10 Million QFF points to be given away by News/QF [9M Oz, 1M NZ]

[Isochronous]

I was going to write about how much I love making toast...

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

what is interesting in the email from qantas is this line:

We hope you've been enjoying the program. We're always striving to give our members better value with more partners, better benefits and new innovations. And there's a lot more to come.

i think at least part of that statement is an outright lie.

for the bulk of members they are probably taking away benefits and points/SC earning ability. not increasing them.

 

[samh004]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

I received the email this morning and have entered, figure it's worth a shot, though with the prices of some awards, a million could be spent pretty quickly long haul

Just think of all the flight sim time though!

 

[Ansett]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

Finally received the email and would like to correct a couple of things.

The prize is for 9 off prizes of 1 million miles which makes it 9 million not 10 million. Nit picking I know but given we give QF a hard time when they get it wrong we should correct our errors.

There was a report that the email was dated 29 May it simply refers to your point balance as at 29 May

Or has the website made an error again?

 

[ellen10]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

I go the email this afternoon.
And would love to win, so no more entries everyone!

 

[Flying mermaid]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

There was a report that the email was dated 29 May it simply refers to your point balance as at 29 May

Or has the website made an error again?

yes you are right - looked at the emails again (now have all 4) and it is points balance as of 29 May - I admit I barely read these things before hitting the delete button....

 

[Flying mermaid]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

I go the email this afternoon.
And would love to win, so no more entries everyone!

Well I am not entering, nor passing on the other 3 emails to the relevant members, so that is 4 out of 10,000,000 gone.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

The prize is for 9 off prizes of 1 million miles which makes it 9 million not 10 million. Nit picking I know but given we give QF a hard time when they get it wrong we should correct our errors.

yeah well... maybe some nit picking is due.... but not of AFF... of QFF.

if you have 10 million reasons to celebrate 10 million members, you would think the prize for the 10 million member milestone would be...?

uh huh... 10 million miles.

but no, for some reason we have 9 chances, not 10.

 

[basso]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

yeah well... maybe some nit picking is due.... but not of AFF... of QFF.

Actually, it is of news! If you go back to the news article referenced in one of the first posts, it is that news article that says 10 million.

 

[Glider_]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

"Winning 1m QFF points would not change my life at all because I live in Perth and Qantas doesn't fly here anymore. I'd probably redeem for a new blender or something."

 

[Ansett]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

Actually, it is of news! If you go back to the news article referenced in one of the first posts, it is that news article that says 10 million.

So who do we believe QF or News?

Seems no one is proof reading these days perhaps QF marketing sent wrong figures to News or News screwed it of perhaps QF website is wrong, and we all know it couldn't possibly be the later. ROFLMAO

Thanks to Qantas Frequent Flyer, there are one million points up for grabs in each state – enough to take you and your family on the trip of a lifetime.

Now they also talk of 1 million in each state. Errrrrrrr How many states do we have 1) QLD 2) NSW 3) Victoria, 4) Western Australia 5) Tasmania 6) South Australia Oh yes and 2 Territories 1) Australian Capital Territory 2) Northern Territory.

Now when I went to school 6 + 2 = 8 Not 9 and not 10

 

[whatmeworry]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

Finally received the email and would like to correct a couple of things.

The prize is for 9 off prizes of 1 million miles which makes it 9 million not 10 million. Nit picking I know but given we give QF a hard time when they get it wrong we should correct our errors.

There was a report that the email was dated 29 May it simply refers to your point balance as at 29 May

Or has the website made an error again?

yeah well... maybe some nit picking is due.... but not of AFF... of QFF.

if you have 10 million reasons to celebrate 10 million members, you would think the prize for the 10 million member milestone would be...?

uh huh... 10 million miles.

but no, for some reason we have 9 chances, not 10.

Even QF competitions have been enhanced!

 

[markis10]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

So who do we believe QF or News?

Seems no one is proof reading these days perhaps QF marketing sent wrong figures to News or News screwed it of perhaps QF website is wrong, and we all know it couldn't possibly be the later. ROFLMAO

Thanks to Qantas Frequent Flyer, there are one million points up for grabs in each state – enough to take you and your family on the trip of a lifetime.

Now they also talk of 1 million in each state. Errrrrrrr How many states do we have 1) QLD 2) NSW 3) Victoria, 4) Western Australia 5) Tasmania 6) South Australia Oh yes and 2 Territories 1) Australian Capital Territory 2) Northern Territory.

Now when I went to school 6 + 2 = 8 Not 9 and not 10

Each state plus one national and one for email:

9. There will be nine Prizes. Each Prize consists of one million Qantas Points. Qantas Points may take up to 2 weeks to be credited to the winner's account from the draw date (or any redraw date, as applicable) There will be one winner chosen from each of the following nine options from the "Where did you hear about this competition" field of the online entry form:
1. NSW & ACT: Sunday Telegraph/Daily Telegraph
2. VIC: Sunday Herald Sun/Herald Sun
3. QLD: Sunday Mail/Courier Mail
4. SA: Sunday Mail/Adelaide Advertiser
5. WA: Sunday Times
6. NT: Sunday Territorian/NT News
7. TAS: Sunday Tasmanian/Hobart Mercury
8. NATIONAL: news.com.au
9. Qantas Frequent Flyer email

 

[MEL_Traveller]

this seems to be going the same way as other such legendary promotions such as... ummm... Black Face, and QF First PJs, and ... oh dear.

This smacks of something desperate? Spin department champing at the bit for some positive news that they just gotta gotta gotta get something out there, no matter how bad?

And how can they manage to get this competition out there, but can't amend the terms and conditions to cover loss of transferred points into already inactive accounts? or publish a table for SC earn on partner airlines? (etc)

 

[whatmeworry]

* The promoter is Qantas Airways Limited (ABN 16 009 661 901) of 10 Bourke Road, Mascot NSW 2020 (13 11 31). The promotion commences at 7.00am (AEST) on 1 June 2014 and closes at 11.59pm (AEST) on 15 June 2014 (Promotion Period). Entry is open to all (Eligible Entrants). Entrants under the age of 18 must get permission to enter from a parent or legal guardian. To enter, you must complete the online entry form at qantas.com/news and in 200 words or less tell us how one million Qantas Points would change your life, or the life of someone else. All entries must be the original work of the entrant. There will be nine prizes. Each Prize consists of one million Qantas Points. The maximum total prize value is AU$22,844.50 based on a sample of the Qantas Frequent Flyer Awards that could be obtained by redeeming through the Qantas Frequent Flyer program (as full defined in the terms and conditions of the program available at qantas.com/terms and the value of a QFF membership. Judging will take place between 26 June 2014 and 3 July 2014 at 10 Bourke Road, Mascot NSW 2020 and the winner will be notified by email or phone by 7 July 2014. Terms and conditions apply, visit qantas.com/newsterms for full terms and conditions.

Ten million sounds so much better then nine million!

 

[dajop]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

1. NSW & ACT: Sunday Telegraph/Daily Telegraph
2. VIC: Sunday Herald Sun/Herald Sun
3. QLD: Sunday Mail/Courier Mail
4. SA: Sunday Mail/Adelaide Advertiser
5. WA: Sunday Times
6. NT: Sunday Territorian/NT News
7. TAS: Sunday Tasmanian/Hobart Mercury
8. NATIONAL: news.com.au
9. Qantas Frequent Flyer email

So it would increase the odds of winning perhaps by hearing about it via Option 6, rather than any of the other options!

 

[kimrschonfeld]

qantas million point giveaway

Qantas are giving away a million points to a bunch of lucky members.
However if you read in the terms and conditions they claim it is worth :
"the maximum notional value of each prize is AU$22,844.50"

surely....surely we can claim that based on retail (or even sale) price of equivalent classic award seats on partner/oneworld airlines or Qantas itself in F and/or J you could stretch a million points to be worth well over $30000???

 

[RooFlyer]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

So it would increase the odds of winning perhaps by hearing about it via Option 6, rather than any of the other options!

Yes. It doesn't say in the T&Cs that the state must be your home state, merely where you heard about the competition. If you heard about it here and went straight to the web site, you apparently cannot make a selection.

This is interesting:

11. The maximum notional value of each Prize is AU$22,844.50 with a total prize pool of $205,600.50 as at 5 May 2014 based on a sample of the Qantas Frequent Flyer Awards that could be obtained by redeeming through the Qantas Frequent Flyer program (as full defined in the terms and conditions of the program available at qantas.com. For example, a Sydney to London one way Classic Award flight would be 64,000 Qantas Points (subject to Award flight availability) plus applicable taxes, fees and carrier charges, respectively. Therefore you could redeem for 15 of these Award flights with the Prize. As at 5 May 2014 the dollar fare for the equivalent commercial one way Economy flight would be AU$1,517 - therefore 15 of these flights would have a commercial value of $22,755. Plus, if the winner is not currently a member of Qantas Frequent Flyer they will join for free - the value of the membership is $89.50.

.. a bit over 2 cents/point.

Another interesting stat would be how much in fees and charges it would cost to redeem this prize!!! :shock:

Edit: Just did the calc: $375 per flight, for a total of $5,625 cost of the same redemption used in the Qantas example.

 

[Ansett]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

Yes. It doesn't say in the T&Cs that the state must be your home state, merely where you heard about the competition. If you heard about it here and went straight to the web site, you apparently cannot make a selection.

This is interesting:



.. a bit over 2 cents/point.

Another interesting stat would be how much in fees and charges it would cost to redeem this prize!!! :shock:

I am somewhat surprised that they don't mention the Taxes etc which based on 15 OZ-LHR flights would be in the region of $346.00 per flight making additional cost of $5175.00 as a minimum. Surely this should be made very clear at the time as it represents approx. 25% of the notional prize value!!!!

Or have I missed this somewhere as part of the fairer and simpler philosophy?

 

[RooFlyer]

Re: Rumour:[Denied by RR] Qantas to ban JQ SYD-MEL pax from F lounges & send to J lou

And welcome, Red Roo to thread browsers. Poor old QF can't take a trick these days, eh?