Prices until 17 April 2024

Membership period	Australia	New Zealand	Other	Qantas Points
1 year	A$360	NZ$330	A$250	52,000
2 years	A$620	NZ$580	A$450	89,000
4 years	A$1,150	NZ$1,080	A$790	155,000

Joining fee
Prices from 18 April 2024

Membership period	Australia and other	New Zealand	Qantas Points
1 year	A$629	NZ$629	104,900
2 years	A$1,169	NZ$1,169	194,900
4 years	A$2,159	NZ$2,159	359,900

 

[dsotm]

So glad I bought the $3K lifetime membership back in the nineties (which still was a lot of money then). There's no way I'd be paying these 2024 prices now.

 

[chrispy3276]

Dare I say it, significantly increasing prices ahead of a new (rumoured) monthly subscription being announced as part of QFF changes?

 

[levelnine]

Dare I say it, significantly increasing prices ahead of a new (rumoured) monthly subscription being announced as part of QFF changes?

That'd be my guess as well. Set monthly membership at, say, $80-100/month to make these annual memberships look like good value.

 

[TheTrimmer]

Senior life membership was good value,although mine says it expires 2075

 

[bdl]

Looks like you can renew via https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/the-qantas-club/renew.html

 

[kyanar]

It does appear that it will let you renew well in advance too - my membership was only renewed two weeks ago and it's still happy to let me renew for a year or more now.

 

[insomniaphd]

It does appear that it will let you renew well in advance too - my membership was only renewed two weeks ago and it's still happy to let me renew for a year or more now.

Good to hear. Thanks. I suppose the thing is to try it — I’ve had various errors on the renewal website before and often had to phone an agent.

 

[AFF Editor]

It does appear that it will let you renew well in advance too - my membership was only renewed two weeks ago and it's still happy to let me renew for a year or more now.

Just confirming that we checked with Qantas and you can renew your membership in advance at the current rates, before the price increase on 18 April. You can even renew for 4 years at the current rate. Any additional years that you buy now will simply be added onto the end of your existing membership term.

Don't forget that AFF Gold and Platinum members can also get 20% off: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/aff-qantas-club-discount/

 

[equus]

Don't forget that AFF Gold and Platinum members can also get 20% off: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/aff-qantas-club-discount/

And Qantas Business Rewards level 1 membership is good for 20% off, Level 2 or 3 will get you 30% off.

 

[Demon22]

Just received an email informing me that Qantas Club is going up in price:



Looks like the current fees are going up by about $60/year.

Good time to lock in membership if you can renew early, that AFF corporate scheme will get you a pretty decent discount.

If you renew early does the time get added on to your current membership? Mine expires Nov 25 so if I renew for four years will that mean it expires in Nov 29?

 

[kyanar]

If you renew early does the time get added on to your current membership? Mine expires Nov 25 so if I renew for four years will that mean it expires in Nov 29?

As per post from @AFF Editor, yes indeed!

 

[dvb2000]

Unbelievable, Qantas are already the most expensive airline, and they are hiking up these services which are all zero cost to the airline anyway, and are purely preferences.

Its nothing more than price gouging by Qantas. They certainly can't claim its anything to do with input price increases to them.

 

[p--and--t]

Unbelievable, Qantas are already the most expensive airline, and they are hiking up these services which are all zero cost to the airline anyway, and are purely preferences.

Its nothing more than price gouging by Qantas. They certainly can't claim its anything to do with input price increases to them.

How can it be zero cost.

So QF have a magic wand to make booze for you to drink out of water, food falls free out of the sky, staffing and wages never increase, airports don't rip off tenants for lounge lease costs. There has been no inflation at QF even tho inflation has sky rocketed in every other aspect of life

Dreaming.