Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

[MooTime]

Says a lot if you can get status with QF for less $$ than at VA.
That's actually mind boggling.
VA has to be less cos it offers less overall.
Love to see an in depth comparison on earning SC with both now.

They pumped everything even with TSC last year for the figures to look good / inflated for a sale, suppose QR looked beyond this.

This DSC/ TSC offer they even exclude the QR flights, how did that pass the QR board member/s?
Oh that's right they give you 20 bucks at DOH airport, woopti.

 

[RooFlyer]

Except, it’s REALLY easy to earn QFF status without spending shed loads with them.

So long as you can get the four “squiggles” (eligible sectors), you don’t need to step foot on another QF aircraft. As PC, I get squiggles on reward flights, so even easier!

Oh, no doubt about that. I get QF plat year after year by flying on QR a lot, some domestic QF and on odd occasions long haul where QF is the best choice (eg to JNB). And, yes PC too, so Award SYD-CGK-SYD and the like (strategy I borrowed from you) makes it easier.

I’ve already worked out that my last 3 or so year spend that retained QF WP was significantly less than VA require and without the 50% VA coded flights. And that wasn’t relying on significant DSCs (actually very few).

My VA Plat was from a big year of visiting family in Brisbane, but that's not going to continue as much, so I'll lose it, both under the old system, and the new. I guess that's why I'm not stressed as much as some. I know you've done the calc for comparison, but I'd never come up with that comparative figure; I fly where I fly and the devil take the hindmost.