Multiple FF Accounts - How to share the recognition?

[Sagev]

I am an australian living in LA. I have a Qantas FF account from my time living in Oz and the UK. Because I now travel in the US i have a AA FF account and enjoy the benefits from gold status. To maintain my Qantas account i need to fly on qantas every three years - is there any way to combine ff accounts or at least share the flight recognition required to maintain status by registering flights with both programs even though only claiming points with one program?

Will they ever just have one member ship for one world?

Thanks

 

[Evan]

I am an australian living in LA. I have a Qantas FF account from my time living in Oz and the UK. Because I now travel in the US i have a AA FF account and enjoy the benefits from gold status. To maintain my Qantas account i need to fly on qantas every three years - is there any way to combine ff accounts or at least share the flight recognition required to maintain status by registering flights with both programs even though only claiming points with one program?

Will they ever just have one member ship for one world?

Thanks

There is no way to link your accounts or transfer points but you can once you use your points simply dump your QF account and credit everything in AA. When booking QF (or BA,IB,LA,RA,AY etc) you just specify you AA number.

 

[Dave Noble]

AA and QF schemes are different. You do not need to fly with QF to maintain the QF account

If you have points in your QF account that you do not wish to expire, then you need to have some activity on the account. You could get activity by crediting a hotel stay or car hire etc or, if you have a relative with a QF account, do a family transfer across in to your account and then transfer them back. Alternatively, just credit 1 of your AA flights every 3 years to your QF account

If you have no activity on your account then the points will be lost, but it will not close the account

Dave

 

[ejb_nz]

...Will they ever just have one member ship for one world?

Thanks

Hi Sagev,

Welcome to AFF.

I don't see this happening anytime soon and as different FF programs have different benefits I think it would be very bad for them to have only one as it would likely be the lowest value scheme they would choose.

ejb

 

[Sagev]

All great suggestions and advice - makes a lot of sense! Just didn't understand the detail I guess.

Thanks so much for the feedback!