Qantas FF Silver - Gold

[Oneworldplus2]

$1200 is a lot of money to get what may well be only a small benefit. Since you have Qantas Club membership anyway, the only lounge access benefit that you will gain over that which you already have is when travelling on OneWorld airlines other than BA,QF and AA. I would say that the extra benefits are unlikely to be worth $1200. Even if you were silver without a paid membership, I would be more inclined to recommend purchase of Qantas Club membership than spend that much
Dave

Agreed. It is handy to have SG though.

l have seen price differences of $300 (to more than $600+, whY) CX/AY combo vs QF/BA combo's from Australia to Europe. Still has to be in the correct fare bucket to earn Points and SC.
As a Silver with QP, l chose the QF option as there was more than a few hours transit and lounge access was something l wanted both at SIN and LHR. If l had chosen the CX/AY combo, it would have gone via Hong Kong and Helsinki, and no lounge access as a Silver QP member.
I now know that you can buy lounge access in Hong Kong (not to sure about Helsinki), but at the time, l didn't. Wishful thinking.

 

[markis10]

There are plenty of benefits to be had but those are some expensive status credits!

I would say let it go. Unless you have planned travel and you can tie in some cheaper ways to earn the SC.

Any ideas on how to get better value for your SCs ex Australia than 360 for $1100, please share (especially as some of us have double SCs at present making that 720 ), obviously there are others OS but you have to factor in the cost of getting there unless your lucky that you have someone else paying!

 

[medhead]

The cost per SC is good but the issue i have is the overspending, or is it over earning. only 150 SC are needed. So from ADL I could probably get those for about $900 doing ADL-xSYD-CBR return 3 times. Between now and September is plenty of time to do that. sure the cost per SC is not the best. But I also still have $300 in my pocket. I'm for doing it, but I think the route mentioned is over capitalising. Unless you can spread the return into next year.

 

[markis10]

So from ADL I could probably get those for about $900 doing ADL-xSYD-CBR return 3 times.

Hmm, ADL-SYD via CBR in Y x 3 x return, versus 7 hours of flying in J to save $300 if you dont spread the return, interesting perspective on value , personal time for me is worth a lot!

 

[JohnK]

Hmm, ADL-SYD via CBR in Y x 3 x return, versus 7 hours of flying in J to save $300 if you dont spread the return, interesting perspective on value , personal time for me is worth a lot!

You do realise medhead commutes ADL-SYD almost every week! It is actually an interesting perspective on maximising SCs for planned travel.

 

[markis10]

You do realise medhead commutes ADL-SYD almost every week! It is actually an interesting perspective on maximising SCs for planned travel.

Yes I do, just fail to see how it relates to the OP and the value they are looking for, obviously someone flying weekly will see different value in status runs to those that dont, as some will see different value in eating/drinking at a QP versus using it for takeaways for food or liquor, horses for courses, you can get good value if you do fly often by rerouting, if you are a commuter then Sg has a lot more value than QP, as an ex commuter I know which one I would want to be, I did SYD-BNE for two years every week, never again.

 

[medhead]

Hmm, ADL-SYD via CBR in Y x 3 x return, versus 7 hours of flying in J to save $300 if you dont spread the return, interesting perspective on value , personal time for me is worth a lot!

It is actually adl - cbr (where i have friends) via SYD. but adl-syd via cbr would work just as well. I'm certainly not making a value judgement and fully acknowledge that it is not the cheapest SC earn. But the thing is, to me, my time is free, cash isn't. If i need to earn 150 SC I don't see the need to spend more and earn 280 SC

But basically, I'm saying there might be better routes/options that need less cash.

Ohh, and i do fly ADL-SYD return weekly. thanks for the idea JohnK.

 

[blueflamenco]

Any ideas on how to get better value for your SCs ex Australia than 360 for $1100, please share (especially as some of us have double SCs at present making that 720 ), obviously there are others OS but you have to factor in the cost of getting there unless your lucky that you have someone else paying!

I made the mistake of thinking he was earning the 150 for $1100. For 360 it's not so bad!

But yes, you can do better overseas and thats what I was comparing it to.

 

[markis10]

Medhead/JohnK

Any commuter would be a SG without the need to do too much extra flying if it is in fact a weekly event in discount Y, so the point is moot, 40 weeks at 20SC's is 800 SCs, well past SC and well past the need to spend 24 hours racking up 360SCs on a run to NAN and back. Thats assuming you get 12 weeks holiday to make up for that free time of yours

Commuters deserve all the perks they get, been there done that!

 

[medhead]

The commuting is an irrelevant distraction. My point is that IMO there is no point spending money to earn 360 SC when you only need 150. Even if it is a good earn rate. And noting that my opinion is different if the earn is spread over 2 years.

 

[winfred]

Should do the Syd-Akl on Lan in J for US$513 (you must book it through the US website).

 

[Aus ATC]

If the OP needs 150 SCs ex SY, one option would be an any seat award SYD-xMEL-HBA-xMEL SYD. Can be done in business class for 55,750 points less the 6000 earned = 49750 FF points for 160SCs. Not bad value.