Re: Confused
eliza said:
hi, thanks for your reply. I am aiming to travel mid to late August, returning in a months time, with two adults. I know I have approx. 220,000 points. I think if I go with quantas via these other airlines it will take about 140,000 points per ticket. I was hoping for a more direct flight which may take less points.
Its only 110,000 Qantas points each if you can do it only Qantas and British Airways only. Routing something like MEL-SIN-LHR-BCN-LHR-CDG-LHR-SIN-MEL (Melbourne to London via Singapore, then to Barcelona, to Paris via London and return to Melbourne via London and Singapore). There are other variations you could do on the routing but they all cost the same number of miles. This assumes you book before 24 May 2005.
From 25 May 2005 (the date QFF changes take effect) the cost goes up to either 142,500 Qantas points each (assuming only one fee for assisted booking) or 147,500 Qantas points each (if assisted booking fee is charged on each trip).
I havent checked Star Alliance as I am not sure of the conversion rate from Altitude points to Airpoints Dollars. On Star Alliance the best routing would be MEL-VIE-BCN-MAD-CDG-VIE-MEL (Melbourne to Vienna via Kuala Lumpur, on to Barcelona, to Paris via London or Madrid, back to Melbourne via Vienna and Kuala Lumpur) - flying Austrian to/from Europe. The other same priced option would be flying Air NZ to/from London via Auckland and Los Angeles.
Hope this helps.