Qantas Points Club Discussion

[TheTrimmer]

Do you lose the normal qantas points or only points club.

 

[Nate-Dawg]

I’m fairly sure that there is no soft landing for Points Club Plus (ie if you’re a current Points Club Plus member and don’t hit the 150k point threshold, you would only drop to Points Club, rather than drop down to nothing), but does anyone know for sure?

 

[Johnxx]

I just got this from Qantas...

As a current Points Club member, you can continue to enjoy your benefits until 30 November 2026. You can also continue to enjoy your Green Tier benefits until the retirement date.

A little blunt, given I'm only 7000 points away from requalification with 3 months left.

Yes, I got that too. I'm sure they said PC will be grandfathered when all this was announced. I'm currently PC+ and have qualified for PC to 1/9/27 and with the cut-off being 8th November I'll definitely be able to get the 150k to extend to 1/9/28. I really hope that's still the case but the email didn't fill me with confidence.

 

[DejaBrew]

Yes, I got that too. I'm sure they said PC will be grandfathered when all this was announced. I'm currently PC+ and have qualified for PC to 1/9/27 and with the cut-off being 8th November I'll definitely be able to get the 150k to extend to 1/9/28. I really hope that's still the case but the email didn't fill me with confidence.

The email clearly states -:

From 8 December, you’ll no longer be able to attain or retain Points Club, Points Club Plus or Green Tier.

So that means you can still attain/retain PC / PC+ / Green Tier any time up to December 7 inclusive. And yes, the program is grandfathered, so you would retain the privileges for the relevant time period thereafter.

 

[mviy]

Might need to look out for any offers to purchase points with a bonus on top.

 

[DejaBrew]

Might need to look out for any offers to purchase points with a bonus on top.

FWIW, courtesy of Google AI Search -:

Over the last couple of years, Qantas has followed a predictable cycle of running buy-points and top-up promotions roughly every 2 to 4 months.

Promotion Frequency and Timing

• Quarterly/Periodic Cadence: Promotions typically land 3 to 4 times a year. Recent windows have historically included late March/early April, June/July, August/September, and early December.
• Duration: These sales are short-lived, usually running as brief flash promotions lasting anywhere from 6 to 10 days.

I should also make the obligatory community service comment that you should consider purchasing wine with bonus points as a typically better proposition.

 

[mviy]

I should also make the obligatory community service comment that you should consider purchasing wine with bonus points as a typically better proposition.

Is it still better value if none of those wines are ones you’d want to drink?

 

[sudoer]

I should also make the obligatory community service comment that you should consider purchasing wine with bonus points as a typically better proposition.

This, even if the wine is gifted to others. I don't think buying points has ever offered better value, unless there was a major lack of wine specials.

On that point, there will probably be a lot of demand for QF Wine in early December (and potentially a lack of bonus points) so unless you have a 30 Nov anniversary it would be wise to purchase well ahead of D-Day.

Is it still better value if none of those wines are ones you’d want to drink?

Yes, that's my understanding.

 

[DejaBrew]

On that point, there will probably be a lot of demand for QF Wine in early December (and potentially a lack of bonus points) so unless you have a 30 Nov anniversary it would be wise to purchase well ahead of D-Day.

Excellent point.

I don't think buying points has ever offered better value, unless there was a major lack of wine specials.

Better value? No, fully agree. Some (exceptionally) limited valid use cases? Yes.

For reference, the cheapest cost for which a QFF point can be purchased during one of those bonus point purchase promos is around 1.8c/point. Most wine deals are at least that, if not better. And they come with wine!