Change to Qantas Lounge Pass Transfers Effective July ‘26

[VPS]

I know I'm going to get flamed but I really couldn't care less about this. The four passes that I received each year (2 X amex, 2 X PC) meant zip to me. They were transferred here, or to friends. If this reduces overcrowding in lounges then I'm not going to be complaining.

I’m not going to flame you, but I did enjoy being able to give friends that wouldn’t ever normally go into the lounge a couple of passes and they used to get so excited

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

I’m not going to flame you, but I did enjoy being able to give friends that wouldn’t ever normally go into the lounge a couple of passes and they used to get so excited

Agree with this as well. My elderly parents and the occasional friend here or there really enjoyed their visits to the lounge when I could gift it to them and I always enjoyed being able to extend the gesture to see people get so much more excited about it than I do as a regular. These are people who'd otherwise never see them and so for them it was a special treat that invariably left them excited and speaking highly of Qantas.

But I suppose goodwill like that is irrelevant these days.

 

[bPeteb]

I’m not going to flame you, but I did enjoy being able to give friends that wouldn’t ever normally go into the lounge a couple of passes and they used to get so excited

As did my friends VPS but some even said no when I asked if they’re wanted them. Definitely sad for the recipients.

 

[HMcM]

I know I'm going to get flamed but I really couldn't care less about this. The four passes that I received each year (2 X amex, 2 X PC) meant zip to me. They were transferred here, or to friends. If this reduces overcrowding in lounges then I'm not going to be complaining.

Not going to flame but would say its a kick in the pants to make an incentive valueless only to your most frequent flyers. The lounge passes now have the same value to NBs but pretty much zero value to SG and above.

If they're going to make them valueless to the people most likely to be spending money with QANTAS then maybe they should just get rid of them as a card benefit.

 

[bPeteb]

Not going to flame but would say its a kick in the pants to make an incentive valueless only to your most frequent flyers. The lounge passes now have the same value to NBs but pretty much zero value to SG and above.

If they're going to make them valueless to the people most likely to be spending money with QANTAS then maybe they should just get rid of them as a card benefit.

I think that’s where we’ll have to disagree. The passes are not a benefit for frequent flyers. They/we/I already have lounge access. The passes are provided due to credit card spend, nothing to do with flying. I’m not WP due to credit card churning or spend.