Qantas has begun offering its frequent flyers the option to “purchase” Platinum status using their frequent flyer points. Multiple AFF members have been contacted by Qantas over the phone with the targeted offer. The asking price? 100,000 Qantas points. In each case, the contacted member had already held Platinum status for several years but had … Continued
The tipping scam plaguing Qantas’ Los Angeles lounge appears to have returned, with Qantas flyers reporting falling victim to the scam as recently as last month. The scam, which was first reported on AFF two years ago, involves the showers in Qantas’ First and Business class lounges in Los Angeles. When showing lounge guests to … Continued
How does an easy 30,000 Qantas points sound?! Qantas is currently offering up to 30,000 frequent flyer points to new Qantas Assure life insurance customers! New customers can earn 10,000 points for taking out a single insurance policy, or 30,000 points for two policies. These points will be credited after 60 days, and the policy may … Continued
Qantas has engaged with the Australian Frequent Flyer forum for many years via the airline’s official “Red Roo” account. Sadly, Qantas announced last week that it would no longer be assisting its customers on AFF. Red Roo has helped our members immeasurably over the past seven years. Many of our members have positive stories to … Continued
Qantas is trialling additional security measures to protect its members’ frequent flyer accounts against fraud. Once the changes are implemented, activities such as logging into your frequent flyer account or redeeming points will become a two-step process. Using what’s known as “two-factor authentication”, Qantas will soon require its frequent flyers to either enter a code sent … Continued