PSA: QF status doesn't protect Business Rewards from expiry

[shuuy]

As a Lifetime Gold, I thought Business Rewards have same expiry protection based on the main account holder. Silly me.

Unless you're Business Rewards Gold, points expire in this account after 18 months of no activity.

Don't think it's worth fighting for 3,500 points.

But please don't make the same mistake I did.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

[Aeryn]

I had to spend 120k points for 2x Y SYD-MCY(!!))

Were they classic plus? Because usual classic award should be 9.2k points per person SYD-MCY, even J is only 38.6k points per person.

 

[shuuy]

Were they classic plus? Because usual classic award should be 9.2k points per person SYD-MCY, even J is only 38.6k points per person.

sadly, and obviously

 

[Aeryn]

sadly, and obviously

I would have just paid cash, as that is poor value

 

[SYD]

Not sure what you’re actually warning about?

You have LTG but still lost some points?

As others have said, the reward booked was terrible value. If trying to preserve QF points from expiry, there’s dozens of cheap ways to do that. WW Rewards, QF Wine, etc etc

 

[henrus]

As a Lifetime Gold

Ok...

I thought Business Rewards have same expiry protection based on the main account holder.

You as Lifetime Gold have no "expiry protection". No QF status does (even Chairmans Lounge), everyone plays by the same 18 month rule.

Unless you're Business Rewards Gold

You have just made up a new tier. Business rewards come in three levels, you can't reach a higher level without point earning. The underlying frequent flyer status makes ZERO difference to business rewards perks.

Don't think it's worth fighting for 3,500 points

So the total points expired after 18 months is 3500?

(especially when I had to spend 120k points for 2x Y SYD-MCY(!!))

As others have said and you agreed, you clearly booked a classic plus. 120k points at 1c per point Y value (classic plus is a fixed value) meaning you paid ~$600 each way, a total waste of points when VA or JQ would have likely been cheaper, likewise you booking this would have reset the 18 month expiry had you transferred the full amount of points out of Qantas business rewards.

But please don't make the same mistake I did.

The policies are published; The 18 month expiry has been apart of the program for over 25 years and business rewards since introduction follows that same logic.

 

[serfty]

Not sure what you’re actually warning about?

They had points in their QBR account which expired.

That they could expire was something I was not fully aware of.

 

[SYD]

They had points in their QBR account which expired.

Yes, I pondered that but wasn’t clear.

That they could expire was something I was not fully aware of.

True, but pretty hard if you’re flying, buying wine, staying in QF hotels or other things.

 

[elanshin]

Yes, I pondered that but wasn’t clear.

True, but pretty hard if you’re flying, buying wine, staying in QF hotels or other things.

I have multiple QBR accounts. So my secondary one is definitely one i don't pay as much attention to.

 

[alex.siukh]

3500 points LOLLLL

 

[shuuy]

Wow, everyone is so kind here

My intent was to remind everyone that your Qantas status has no bearing on your Business Rewards status.

This means as a Lifetime Gold, Business Rewards points can expire. This happed to me and I lost a couple. Oh well.

Hope this doesn't happen to anyone else.

 

[Cynicor]

Wow, everyone is so kind here

My intent was to remind everyone that your Qantas status has no bearing on your Business Rewards status.

This means as a Lifetime Gold, Business Rewards points can expire. This happed to me and I lost a couple. Oh well.

Hope this doesn't happen to anyone else.

The problem is, what you are saying doesn’t have any relationship to itself.

Lifetime status doesn’t stop your Qantas ff points expiring, no matter what- normal FF or QBR.

You might be conflating status credits and points, but those still expire too, so I’m not sure why or how you ever thought that qf status would stop points from expiring.