Qantas announces closure of Business Direct program

[QF WP]

Got this email about 25 mins ago. Can’t ever remember using it and always confused about the difference between the two programs anyway

 

[Sdtravel]

Yeh same, got the email a short while ago.

I couldnt tell the difference other than QBR to gain points but then QBD to book travel. But you had to join QBD to join QBR (or Aquire as it was back then)

 

[kpc]

Is that the old Aquire program?

 

[Sdtravel]

Is that the old Aquire program?

No, it was just the way you booked travel using the Aquire discounts if you wanted to do it online without a TA.
Now you just do it via the QBR site

 

[samh004]

QBD existed long before Aquire and is the one that is still sending me travel reports outlining my business spend month to month. Aquire's big disadvantage was that you couldn't book the discounted fares that QBD offered. Aquire then rebranded itself to QBR and absorbed some of the functionality of QBD and now it's finally time to say goodbye. Long drawn out process!

 

[Stevo.1702]

I recently had a 20min 'online research session' with the developers of the Business Rewards website. They showcased a few of the cosmetic changes that they are about to implement to see if a user is able to interact intuitively.

At the end, they asked if I had any overall recommendations for Business Rewards. I asked why Business Direct is still a separate entity and they advised it will be making a departure shortly. I also learnt that in the near(ish) future we will be able to make Classic Reward bookings through Qantas Business Rewards spending the points that the business has accrued through employee travel - meaning there will be no need to transfer points before they are of any use.

 

[pauly7]

I recently had a 20min 'online research session' with the developers of the Business Rewards website. They showcased a few of the cosmetic changes that they are about to implement to see if a user is able to interact intuitively.

At the end, they asked if I had any overall recommendations for Business Rewards. I asked why Business Direct is still a separate entity and they advised it will be making a departure shortly. I also learnt that in the near(ish) future we will be able to make Classic Reward bookings through Qantas Business Rewards spending the points that the business has accrued through employee travel - meaning there will be no need to transfer points before they are of any use.

That is actually a great new feature... will be using that!