Qantas FF announcement 20 June - "biggest overhaul" in program history

[scottff]

Scenario 1:
Qantas build upon their alliance with MasterCard to deliver a spend orientated route to FF loyalty status, along with other minor enhancements.

Scenario 2:
Qantas reveal the culmination of their vast investment in recent technology trends and announced their KangaCoin ICO, being the first airline in the world to introduce a distributed ledger to their FF program.

Scenario 3:
Qantas announce themselves as the buyer of Affinity’s share in Velocity, creating one FF program to rule them all.

 

[Hoatzin]

CBR-PER still 18000 QFFP with lower fees than CBR-ADL??

 

[redwoodw]

SYD-OOL 6400pts+$27.58 Usually 8000pts
SYD-BME 18000pts+$53.39 Usually 18000pts
SYD-JFK 55200pts+$271.92 Usually 60000pts

Edit: SYD-NOU 18000pts+$132.92 Usually 18000pts too

 

[levelnine]

We all know what this means.

Lower prices for economy cabin redemptions will be offset by higher prices for premium cabin redemptions.

Welcome to the brave new world of dynamic pricing.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Says who?

They didn’t take away LTQP when they ditched that, so I think people are safe......

 

[levelnine]

New redemption rates are showing up on the QFF My Account page.

 

[ajd]

Usually 12000 QFFP

In fact, ADL is *annoyingly* just outside of 600 miles whereas you can fly to BNE, SYD or MEL for 8000 QFFP.

The fact that it is slightly over at 8400 QFFP makes me wonder if they are fattening the number of zones so that you pay for a distance closer to what you actually travel, rather than a more broader target of, say, 35000 QFFP for anywhere between 4801 and 5800 miles (all in Y of course).

I can't seem to get any premium fares to come up. I'll keep searching

I too am seeing the 8,400 number for CBR-ADL and 18,000 CBR-PER.

 

[Hoatzin]

There is an update going on for sure. Reward calendar giving false results, showing only Business seats but when you click there are First seats. SYD-DFW still pricing at 168000 in F and $478.72

 

[I love to travel]

Can anyone work out how to search new points and taxes via location?

 

[ajd]

There is an update going on for sure. Reward calendar giving false results, showing only Business seats but when you click there are First seats. SYD-DFW still pricing at 168000 in F and $478.72

If I click on e.g. the 8,400 pts CBR-ADL it's advertising I still see the old pricing chart in the actual booking engine

 

[sxc]

Can anyone work out how to search new points and taxes via location?

Use the "Where can I go" page. Not all destinations have the new rates.

 

[levelnine]

Different rates for different days.

 

[DavidFlynn]

Confirming that Qantas is promising "a significant increase" in the number of international award seats as part of tomorrow's announcement.

 

[levelnine]

Confirming that Qantas is promising "a significant increase" in the number of international award seats as part of tomorrow's announcement.

At a significant increase in price no doubt.

 

[redwoodw]

Same here. If not dynamic pricing, at least peak period pricing?

 

[I love to travel]

Singapore showing as 201000 return. Heaven help us if that is right

 

[Hoatzin]

My FF account keeps crashing. Anyone else having this problem?

 

[I love to travel]

My FF account keeps crashing. Anyone else having this problem?

No but there are a lot of AFF on there now.

 

[I love to travel]

I think it might already be loading.(in response to post re more availability sorry forgot to quote msg)

 

[Hoatzin]

Confirming that Qantas is promising "a significant increase" in the number of international award seats as part of tomorrow's announcement.

Singapore showing as 201000 return. Heaven help us if that is right

Same here. If not dynamic pricing, at least peak period pricing?

Sounds like dynamic award pricing to me