Qantas unveils the biggest changes to status in program history

[BrianQQ]

They must be implementing this for different cohorts on different dates.
No SCotG showing yet for me.

Yup nothing here asw

 

[http_x92]

An interesting feature of SNIIP is that there is a points booster for the bills that you are going to pay, with a tiered structure.

If you really want the 20 SC for the banking category, basically any decently sized bill will do to hit the 1000 QFF points required.

Gold makes it 2 QFF / $, Platinum makes it 3 QFF / $ and Diamond makes it 5 QFF / $. With an additional fee for each one of course.

 

[transpactraveller]

Have you done the sums on the cost per SC to know if it's good or poor value?

 

[exceladdict]

An interesting feature of SNIIP is that there is a points booster for the bills that you are going to pay, with a tiered structure.

If you really want the 20 SC for the banking category, basically any decently sized bill will do to hit the 1000 QFF points required.

Gold makes it 2 QFF / $, Platinum makes it 3 QFF / $ and Diamond makes it 5 QFF / $. With an additional fee for each one of course.

I was considering sniip too but I think buying GCs from marketplace for qantas pay will be easier

 

[SYD]

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Are you expecting any?

Some are ridiculously easy without changing spending habits. I’ll get 100 SCs from stuff I’ll do/done anyway.

I don’t need them this year, but 50 should “rollover” into next year. A small compensation for the higher WP retain target…

 

[RooFlyer]

Some are ridiculously easy without changing spending habits. I’ll get 100 SCs from stuff I’ll do/done anyway.

As it happens, none of the earns have been within my regular spending habits. BP fuel - more expensive than where I get mine; my CC is Virgin earn, sustainability ... (suppresses a chortle); no David jones spend... Qantas insurance - you have to be kidding; no Tas utilities in their realm; I shop at Coles and IGA; Avis I credit to QR, and so on. (Yes, I'm aware there are more brands to earn on than I've named).

I do occasionally use Qantas hotels where I use some points to lower the cash cost of an expensive hotel I particularly want/need to stay in.

I should end up with 2,060 SCs by the end of my year in February, which will yield a 960 surplus, so a rollover of 480, almost the max (assuming 1200 retain). All from flying, and crediting some long haul to QR, to retain Gold there.

 

[SYD]

As it happens, none of the earns have been within my regular spending habits. BP fuel - more expensive than where I get mine;

Yeah, I don’t do BP. Occasionally there’s a promo on something but can’t be bothered.

my CC is Virgin earn,

For many, CC has become harder (with lower QF earn). Especially a VA CC….

sustainability ... (suppresses a chortle);

Yeah, probably not the best $/SC!

no David jones spend...

My recent DJs points posted a few days ago. Phew! But they were drowned out by QF Wine - another easy one for many.

Qantas insurance - you have to be kidding;

We just renewed AMT insurance with QF. Yes, it doubled from the current policy but so did they all, and when we started adding cruise and longer duration, the others rapidly matched QF. In the end, 20 SCs and a shed load of bonus points tipped the dial to QF (we took out seperate policy each instead of the usual duo for exactly the same price).

no Tas utilities in their realm;

I’ve not looked at Red Energy and probably can’t be bothered.

I shop at Coles and IGA;

Woolies is probably one of the easiest. Only takes 1x $10 (2000 pts) transfer to 1k QFF points. With a whole year to do it! A couple of shops buying things on special during a spend X get Y bonus points - easy as.

Avis I credit to QR,

Not sure when it changed but AVIS rentals OS now convert at a pts/$ rate rather than a flat 700 pts (domestic was always pts/$). So slightly harder for short rentals but I knocked it put of the park within 2 mths.

I do occasionally use Qantas hotels where I use some points to lower the cash cost of an expensive hotel I particularly want/need to stay in.

QF Hotels is another easy one - especially with triple points promos. The rate is usually the same as Expedia (sometimes more/sometimes less), and similar to Booking.com. We start with QF (if there’s nothing suitable to book direct: eg Accor, IHG etc). Only complaint is QF doesn’t include the larger property set available on Expedia nor even larger set on Booking.

The Banking one for me was dead easy. Parked $500 cash/stock in Webull for 1mth for 1000 QFF pts and 20 SCs! Happy days.

 

[aikman]

I was considering sniip too but I think buying GCs from marketplace for qantas pay will be easier

This is also my plan but there is always a cost.

For example, Wish Gift Cards.
1 bonus pt per dollar with both Qantas & Qantas Pay?
Or 4% off on the Everyday Rewards App?

 

[aurora_b]

Hi all,

I just checked my activity and surprisingly have been awarded for Status Credits on the Ground. I thought the program was launching on 8 December - have I missed something?

Has anyone else been awarded SC?

 

[Captain Halliday]

have I missed something?

You have indeed.

About the last 100 posts in this thread.

 

[ChrisMars]

Yea they start to display the sc earn per activity, but they don t seem to add yet to the total. This will happen 8th Dec. I imagine there will be some confusion for the members with renewal 1st of December. That s also why there is a banner somewhere on the app/ website that warn about SC mismatch

 

[aurora_b]

You have indeed.

About the last 100 posts in this thread.

Le sigh. I promise I did check threads out before posting. I'll go sit in the naughty corner now.

 

[aurora_b]

Yea they start to display the sc earn per activity, but they don t seem to add yet to the total. This will happen 8th Dec. I imagine there will be some confusion for the members with renewal 1st of December. That s also why there is a banner somewhere on the app/ website that warn about SC mismatch

Thanks for that @ChrisMars.
I originally didn't have the warning banner in the app, but now it seems to have appeared

 

[nancypants]

Have you done the sums on the cost per SC to know if it's good or poor value?

My back of a fa_ packet calculation says the lower level ones are the best value ie gold level not platinum or diamond. I may be wrong though