Qantas unveils the biggest changes to status in program history

[MG1]

Status runs on DSC try to aim for 3 to 5 $ per SC. That gives you an idea on what people typically spend. Your run will bring you at least 85 S:. How far are you from your status target? Do you need those 85 to achieve your goal? Are you chasing lifetime target too...

For me it is a combination of
1. What a current return flight would cost me.
2. The time lost doing the flights
3. Will the extra SC (85 in this case) help in the future or would the dollar spend be more beneficial at the start of my next membership year - the new roll over changes this calculation
4. How close am I to a LT level
5. What do you believe QF will do in terms of the 8th Dec date. A hard rule from the 8th its gone completely, any flights booked prior but schedueld after still eligible or it is still in play until the end of your membership year
5. Ultimately is it a rational decision

Thank you to both of you for your advice.

I should be able to reach my status target this anniversary without this (I'll still need some extra flights on top of what I've already booked but those will be more purposeful though).

I will do the sums and work out how much it'll cost me.

With regards to lifetime status: I'm a few years off my goal.

On the 8th is when the on-the-ground SCs commence. This will replace the loyalty bonuses (50 SCs for every 500). However, I'm unsure as to the exact date that the loyalty bonus will end. They may be a few weeks of overlap (8th-31st).

 

[esseeeayeenn]

I'm unsure

Truer words were never spoken.
No one is sure how these enhancements are going to play out.

 

[transpactraveller]

Is there still a way to delay the loyalty bonus SC posting or is it automatic / instant now?

You used to be able to manually press when you wanted it, so you could hold it until your next membership year if it was close.

 

[ChrisMars]

You can still decide when to click and accept the sc. Green tier, and even loyalty bonus. I would take a screen shot though, just in case the option diseapear before the advertised 90 days.

 

[BenP]

Truer words were never spoken.
No one is sure how these enhancements are going to play out.

Which makes it all the more fun in trying which way it will go, for what its worth my guess is the loyalty bonus will be valid for your current membership year, similiar to the retain levels