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That's right. I was talking about WP. Though the same math could be applied to SG. The only beneficiaries are Silver members because they never got the loyalty bonus in the first place.

Not really, because you are losing 150SCs from PCP and Green Tier.

Current WP retain threshold (if you earn the loyalty bonus): 1150SC New WP retain threshold: 1400SC Rollover SC only start accumulating after 1400SC.

You have to earn 250SC more per year to even begin to have any excess SCs. There will be lots of people who don't fall into that category.

On second read, removal of 50SC loyalty bonus and 200SC increase in WP retain requirement, means it is a 20% increase in status threshold to retain WP. An extra $1875 in cost to retain WP at $7.5/SC.

Lots to digest. Removal of lower retain tier is a deval. Moving one step closer to a spend-based program with more emphasis on on-the-ground earn. QF have recognised the problem of losing members after they reach SC thresholds & LTG. Unclear if you can still earn SC on reward flights??

Yes

https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/qf-double-status-credits-february-2026-promo.122540/page-2#post-2968979

Yes.

DFW-SYD in F alert from seats.aero triggered this morning. Cancelled my existing Qantas booking (221K QF + $600 in fees) and rebooked with AA (110K AA + $40 in fees), and now will now get DSC. Great timing.

The new post on this thread prompted me to have a look at the latest figures. Australians travelling to the US in January 2026 was down 11.6% compared to January 2025. We've had a lot of months with double digit drops now.

Hang in there. A lot of people manage to get cards reinstated after the 30 day wait period. Make sure you pay down balances before calling in.

SYD-DFW-SYD for non-school-holiday period. A9 / I9 on both flights for 1x pax. Business declined; First approved.

So it's okay for Amex to maximise their profit but it's 'abhorrent' for churners to maximise their profit?

Whether you like it or not, people will game systems. That is the nature of humans. You're never going to be able to stop it. Indeed, there are people gaming Amex way, way harder than Dr Ralph. They just don't disclose what they're doing in public forums.

This could be very attractive depending on points pricing. Nice to see more high end points hotels coming to Aus.

If you still have an active UK bank account, I'd submit that as proof of address and an Australian bank account with any form of incoming payment. No guarantees, but you could be surprised at how lax these processes are.

You can still use the website (rather than the app) on your phone if that makes a difference.

The end of row 4 for free for WPs then?

All coming from EK's end, so not much QF can do about it but comply.