Qantas Wine latest offering

[NM]

Agree the T&Cs were hard to find but also not very helpful. "Voucher expires on 31 August 2024." Does that mean you have to make your booking by 31 August or does the hotel stay have to occur by 31 August??

Receiving voucher 24 May will be too late for hotels I need to book for first week in June but would be ok if I can book by 31 August for a trip in November. I guess I 'need' to buy wine anyway so I'll see what happens.

The voucher is applied at the time the payment is made. So long as the payment exceeds the value of the voucher then the voucher is applied.

But if you book a "refundable" rate, the voucher value is not refundable, only the paid cash amount is refundable - the voucher is fortified forfeited. The booking can be made for after the voucher has expired, so long as it has been applied to the reservation payment prior to expiry.

 

[QF WP]

I’m sure wine is fortified but a voucher is forfeited @NM

Not sure I’m going to partake in the voucher. Don’t need any wines at the moment

 

[fly2earth]

The voucher is applied at the time the payment is made. So long as the payment exceeds the value of the voucher then the voucher is applied.

But if you book a "refundable" rate, the voucher value is not refundable, only the paid cash amount is refundable - the voucher is fortified. The booking can be made for after the voucher has expired, so long as it has been applied to the reservation payment prior to expiry.

If we can only "buy" breakfast or anything with intrinsic value with those vouchers...sigh. Not that I think western breakfasts have much intrinsic value anyway replace a 5 star breakfast with a b&b breakfast and I would hardly be able to tell the difference

Back then when Jetstar has those vouchers for every flight you book I would always book the cheapest flights and use those to book YMCA types of accomodations and they were to be had at 1/2 to 3/4 retail price those were the heyday. Don't know if they still issue those or what or how the system issues those vouchers since too lasy to fly Jetstar now that I have status

 

[NM]

I’m sure wine is fortified but a voucher is forfeited @NM

Not sure I’m going to partake in the voucher. Don’t need any wines at the moment

LOL, auto-corrupt wins again!

 

[NM]

If we can only "buy" breakfast or anything with intrinsic value with those vouchers...sigh. Not that I think western breakfasts have much intrinsic value anyway replace a 5 star breakfast with a b&b breakfast and I would hardly be able to tell the difference

This discussion is about the current offer (valid until 24th April) for a $100 Qantas Hotels voucher when spending $300 (with at least $200 cash component plus points payment) on Qantas Wine. That is worth $100 and way more value than a free breakfast if used wisely.

For example, for an upcoming stay in the USA I have booked at a corporate rate of USD213, Qantas Hotels is offering the same hotel and room type on a refundable rate of AUD307. So at the current exchange rate, not only is the Qantas Hotels rate lower than the corporate rate, but with a $100 voucher it brings the cost down to AUD207.

The difference is that I need to pay the AUD207 now, but the AUD207 is refundable if my plans change and I need to cancel. But the $100 voucher will be fortified forfeited.

So buying in the order of 13000 QFF points from Qantas Wine for $300, and receiving a case or two of reasonable wines and a $100 Qantas Hotels voucher can be a very good deal if:

1. You want to purchase QFF points for travel rewards redemption or to gain/retain Qantas PC/PC+
2. You want some reasonable wines thrown in with your points purchase
3. You can get value from a Qantas Hotels voucher during the window of opportunity (24th May to end of August

My plans tick all three boxes.

Buying breakfast is not part of my considerations - I can find better value breakfast than a hotel restaurant in most locations.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Don’t need any wines at the moment

RUOK?