Qantas Points Club Discussion

[encryptededdy]

Sorry I haven't been able to find this online or easily upthread: The status credits for awards flights go by the date you book or the date you fly? If I book while I'm PC but when I fly I've lost it will I get the status credits?

Date you fly

 

[squid01]

It'll be valid until Feb 2024 - you get remainder of current membership year plus 12 months.

Thanks. And how long after I hit the points requirement would I get my membership?

 

[Mr H]

Thanks. And how long after I hit the points requirement would I get my membership?

a few days

 

[blacksultan]

I wouldn't pay money for PC in your situation.

You find the lounge passes of little benefit, you aren't going to make use of the wine vouchers, the hotel vouchers are of marginal benefit (you can very frequently get a better rate that more than offsets the voucher by booking direct or find an equivalent discount through a cash back site), and the SC earn on reward flights isn't going to help you make the step up to Gold.

My view is the only benefit of any real worth is the SC earn on reward flights. And if that isn't helping you requalify for Gold/Plat/P1, the program is a gimmick.

Is that the case even for a $100 hotel voucher ?

 

[levelnine]

Is that the case even for a $100 hotel voucher ?

It is very much a YMMV situation, but I think most posters on this thread are not particularly creative when they come to hotel bookings.

To give a simple example, I was looking for a hotel in Hobart for two nights over a weekend in the coming months.

A popular weekend, so half-decent hotels were going for $350+ per night and the good places were going for $500+ per night (including the Crowne Plaza).

Someone would use their $100 voucher to bring their $700-1000 hotel cost down to $600-900 and think they got a bargain.

I bought 74K IHG points for $AUD478 and got a room at the Crowne Plaza for $AUD240 per night. Even better, as I booked directly rather than through Qantas hotels, it will give me a chance to test run my complimentary Platinum status with the Chase IHG Premier Business card .

 

[SYD]

It is very much a YMMV situation, but I think most posters on this thread are not particularly creative when they come to hotel bookings.

You might be surprised. Many here are still status holders with airlines and hotels, they just also earn a shed load of QFF points each year to get PC/PC+ on top gratis.

Personally, I only use QF Hotels, Expedias, Booking.com etc when I can't book direct (ie there isn't one of my preferred hotels in the destination I'm going). Although, you can‘t use vouchers, we do as matter of course book AirBnBs through QF hotels for the extra QFFs points - I wonder how many peeps forget that?

Anyway, in my example earlier, Le Meridan, Noumea was the same price booking direct or via QF Hotels (and some other OTAs). Whilst I have a Marriott account, it doesn't get much of a workout, so not an issue getting more QF points and a discount than doing MR -> QFF.

 

[blacksultan]

It is very much a YMMV situation, but I think most posters on this thread are not particularly creative when they come to hotel bookings.

To give a simple example, I was looking for a hotel in Hobart for two nights over a weekend in the coming months.

A popular weekend, so half-decent hotels were going for $350+ per night and the good places were going for $500+ per night (including the Crowne Plaza).

Someone would use their $100 voucher to bring their $700-1000 hotel cost down to $600-900 and think they got a bargain.

I bought 74K IHG points for $AUD478 and got a room at the Crowne Plaza for $AUD240 per night. Even better, as I booked directly rather than through Qantas hotels, it will give me a chance to test run my complimentary Platinum status with the Chase IHG Premier Business card .

Well done !

 

[Mr H]

If you are spending multiple hundreds of dollars a night for multiple nights in major chain hotels, then Qantas Hotels may not offer the best price and a voucher would quickly be lost in the ocean of dollars.

I tend to go for independent hotels, often small local ones, and aim to average at $100 a night - sometimes much less. A $100 voucher can be a free stay. No OTA or hotel promotion is going to be able to match that.

 

[levelnine]

Anyway, in my example earlier, Le Meridan, Noumea was the same price booking direct or via QF Hotels (and some other OTAs). Whilst I have a Marriott account, it doesn't get much of a workout, so not an issue getting more QF points and a discount than doing MR -> QFF.

Having a look at a random 5 night stay at that resort, it is typically cheaper to purchase points on sale (with cash back) than it is to pay cash (even with the Qantas hotels voucher).

 

[levelnine]

Well done !

I recently got a 9 night stay at a five star Maldives resort (retail cost ~$AUD17,500) for the grand total of $AUD260 through US CC churning. The power of points!

 

[blacksultan]

I recently got a 9 night stay at a five star Maldives resort (retail cost ~$AUD17,500) for the grand total of $AUD260 through US CC churning. The power of points!

Which cards ? Do you have any experience with chase or Citi ?

 

[levelnine]

Which cards ? Do you have any experience with chase or Citi ?

Two CSP sign up bonuses + referral between the CSPs + one WoH sign up bonus. I'll do a trip report when I take it in January as I think it offers a few helpful hints for Australian-based US CC churners. Anyway, apologies for taking thread OT.

 

[SYD]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but for those who do use QF Hotels be aware that since the points usually take six weeks from checkout to post but post with the date of checkin, if that gap straddles membership years the points don’t count towards your current PC/PC+ tally.

They should count to the previous year attaining/retaining PC/PC+ but I wouldn’t want to be trying to chase that up.

For those who don’t use QF Hotels. Business as usual.

 

[Port Power]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but for those who do use QF Hotels be aware that since the points usually take six weeks from checkout to post but post with the date of checkin, if that gap straddles membership years the points don’t count towards your current PC/PC+ tally.

They should count to the previous year attaining/retaining PC/PC+ but I wouldn’t want to be trying to chase that up.

For those who don’t use QF Hotels. Business as usual.

Yes, it has been mentioned a few times. And yes, some have had to chase up for their PC+ renewal, but not everyone. Business as usual there, too!

 

[SYD]

If you haven’t checked your balance, a pleasant surprise awaits those getting the 15k or 30k apology .

 

[aus_flyer]

If you haven’t checked your balance, a pleasant surprise awaits those getting the 15k or 30k apology .

Not yet

 

[Peasant]

Interestingly only half of my 30,000 deposit has counted towards Points Club. Happy regardless!

 

[SYD]

Interestingly only half of my 30,000 deposit has counted towards Points Club. Happy regardless!

They’re crediting as “Flight miles” (shown as “Earned in the air” for PC). So a max of 20k or less if you’ve done some flying.

 

[Anna]

Should any of my 30K bonus points be crediting towards 'unlock points club'? Because none of them seem to be.

 

[SYD]

Should any of my 30K bonus points be crediting towards 'unlock points club'? Because none of them seem to be.

If you already have 20k earned “In the air” for your current year then no.

I’d ticked over at the start of Aug but haven’t flown QF yet so 20k of my 30k counted towards PC. But future flights I have booked now won’t count.