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Having been helped before I look forward to your ideas/answers again.
My wife and I have 315,000 Qantas FF points between us. Mostly from AMEX and Woolies cards and a few o/seas and domestic flights - been Qantas & thus One world loyal.
We are looking to go o/seas in 2014 to Europe - any ideas as to best way to use points? Upgrades? buy one return fare and get one on FF points?
Also our Amex card is the Qantas Ultimate which was 1.5 points for every $ plus double when buying a Qantas product and a return trip from Adelaide to either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane each year - annual fee is $450, although was waived in first year and reduced in second year. We have been pleased with Amex service and dont particularly want to leave them but not keen on new point structure.
Would we be better moving to the Amex credit card at $195 annual fee, Amex points at 3 per $1 for most things and points can be used with 8 airlines (Virgin plus Singapore, Malaysia, Thai etc. but not Qantas though).
From Adelaide get a return trip with Virgin each year to same destinations. I think you keep you points in Amex bank until needed and can then use with Amex travel or move 1 for 1 to say Krisflyer or one of the other schemes.
Also should we sign up to one of the other FF schemes anyway?
A few questions I know but would appreciate any advice.
Many Thanks
Col D
My wife and I have 315,000 Qantas FF points between us. Mostly from AMEX and Woolies cards and a few o/seas and domestic flights - been Qantas & thus One world loyal.
We are looking to go o/seas in 2014 to Europe - any ideas as to best way to use points? Upgrades? buy one return fare and get one on FF points?
Also our Amex card is the Qantas Ultimate which was 1.5 points for every $ plus double when buying a Qantas product and a return trip from Adelaide to either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane each year - annual fee is $450, although was waived in first year and reduced in second year. We have been pleased with Amex service and dont particularly want to leave them but not keen on new point structure.
Would we be better moving to the Amex credit card at $195 annual fee, Amex points at 3 per $1 for most things and points can be used with 8 airlines (Virgin plus Singapore, Malaysia, Thai etc. but not Qantas though).
From Adelaide get a return trip with Virgin each year to same destinations. I think you keep you points in Amex bank until needed and can then use with Amex travel or move 1 for 1 to say Krisflyer or one of the other schemes.
Also should we sign up to one of the other FF schemes anyway?
A few questions I know but would appreciate any advice.
Many Thanks
Col D