Search results

thadocta, Sorry if I've offended anybody. Firstly, I presumed this discussion group was targetted at the "frequent flyer". Typically, this would include all those people actually fly frequently, which excludes many leisure travellers. Qantas recognise that most of their revenue and...

Lindsay, The worst part is all the things that the public never see... The 2 hour wait (admittedly normally during company time) to buy the ticket at the staff travel ticket office and then the coughpy way the airport staff and cabin crew get "trained" (by culture rather than anything formal)...

Boring was the long bit between the challenge and the answer. The "K" gives it away... Ie the season. What you're looking at is the Fare Basis code which is different from the booking class. The fare basis contains the booking class, which in this case is "B". You'll find a number of fare...

Sorry guys, I guess my calculations where based on paying a lot less than $350/year (I'm not giving tips away on this one! :) and my personal valuation of the Qantas Club. Oh the other thing I based it on, was the fact that many corporations pay membership for their frequent travellers...

thadocta, That's a bit of an oversimplification... Trust me on this, I was working in Corporate Sales at the time. ;) Mystery flight destinations weren't ever guaranteed and certainly not changable. A lot people were confused by why a Corporate traveller who's company spent $5M/year...

Why doesn't Qantas offer cheaper standby travel? It makes sense, doesn't it? Aircraft leave all the time with empty seats, why not fill them up with standby pax at the last minute so that Qantas at least get some revenue for it? I'm actually following on from the "Do Mystery Flights Still...

Hi All, Another tip for the punters: My opinion is that paying for Qantas Club life membership is definitely not worth the expense. If you're considering paying the $3,500 for the membership you're probably thinking that you'll flying a lot in the next 20 years. But chances are, if you...

...and now for the facts: For most (say 95%) of Corporate Airfares Agreements negotiated over the last two years, Qantas Club membership rates were based on overall Qantas Market Revenue (QMR). They were tiered as follows: <$1M Standard Corporate Rate, as available on the 10 or More...

BORING! Come on fellas... You guys haven't finished the challenge... I want somebody to try to work out the date of Bob's flight. He's already given you all the information you need to figure it out. Benny

Lindsay, Strictly speaking that table isn't 100% correct. Not that I've gone over it with a fine tooth comb but did notice that he claim that W-class is economy. As an example Qantas doesn't use W and BA uses it for their World Traveller Plus product. Benny

Hi All, Just a tip from an ex-employee for increasing your chances of getting a decent seat: 1) For domestic flights - Turn up early! Check-in can re-allocate your seat easy enough 2) For international flights - Seats are pre-allocated. Your travel manager should be able to grab you the...

Shillard, 1) Firstly, your number of trips are irrelevant. It's really the total spend on Qantas that counts, or the companys Qantas Market Revenue (QMR - as above). Nowadays, you'll find that most of the discount is made up of commissions that your travel manager receives. The so called...

Hi All, Well I'm sure I can help you out here... As a former "QF Rep" a.k.a Corproate Account Manager (CAM) I can tell you: 1) You must be a Senior Manager from a company that provides Qantas with more than $1M QMR (Qantas Market Revenue). Failing that, you could also be best mates with...