Qantas Points Club Discussion

[djkelly69]

you will find dozens of posts from members cashing out huge Qantas and Velocity balances on gift cards in early Covid - and feeling pretty smug at having done so.

OT, but I cashed out ~300k AsiaMiles for giftcards and some electronics in the middle of Covid when CX was looking shaky, and don't really regret it to be honest.

 

[Hampton Mike]

I set about to build points and SCs throughout COVID, figuring that COVID would finish and I’d have points and status to help me use them.

 

[bussyboy]

I don't regret cashing in QFF points for hotel stays at The Star - was upgraded to suites each time!

 

[Amanad78]

Does anyone know if once my membership year passes and I didn't make Points Club, and I then get hotel points for a stay that was in the previous membership year (accrual date), will Qantas automatically then give me Points Club or will I need to follow up?

(I am currently 5k points short with 5 weeks remaining, stayed recently in a hotel with 5k bonus points which may not arrive in current membership year.)

I can always buy some gift cards if that's a safer option.

Thanks

 

[Flyfrequently]

Does anyone know if once my membership year passes and I didn't make Points Club, and I then get hotel points for a stay that was in the previous membership year (accrual date), will Qantas automatically then give me Points Club or will I need to follow up?

(I am currently 5k points short with 5 weeks remaining, stayed recently in a hotel with 5k bonus points which may not arrive in current membership year.)

I can always buy some gift cards if that's a safer option.

Thanks

Q hotel points will fall into your accrual year, the bonus may take a bit longer (t&c's stated up to 8 weeks)
Bonus points may not show up in your total in your new year, not sure what they determine as accrual date there.
Other AFF's may have a data point.

My hotel points accrued in June but posted in July did not show up in PC tally, bit like delayed SC's.
But I did make PC+


For me, I would follow up after the hotel points land @Amanad78
Good luck and let us know the outcome.

 

[MELso]

My experience with the recent 5K promotion was that the base points and PC bonus had an activity date of the date of check-in, but the 5K bonus points had an activity date of when they posted. Something to bear in mind...

 

[Amanad78]

My experience with the recent 5K promotion was that the base points and PC bonus had an activity date of the date of check-in, but the 5K bonus points had an activity date of when they posted. Something to bear in mind...

Thanks, very helpful