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You don't have to go back to 1995. You only need to go back to 4 August 2025.

That's the risk with last minute availability. It may not show up. It's happened several times before.

They will waive it if you say it cannot be booked online, but you did need to remember to mention it to them unfortunately.

Whatever you do in relation to status, make sure you make use of the superior credit card market to earn more points than you would be able to in Australia.

The media have taken the bait so easily. Making $600 carrier charges seem like a bargain ...

The masters of spin:

It would be nice if Qantas increased the benefits of PCP in light of the fact that it has become harder to attain.

In which case you are out of luck. You can't use your Qantas points for that flight, at least at the classic award price level. You can try requesting for release again at a later date.

I wouldn't worry. By the time you're next eligible for a bonus in 24 months, the interchange rate changes will have come into effect, the bonus will be something like 10,000 Qantas points, and won't be worth bothering with anyway.

In addition to elanshin's answer, not every unsold seat is made available for release to a Platinum. Essentially, Qantas yield management's algorithm decides whether it will release the seats depending on factors such as the likelihood of them being able to sell the seat for cash. You can't do...

From T&Cs:

The irony is that, as airlines have continually devalued their points, brokers are less and less interested in airline miles. The main game in the brokering business today is buying cash tickets with bank (not airline) points, especially Amex (US) and Chase. Consumers are also going in that...

This would have taken an enormous amount of work. Well done. It's interesting to compare to equivalent projects in the US: see, eg, Reasonable Redemption Values (RRVs). It's striking that, as you note, this chart doesn't include Qantas' upcoming devaluation, which will drop their value. With...

Not going to happen. The RBA has all but ruled it out on p30 of the paper on the basis that (1) it means smaller merchants subsidise larger merchants because the latter is able to negotiate lower interchange rates than the former and (2) issuer costs are lower than the interchange rates, which...

A Global Explorer is a paid fare. If you mean a Oneworld classic flight award, yes you can call Qantas to ask for award seats to be released on a Qantas flight.

I think that's a glitch. Use the multi-city tool and it still shows 8K.

Good discussion of the RBA's proposed changes.

Actually, I'd say most people in this thread are also supporting the removal of surcharges, which is what prompted my comments earlier in the thread. What it shows is that people really, really, really dislike surcharges — even points collectors will happily trade away points for their removal.

Generally 50-90% lower than what is offered in Australia: Card payment sucharges banned in Australia from 2026 Here's my prediction: 1. Reforms will be implemented. 2. Surcharges will be eliminated. 3. Credit card reward schemes will be reduced to UK levels. 4. Prices will remain unchanged as...

Fair enough. Note this card will not survive the reforms. There's no way HSBC will be able to afford giving 2% back once interchange rates are crushed. Just note that credit card point earning will not get better under these reforms. They will get significantly worse, mirroring what has...