AFF Point Valuations

[NM]

Totally agree. I can't see the three year hard expiry for SQ being a material consideration

Hard points expiry is a major consideration in programs for me. And one reason that AAdvantage is my primary alternate to QFF. I would have lost many thousands of miles/points across several programs (airlines, hotels) if hard expiry applied to my used programs. I am willing and able to maintain currency of my program points through occasional earning to reset expiry dates, but hard expiry after a fixed time in the program just does not work for my earn/burn churning.

 

[burmans]

Hard points expiry is a major consideration in programs for me. And one reason that AAdvantage is my primary alternate to QFF. I would have lost many thousands of miles/points across several programs (airlines, hotels) if hard expiry applied to my used programs. I am willing and able to maintain currency of my program points through occasional earning to reset expiry dates, but hard expiry after a fixed time in the program just does not work for my earn/burn churning.

Don’t disagree with you that a (very) small number of people would be affected by a hard expiry (but again, easy to extend by at least a year), but 15% of the calculation? I would suggest 1%.
Apart from AFF I follow groups on Facebook, Ozbargain etc. By far the largest complaints are about availability (Qantas in particular- so I thought the Average rating for them was generous!), it would be untrue to say SQ expiry is never mentioned but super rare and I’d suggest a small minority even on this site.

 

[NM]

Don’t disagree with you that a (very) small number of people would be affected by a hard expiry (but again, easy to extend by at least a year), but 15% of the calculation? I would suggest 1%.
Apart from AFF I follow groups on Facebook, Ozbargain etc. By far the largest complaints are about availability (Qantas in particular- so I thought the Average rating for them was generous!), it would be untrue to say SQ expiry is never mentioned but super rare and I’d suggest a small minority even on this site.

So for once someone puts me in the 1% Club . I like being different.

 

[burmans]

So for once someone puts me in the 1% Club . I like being different.

Yeah, I'd actually put at less than 1% in reality (I rounded up) but definitely think you're in a very privileged club if you have to worry about SQ expiry.

 

[Aussiesue2001]

Really appreciate the hard work & thought you both put into this. Just out of interest, were there any programs where the gift card rate wasn’t the lowest return?

 

[Captain Halliday]

I’m disappointed the “basket” of redemptions did not include a toaster.

 

[Tiki]

If someone offered me 500k in my choice of the listed programs I would take SQ, AC or UA because of the lower carrier charges. SQ has better availability in J to my favourite destination IST, AC has more partners that fly to places I want to go. In reality I have to collect what is easy to collect in Australia with a little help from US credit cards so QR, VA and QF it is.