Did you know that you can earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points for free by taking surveys?
In 2014, Qantas founded a market research company called Red Planet. It awards points to frequent flyers who complete surveys. Here’s how it works…
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What is Qantas Red Planet?
Red Planet is a company owned by Qantas that conducts market research on behalf of third-party businesses, including major Australian retailers and organisations.
The research panel comprises of Qantas Frequent Flyer members. In return for completing surveys, Qantas awards panel members with frequent flyer points.
Although Red Planet occasionally conducts market research for Qantas businesses, most of the surveys have nothing to do with flying. Other companies simply pay Red Planet to conduct their market research, and Qantas gives out points to members as an incentive for taking the surveys.
How do you join Qantas Red Planet?
From time to time, Qantas Frequent Flyer emails members to invite them to join the Red Planet panel.
According to the terms & conditions, panel membership is by invitation only. But if you haven’t received an invitation, you might be able to register your interest on the Red Planet website.
How many Qantas points can you earn with Red Planet?
You can earn Qantas points each time you complete a survey. You’ll typically receive between 50 and 450 Qantas points per survey, depending on the expected amount of time it takes to complete the survey. For example, you might earn 150 Qantas points for finishing a survey that takes approximately 15 minutes.
At the start of most surveys, you’ll be asked a few screening questions. The purpose of these is to check whether you’re part of the demographic that the company commissioning the survey wants to reach. If you don’t qualify for a particular survey, or the quota is already reached, Qantas will still give you 15 points.
Red Planet regularly sends emails with invitations to complete surveys. But you might not be notified about every single survey. You can log into your Red Planet account at any time to see what surveys are available to you.
Is Red Planet worth it?
If you have a bit of spare time and would like to earn a few extra Qantas points, it costs nothing to become a Red Planet member. You can choose to complete as many or as few surveys as you like, and you can cancel your panel membership at any time.
It comes down to how much you value your time. Earning 200 points for a 20-minute survey is not exactly a great return on investment, since 200 Qantas points are worth perhaps a few dollars.
But if you weren’t going to be using that time productively anyway, then why not do a survey? Some people may even find them interesting.
Is there a way to earn Velocity points by doing surveys?
Velocity Frequent Flyer doesn’t have its own market research company, but it does partner with e-Rewards. You can earn 750 Velocity points for free by signing up for e-Rewards, linking your Velocity account and completing your first survey.
If you go on to complete more e-Rewards surveys, you’ll earn “Opinion Points” which you can convert into Velocity points. The transfer rate is 2,000 Opinion Points = 500 Velocity points.
Join the AFF forum discussion
Lots of AFF members are on the Red Planet panel and regularly share their survey tips and experiences on our forum! You can join the discussion by clicking on the link below:
