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It may just be me, but I'd prefer to board without music, if I need it I can put my earphones in.

My decreased engagement with QFF comes from Qantas' own financial statements which explain to me why rewards seats are becoming increasingly scarce: At 30 June 2024, the "Unredeemed Frequent Flyer Revenue" in Qantas' accounts was $3.328 billion (up from $2.420 billion 5 years ago)...

I went with QF on that last minute ticket because of blind rusted on loyalty. Now that I know what a similar fare on Delta or United would do for status attainment in their programs, I'm considering either of those for an upcoming US trip rather than Qantas.

Paying extra for the last minute flex or fully flex fares would have taken me above our corporate limits so that was not an option. I now realise that if I'd gone with the Delta or United equivalent fares, under their revenue models I would have earned enough MQMs / PQPs respectively to take me...

Last minute business travel, regular was close to $9k and flexible was $10 (Delta and United at similar levels). $4.4k was a sale fare for a trip which could be booked in months in advance. The fare which I'd prefer to book as a personal traveller 'gamifying' the system is not the one the QF...

I have paid $4800 and over $8000 for Discount Business and each time received 180 SC

The article is identified as an opinion piece and not written from the perspective of the manager of a business division running a loyalty program. Like the argument that "status credits are already a good proxy for the amount of money you've spent": whether you pay a $99 E-Deal or a $329...

We should refer to them now as what they have become: Qantas Pesos.

I tried to guest someone in two months ago using a transferred lounge pass, but they wouldn't let them in, nor the other member of my group who I was guesting in with my Platinum status. Because of "congestion", they were only letting in business class and status passengers.

They won't, until they do. Their head of loyalty has recently spoken positively about a revenue based system: '"I’m not saying Alaska is going to go that direction, but what we’re hearing from guests is that they understand revenue, its easy, they get it, and by and large it's now a preference...

What seems like a mistake to individual flyers doesn't when an airline is looking at the program overall. I have seen a lot of paywalled analysis from the likes of EIU, CAPA and the big strategy consulting firms which show that this is an industry trend which is not going away. Even from this...

What form it will take is impossible to predict, but I think there is motivation: - It's a small market but the major domestic competition has just gone down this route - For all the hand wringing on the BA Flyertalk forum (BAEC may need to walk back some of the initial changes like DL did)...

I don't think the number of elites is the issue for QF as it was with BA (with their Tier Point promos) and DL (with their MQM rollovers). The value of the loyalty program to an airline is the ability to drive customer behaviour and short of a profitability based program, a revenue based program...

It won't change in 2025, but I would not be surprised if some version of it is launched in 2027 or 2028 after they have thoroughly analysed the response to the changes of others like BA and VA and worked out how to dress them up as positive media spin (like the 20 million extra reward seats that...

I like your optimism but I don't share it. The fact that they are surveying members about it means their financial and behavioural analysts are running their numbers over it. If there's even one favourable comment about it, they'll be able to truthfully state "we've made these changes based on...

As sure as the sun rises in the east, this is coming for QFF, it's only a question of timing. Airline valuations are driven by the FF programs and that's aided the more they can tie the program to inventory which is unlimited in capacity (overall economic spend) rather than fixed (available...

That doesn't specifically mention Australia and I suspect given the large HK/China expat community here, it would not be high on the chopping block. Still, in the last couple of years they have exited retail banking in much of Latin America, New Zealand, France, the US (now limited to Premier...

To be realistic (I've been Premier since the late 2000's), Premier really just gives you a decent fee free card and if you have HSBC accounts in another country, the ability to transfer funds easily online.

Air China only acquired their stake in CX in 2006, while Cathay was already a founding member of OW since 1998 - if CX had been unaligned in 2006, Air China would likely have pushed for them to be in *A. Qatar also owns 9.61% of CX! Ultimately it will be what makes sense to VA and I don't think...

If QR didn't have the right to block it (which I doubt), that would quite a VA board meeting to be a fly on the wall at: Bain: "Thanks for paying $xx_ for 25%, we're now going to sign VA up to an alliance which isn't aligned to your broader interests" Qatar: "😧"