Help finding 290 status credits!

[Snowman]

Hopefully this is the right place to post!
I'm after 290 credits by the end of October - planned travel probably gets me about 70ish - so any ideas to economically get the rest would be much appreciated.
Plus - I have just activated a 50% more status credits offer... hopefully keep me at plat!!

 

[puppysparkes]

Hopefully this is the right place to post!
I'm after 290 credits by the end of October - planned travel probably gets me about 70ish - so any ideas to economically get the rest would be much appreciated.
Plus - I have just activated a 50% more status credits offer... hopefully keep me at plat!!

Where are you located and what is your budget?

 

[Snowman]

Ah sorry, that would have helped!
I'm in Melbourne - and I'd like to do it as cheaply as possible

 

[samh004]

Are you looking for 290 or 220?

At 1.5x you could be looking as low as ~150 on QF... so this really comes down to [-]where you're based[/-], what you're willing to spend and what time you have free?

A business return to NZ springs to mind, but it's not cheap. On QF/a codeshare that would give 160 x 1.5 = 240! You could even have a relax in the lounge on the way over

 

[TomVexille]

Are you looking for 290 or 220?

At 1.5x you could be looking as low as ~150 on QF... so this really comes down to [-]where you're based[/-], what you're willing to spend and what time you have free?

A business return to NZ springs to mind, but it's not cheap. On QF/a codeshare that would give 160 x 1.5 = 240! You could even have a relax in the lounge on the way over

Just be careful with the conditions of the Bonus SC offers. They often exclude codeshare flights

 

[Snowman]

Hmmmmm, yea, maybe it's going to be cost prohibitive.
I am looking for 290 in total - I'm planning to fly to the UK (on economy) at the end of October (and return in November after my year end). I was thinking the outbound leg might get me the 70ish (maybe a bit more at 1.5).
Outside of work, I try and keep travel to Jetstar!

Had a quick look - Auckland business is $1,700 (more expensive than my return economy flight to the UK!)

 

[Steady]

Do comfort seats attract the 50% SC bonus?

 

[BAM1748]

Look at Cairns, tourist routes are always a bit cheaper, even if you do it twice in three days in Y should get you there.

 

[mviy]

Also make sure you look into going indirect. MEL - BNE - CNS for just a little more $ perhaps (or maybe a bit cheaper depending on flight loads) than MEL - CNS direct will yield more SCs at a lower rate of $ per SC. I did this run once earlier this year and it helped me get to WP for the first time (I was PS after this trip, but I had other flights that got me the rest of the way). It was a long day, but it was worth it. You could make a weekend of it though if you wanted.

MEL - SYD - CNS is not as good value as MEL - BNE - CNS but if the flight times suit better it's still better than MEL - CNS direct.

Use the points calculator and consider the costs of Y, Flex Y and J, cost of travel to/from the airport, your time etc.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Try to find international destinations to which QF does not fly from MEL so they require a domestic sector.
These are often really good value at a lower price than the domestic sector alone for large number of SCs in J.

 

[Dr Ralph]

'Re: Help finding 290 status credits!'

Where did you loose them?

 

[mviy]

Northern Queensland tourist destinations are best if you want to stay in AU, but if you are happy to go overseas esseeeayeenn's suggestion would provide the best value.

MEL - SYD domestic in J is 40 SCs one way so (40 + 40) * 1.5 = 120, so nearly half the SCs you need just if you had to do a domestic connection to SYD to go overseas. Even more if you had to go via BNE (but I think the BNE int lounge may be closed at the moment so that may be unattractive). Make sure when booking there's not an i button next to the fare indicating that the domestic connection will be in Y.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Try flying to Noumea via SYD in J.

 

[Quickstatus]

That's a lot of points and $$$ to get it. Will it be worth it?.

Example:

(return flights)
MEL-CHC via SYD in J $2180
MEL-ADL in Y $280
Overnight cost in CHC $200
Ancillary costs $200

Total $2860 for 290 SC

Thats approx $10 per SC. This is about the going rate at short notice.

Thats a lot of $$$. Is it worth the benefits you may or may not receive in the next annversary especially if you dont fly that much?

 

[Deleted member]

How much to upgrade the LHR flight? And Is that worth it to you?

 

[puppysparkes]

Do comfort seats attract the 50% SC bonus?

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