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There is a big overlap in the Venn diagram. And indeed, it's a big devaluation for those people. As with all forms of status, people want the line to be cut off just behind them 😂

With the loss of the loyalty bonus, the extra 200SC required to retain, the loss of PCP 100SC rollover and Green Tier 50SC earn (offset, at most, by the 140SC earn on ground), and the possible devaluation of SC earn on award flights, I think a lot of WPs will be forced to consider whether it is...

PC+ members are also credit card churners, so it's more of a straight devaluation for these people. Instead of getting Qantas Club, they now get a few lounge passes.

It's basically just a way of ferrying people to and from NRL Las Vegas, who come a bit before or stay a bit longer for tourist purposes. Doesn't signal much more than that. When I flew to SFO last year around the time of the tournament, the flight was packed with NRL supporters.

I don't think it's a massive change at the lower level. A 'points hacker' could get 100SC rollover per year from dumping 350K points into QFF and 50SC from Green Tier with a few tricks. Now they're having to earn across a big number of categories to get 140SC.

Fair enough. It would be an interesting result. If that is the case, it is the opposite of a soft landing — it is in fact a super hard landing. The WP with 1000SCs is treated 15% worse (no 150SC rollover) than the SG with 1000SCs.

They haven't said, but they roll things out by membership year. My guess is they'll announce in 2026 that the new requirements commence at the start of your next membership year in 2027 (ie the first people to get hit with the requirement will be the people with January or maybe February renewals).

Have a look at today's announcements. They'll be introducing this feature soon, but not soon enough for your current membership year.

You'll get 150SC to start your new year (50% of the 300SC above the 700SC Gold threshold).

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.