Qantas to make big FF announcement on 24/5/22 [buys stake in TripADeal]

[TheInsider]

Who on earth are TripADeal. Never heard of them.

 

[SeatBackForward]

When does QF inform its shareholders that being an airline isn't cut for it anymore?

 

[Kendall Roy]

What a fizzer.....

 

[sqrt()]

What this deal gets QFFs...

Holiday packages available for booking include:

• 10 day tour of Japan including Qantas flights, accommodation in Tokyo, Osaka and Gifu plus a tour of Mt Fuji. Packages from 140,000 points + $1399 per person, twin share.
• 9 day package to explore India’s famed Golden Triangle – Agra, Delhi and Jaipur, including Qantas flights, visits to the Taj Mahal and Chandni Chowk Market. Packages from 125,000 points + $1249 per person, twin share.
• 17 day tour of Alaska, Yellowstone & The Rockies including Qantas flights, 7 night Glacier Experience cruise and visits to Yellowstone National Park, Vancouver and the Great Falls in Montana. Packages from 250,000 points + $2499 per person, twin share.

 

[dajop]

Great to see taxpayer funded JopKeeper payments are being used as intended.

Yeah, they seem to be splashing the cash around with this and the planned Alliance acquisition (and of course sunrise, but have less qualms about that). Remarkable given how dire their financial situation was.

 

[sudoer]

What this deal gets QFFs...

• 10 day tour of Japan including Qantas flights, accommodation in Tokyo, Osaka and Gifu plus a tour of Mt Fuji. Packages from 140,000 points + $1399 per person, twin share.

Not the exact tour, but the cost in points + pay checks out:



This is just another way to burn points at 1c each.

 

[andye]

Not the exact tour, but the cost in points + pay checks out:

View attachment 278261

This is just another way to burn points at 1c each.

Haven’t done the sums but 1c is better than most non-flight redemptions

 

[RichardMEL]

So will Luxury Escapes be dumped? one presumes they can't have two competing type partnerships there?

as for TripADeal they do advertise heavily, I suppose maybe a slightly lower market point than LE, but they always seemed quite similar to me in terms of some advertising (such as Hilton CNS type package deals and the like).

but yeah, no surprise this announcement was of no real interest. yawn.

 

[sudoer]

Haven’t done the sums but 1c is better than most non-flight redemptions

The going rate for flat "points + pay" options is usually 0.7c/point - this includes Qantas flights, Luxury Escapes, and others. Qantas Store is 0.55c/point (compared with their own inflated cash pricing) or 0.75c/point with the current sale.

The going rate for "classic ground rewards" (Qantas Hotels, Journey Beyond train trips) can exceed 1c/point.

So will Luxury Escapes be dumped? one presumes they can't have two competing type partnerships there?

I guess that would be a call for Luxury Escapes to make - I suspect Qantas would happily continue allowing the burning of QFF points at a fixed monetary rate.

 

[Gold Member]

Damn, was hanging out for 30% off toasters.

 

[sudoer]

Damn, was hanging out for 30% off toasters.

Quick! what are you waiting for?!

Buy Breville the Toast Select Luxe | Qantas Rewards Store

Use Qantas Points or points plus pay to shop for Breville the Toast Select Luxe online on the Qantas Rewards Store. Shop here.

store.qantas.com

 

[Seat0B]

Who on earth are TripADeal. Never heard of them.

Oh I have. And I won’t be using them. See this thread for why.

Any experiences with TripADeal cancellations and getting a refund?

My 90 yo Father in Law has had his European holiday (incl river cruise) booked and paid in full last year for travel August 2020 cancelled by TripADeal. Cost over $13,000. He took insurance as part of the TripADeal package, with their insurer, who of course has a "no claims in pandemics"...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

The Byron Bay based online travel business …

… well, naturally! That’s exactly the market service Qantas would go with

And when the announcement talks about “booking a holiday experience “ - does that mean using the Cape Town call centre I wonder when the flights get cancelled or the hotels can’t handle it?

Well, yes I agree with you @RooFlyer, they seem pretty low rent based on our dealings with them. Qantas is in a race to the bottom.

 

[love_the_life]

and the idea of booking packages for holidays is soooo last century for most travellers who have an ounce of intelligence.

 

[ANstar]

Yeah, they seem to be splashing the cash around with this and the planned Alliance acquisition (and of course sunrise, but have less qualms about that). Remarkable given how dire their financial situation was.

And still pay freezes for staff!

 

[Buzzard]

Not the exact tour, but the cost in points + pay checks out:

View attachment 278261

This is just another way to burn points at 1c each.

Those points could cost you 3c each.
If you have a card that only gives you half a point per dollar and the merchant charges you 1.5% for paying with credit....

 

[AIRwin]

Further to comment by @hydrabyss in the other thread:

Virgin ‘New Era’ event Thur 19th. [*Postponed*]

to buy Dubai? Did I just hear VA will be launching flights to DXB?!

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

No announcement by VA = 6 pages and counting
Big announcement by QF = 2 pages

 

[kpc]

yawn.....

 

[kangarooflyer88]

I was hoping Alan Joyce would finally come out and say the silent part out loud, that he's doing his level best to dump QF in favour of the luxury airline business he founded, JétStar.

-RooFlyer88

 

[teamhamsandwich]

Tripadeal. 2.9 stars on google. Seems about right for qantas customer service.

 

[AIRwin]

2.9 stars on google. Seems about right for qantas customer service.

But Qantas has Jet-stars...