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Qantas say a lot of things that they don't end up doing. At the end of the day, it will be economics that drive the decision. My prediction is Qantas will do well with the direct Sunrise flights & struggle with the one-stop flights via SIN, ultimately dropping them. Once you're doing a...

You usually should be able to get at least USD 2c per point, which you would be with that redemption, so I'd consider it a good one.

You don't know what a spend-based program means. A spend-based program does not necessarily mean spend exclusively with the airline. It also includes spend with on-the-ground partners. Indeed, that's exactly what Alaska Airline's program — the example used in the post — now means. It is also...

No FTF. Issued by BOA. TBD if they'll care about 100% foreign spend — they've pitched the card to US expats (they have different categories of community, and one is that) so they're clearly expecting some people to do it.

Indeed. Even if you were spending $10K/m on your Amex ($120K pa), you'd need to spend for 3 years to afford 2x J return tickets Australia to Japan, and that's not even long haul imo. Edit: changed the calculated assumptions to earning 2.25 ppd on the Plat.

Qantas have been flirting with this idea with the 100SC for PCP and now the SC on the ground promotion, so it's not unreasonable to think they might move this way. It's worth noting that Alaska's choice is heavily tilted. When they introduced spend-based status earn, they removed a lot of...

As others have suggested, it is okay value when you're redeeming points acquired very cheaply (or completely freely). But it's a complete rip-off if paying cash. It's an inferior product to what's on offer from many others carriers to Europe, so I don't bother with it when headed west. But...

To be helpful to the OP, the answer to your question is you're looking for an email or PDF that has an e-ticket number. It also appears you have flights on Malaysian Airlines as you're travelling through KL. In which case, you should ignore the advice of another member saying 'It is completely...

Your response is now confused (you are expecting the OP to read your mind that you were not responding to the question they asked) and incorrect.

I did.

Doubling down on your incorrectness in an effort to save face doesn't help anyone. The OP asked 'Can you help me understand what real "confirmation" looks like?' No where in your answer did you mention the correct response. Real confirmation is an e-ticket number.

Re-read the question you were answering. You incorrectly answered it.

See point #2 in this article: Strategies for Cheap Business Class Flights to Europe

algae is correct. justinbrett is not. Real confirmation comes in the form of an email from Qantas containing an 'E-TICKET NO' starting with 081. It may be in an attached PDF, or it may be in a plain text email.

Qantas will release classic awards to the US with Platinum status. I do it regularly. And if you want to steer away from Qantas, your only option for award tickets is to go all-in with Chase, get a United credit card and start accumulating MileagePlus miles. In terms of the Chase travel...

If only the article didn't already take that into account ... That is why VA & QF are practically equal in this category:

Indeed. Such a simple concept.

Feel free to suggest an article to AFF Editors where they compare the best program for people do the majority of their flying outside of Australia. You might be waiting a while though. I would guess it isn't high on the list due to ... a lack of readership.

Why would you, as an overseas based member who earns the majority of their status overseas on flights not touching Australia, be considering the cost of acquiring status on an Australian airline that is not part of an international alliance that does not fly international (apart from a few...

I'm not sure why you cannot comprehend that there's no point doing a head to head comparison if there's no comparison. Who makes the best hybrid SUV? Qantas v Toyota lol