Alternatives to QFF in Australia if You live here

[mfhau]

I can’t be the only person in this situation.
I have a couple of thousand points on emirates, 7k on Sheraton which died which I am giving life to life this Christmas, 40+k on Qatar Airlines, 1000 on Marriott, the ever present Fly Buys (I’ll never forget the day (2008 I think) checking at BNE when the Business line was open to Gold, Silver and Fly Buy card holders and whale lovers to boot – I got a $200 MCO out of Qantas after I brought it to their attention because the line was actually longer that the economy check-in!!!) and an unused AsiaMiles – plus whatever else I’ve forgotten.
The main cards I currently hammer are:
QFF Platinum
Ambassador/Priority Club
And
China Southern
I also steer an AMEX and Citibank to QFF
The way I travel now – I won’t keep Platinum with QFF, so I am thinking what catch all cards are out there and what’s the best way to accumulate points with all the complexities remembering that besides actual flying – there’s shopping, petrol and credit cards and everybody’s got a scheme.
I am curious as to how other's have broken away from the QFF hold in Australia and succeeded points wise – and yes it’s also somewhat dependant on where you travel and your spending habits, what cards are linked to what etc etc.

 

[mfhau]

So far so good .... when are the next drinks on in Bris?

I think i am looking for the Frequent Flyer Accounting Audit Wizard (FFAAW) who has the abilty to go back through my life (and family's) 20 years and extrapolate that forward for the time I have left on this mortal coil noting all the weird decsions made at the time and the reasons for them.

Like what do I do with those 510 points in my Delta account with whom I have never flown!

 

[samh004]

So far so good .... when are the next drinks on in Bris?

They are on tomorrow night at 17:30 at The Tower Mill Hotel on Wickham Terrace.

As for how to unbundle yourself from QFF, that’s not exactly easy. I note Velocity allows you to earn points on your shopping, but not as easily as EDR and QFF do. And that’s pretty much where it ends