kindy01p
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- Joined
- Jan 29, 2013
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Okay, so I had no hope of getting to Gold this year, I am 22 and only just been working in a graduate position for the past year and a half now. But I have lived overseas twice and am addicted to travel (aren't we all).
Anyway, clearly I am getting paid too much.... because with the email that I am guessing a lot of you just got, from Qantas, about the double status points... I couldn't help myself.
My girlfriend and I are going to Europe at the end of the year for Christmas and New Years, already booked from Adelaide on Malaysia Airlines. I have Qantas Club membership, but obviously was not going to get to use their lounges at all, despite being a OneWorld partner.
To keep my Silver Membership, I was going to do that LAN trip to Auckland that you all recommended, for June. I already have the return trip to Sydney booked. I was going to book last week at the start of my credit card cycle, but decided to wait for another month, because the prices seemed fairly static.
Anyway - I just booked return from Adelaide to Auckland, Business, for $1566, instead. $806 more than LAN.
This will score me 560 Status Credits, plus the 100 I already have, plus 30 from the Sydney trip - leaving me only 10 SC short of Gold. I can do a Jetstar flight to Melbourne to pick that up, no problemo.
Now my question is - my QC membership will be put on hold once acquired, will it not? And my partner and I will be able to use Golden Lounge for MH?
All up, with a shorter stay in Auckland and other adjustments, the trip actually works out exactly the same cost as what it would have, if I had flown with LAN instead. What an easy way to pick up Gold...
Anyway, clearly I am getting paid too much.... because with the email that I am guessing a lot of you just got, from Qantas, about the double status points... I couldn't help myself.
My girlfriend and I are going to Europe at the end of the year for Christmas and New Years, already booked from Adelaide on Malaysia Airlines. I have Qantas Club membership, but obviously was not going to get to use their lounges at all, despite being a OneWorld partner.
To keep my Silver Membership, I was going to do that LAN trip to Auckland that you all recommended, for June. I already have the return trip to Sydney booked. I was going to book last week at the start of my credit card cycle, but decided to wait for another month, because the prices seemed fairly static.
Anyway - I just booked return from Adelaide to Auckland, Business, for $1566, instead. $806 more than LAN.
This will score me 560 Status Credits, plus the 100 I already have, plus 30 from the Sydney trip - leaving me only 10 SC short of Gold. I can do a Jetstar flight to Melbourne to pick that up, no problemo.
Now my question is - my QC membership will be put on hold once acquired, will it not? And my partner and I will be able to use Golden Lounge for MH?
All up, with a shorter stay in Auckland and other adjustments, the trip actually works out exactly the same cost as what it would have, if I had flown with LAN instead. What an easy way to pick up Gold...
