2400 SC - which award?

[gypsyinabigtown]

G'day all,

I'll soon be hitting the 2,400 SC mark.
I've looked at the available benefits, and did some calculations:

* Gold card to someone - likely your significant other, partner etc. would travel with you anyway so may not get full benefit.
* 3 limo service to home - conservatively assuming one of these costs $120, this is worth $360
* 50,000 points - this looks like the undisputed winner given the above, and can be quite flexible as well.

Am I missing something here? What is the general feel on the best award to choose?

Cheers!

 

[JohnK]

I should reach that mark in a month or so and I will be taking the extra 50,000 QFF points.

 

[danny09]

G'day all,

I'll soon be hitting the 2,400 SC mark.
I've looked at the available benefits, and did some calculations:

* Gold card to someone - likely your significant other, partner etc. would travel with you anyway so may not get full benefit.
* 3 limo service to home - conservatively assuming one of these costs $120, this is worth $360
* 50,000 points - this looks like the undisputed winner given the above, and can be quite flexible as well.

Am I missing something here? What is the general feel on the best award to choose?

Cheers!

Congrats on your upcoming 2400 sc's.

I always choose 50k points. Best value there for me.

 

[Happy Trails]

Points for me too.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Points for me

 

[nlagalle]

Partner gold for me.. I've given it to my brother for the last couple of years.. He makes good use of it.

 

[JohnM]

It's been PG for me for quite a few years. PartnerJohnM and I are LATS (Google that or add Bernard Salt and you'll get the explanation that I've given before). She still works full time; I dabble. So it means that PG can be useful as we often travel independently and meet somewhere overseas. 2100 SC used to be the total needed BTW :evil:.

 

[cove]

I went the 50,000 points after checking with number two son who does not have Qantas Club Life as it was cut before he could join. I will do a JASA to MEL,SYD or BNE as that maximizes the retail value for domestic flights.

 

[knightman7]

50k points wins every time

 

[serfty]

Gift Gold can be better value if your partner intends to travel on AA/QF to collect more than say 40K in status bonus, even more so if mainly on their own and have no other status.

Other than that the 50k is generally better value.

 

[Boris spatsky]

50k points

 

[ReLoad]

As suggested by another member here a pearl of advice, get the best of both worlds.

I gifted my mum the Gold, and she transferred the 50k points to me.

Everyone's a winner.

 

[Hvr]

I'm another one who took the 50,000 points and made very good use of them with a JASA during a DSC offer.

 

[samh004]

I could be aiming for this much later in the year, and have always thought about the best course of action when I do get there. In a DSC period, the 50k points leads very close to P1, but the generous side of me wants to gift a lounge membership, so it is tricky

 

[gypsyinabigtown]

Thanks heaps to everyone for their tips and the congratulations!
My partner is a lucky owner of a Westpac Black card so she has a couple lounge invites already. And most of the time we travel together so she can enjoy F lounge anyway.
So I decided to choose the 50K points as well!

 

[StuM]

Hit it last week - def the points.