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[LionKing]

That is a very interesting tip. NZ status runs in my view, as a frequent visitor to Auckland anyway,, are way cheaper than going anywhere else in business. Yesterday I was looking at SYD-HND in April I think and the cheapest ONE way in economy to Japan was $2,300, which is insane as you would probably do a return in economy for half that price. Trouble is it was only flex fares left, which are considerably over priced always (corporates no doubt get a discounted rate).

You can do one way Business Auckland to Japan for $2500

 

[purdyneat]

Apologies if some smart person has already added this, if you're booking rewards flights as a Points Club member during DSC, make sure you're over the line for PC for when you're actually flying.

If you aren't you won't get any status (eek, quickly orders silly amount of wine).

And if you're going for Green Tier, use this amazing website: Qantas Wine Bonus Points Tracker & Calculator (Claude is really too if you're lazy/pressed for time).

 

[HMcM]

I did the overnight AKL airport last year November.

You have to wait landside until 4:30am because that’s when immigration opens.

It’s a bit of a drag but doable - at least McDonals is open 24 hours.

I'll be doing it in CHC instead of AKL. I've booked a refundable room next to the airport for about $100 at the moment which I can at least use to have a shower and maybe get a couple of hours of sleep. If I'd been very cheap I could have gone for a ~$30 pod.

 

[CaptJCool]

I'll be doing it in CHC instead of AKL. I've booked a refundable room next to the airport for about $100 at the moment which I can at least use to have a shower and maybe get a couple of hours of sleep. If I'd been very cheap I could have gone for a ~$30 pod.

If I get to CHC
IM Riding the trams. Bought annual pass so that’ll be free.
The late flight though me as no local bus available to get to the city for $3-4

 

[burneracc]

I'll be doing it in CHC instead of AKL. I've booked a refundable room next to the airport for about $100 at the moment which I can at least use to have a shower and maybe get a couple of hours of sleep. If I'd been very cheap I could have gone for a ~$30 pod.

There are showers in the manaia lounge!

 

[HMcM]

There are showers in the manaia lounge!

Good to know. Unfortunately I get in at 00:20 and the Manaia lounge doesn't open until 04:15. So seems to either be rent a cheap room or loiter around the airport landside late at night.

 

[clifford]

I was looking to use some points for domestic flights (PointsClub+ member), but couldn't find anything worthwhile. Qantas have done their homework this year and have nailed things down quite tight. So I'll pass on that.

Why waste your money/points on going somewhere you wouldn't otherwise, for an inflated cost? I'm Plat until Sep 27 and I'm just looking to extend that to 2028. With my current bookings I'll already have 600 SC's, so might as well just wait and see what turns up over the next 18 months. Something surely will (it always does).

 

[clifford]

Good to know. Unfortunately I get in at 00:20 and the Manaia lounge doesn't open until 04:15. So seems to either be rent a cheap room or loiter around the airport landside late at night.

I've been in that situation myself at AKL and have just got a room at the Ibis Budget (it's walkable).

 

[SYD]

I was looking to use some points for domestic flights (PointsClub+ member), but couldn't find anything worthwhile. Qantas have done their homework this year and have nailed things down quite tight. So I'll pass on that.

So no CR flights on the specific days your were looking? Generally, there’s been no change in CR availability during DSC promos.

I haven’t been looking at domestic, but non-domestic, I pointed out to others here some decent F CRs in the coming months.

 

[clifford]

So no CR flights on the specific days your were looking? Generally, there’s been no change in CR availability during DSC promos.

I haven’t been looking at domestic, but non-domestic, I pointed out to others here some decent F CRs in the coming months.

OK, how about CBR-MEL-OOL? Normally 29,000 pts in J, but now only available for 43,800. CBR-SYD-MCY is available for 29,000 pts, but I don't want to go there.

What Qantas has done in this case is to treat the 2 sectors as separate bookings, rather than one through one. The website is rife with this sort of thing, especially ex CBR.

 

[Peso]

Not sure if QF is doing something dirty during DSC, but my usual trick of adding connecting flights in a multi-city itinerary for a CR as a PC doesn't seem to work.

Tried CGK-MEL-CBR and CGK-SYD-CBR for 68,400 pts yielding 132 (2 * (48+18)) SCs as PC for my return flight from an event, availability not visible when booking as a straight CGK-CBR (only 3-leg itineraries at 80k+ pts), while visible on the desktop multi-city complex search, but yielding a "15079 - 23951 - 421" error. Call center is no help, saying I can book them separately for more points.

Meanwhile, my MEL-SYD-CBR itinerary, also to return from a planned event, yielding 72 (2* (18+18)), while used to get some rare rewards finds, now all cost the same as booking them as two separate itineraries (38.6k pts instead of 19.3k pts). Has the rules changed around same-day layovers for CR connecting itineraries?

 

[SYD]

OK, how about CBR-MEL-OOL? Normally 29,000 pts in J, but now only available for 43,800. CBR-SYD-MCY is available for 29,000 pts, but I don't want to go there.

What Qantas has done in this case is to treat the 2 sectors as separate bookings, rather than one through one. The website is rife with this sort of thing, especially ex CBR.

Are you sure that’s new?

I’ve also noticed for quite some time (years) higher points required to backtrack via MEL from SYD (not just a CBR thing). Never gave it much thought to be honest.

That got me interested in looking at the “Use points” calculator and saw this:


Note the comment that J isn’t available only whY. I wonder if that’s a trigger to then price it as two oneway J fares - rather than one? Not saying that’s right or wrong…

 

[goldenhorn]

Bugger that for a joke; I’m stopping in the AKL Pullman. If you’re gonna do DSCs, you need to do it in style…

Stayed there last weekend for my status run. What a fantastic hotel! Loved the Plat lounge and views of the airport.

 

[Peso]

OK, how about CBR-MEL-OOL? Normally 29,000 pts in J, but now only available for 43,800. CBR-SYD-MCY is available for 29,000 pts, but I don't want to go there.

What Qantas has done in this case is to treat the 2 sectors as separate bookings, rather than one through one. The website is rife with this sort of thing, especially ex CBR.

This is EXACTLY what's happening to me (MEL-SYD-CBR). I thought it was a new rule RE layovers, but the call center guy doesn't know about it. Asked for the manager but she busy and would (hopefully) call me back in abt an hour.

 

[clifford]

Are you sure that’s new?

I’ve also noticed for quite some time (years) higher points required to backtrack via MEL from SYD (not just a CBR thing). Never gave it much thought to be honest.

That got me interested in looking at the “Use points” calculator and saw this:
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Note the comment that J isn’t available only whY. I wonder if that’s a trigger to then price it as two oneway J fares - rather than one? Not saying that’s right or wrong…

Interesting that they do this for CBR-OOL, but not CBR-MCY. I guess it's because the CBR-SYD-OOL route used to be a sweet spot for spending points and earning SC's, and they've put a stop to it. Just like you can't book a reward CBR-SYD-CGK these days. It forces CBR-MEL-SYD-CGK (at a higher points and $$$ cost). Just a fact of life, I'm afraid, and the further (stealthy) devaluing of QFF

 

[luckypierre]

Good to know. Unfortunately I get in at 00:20 and the Manaia lounge doesn't open until 04:15. So seems to either be rent a cheap room or loiter around the airport landside late at night.

We’re also arriving CHC at a similar time. Have booked the Airport Gateway hotel approx $190 for the night, 24 hr checkin with 1100am checkout, with free 24hr shuttle bus to/from airport

 

[Seat0B]

I was looking to use some points for domestic flights (PointsClub+ member), but couldn't find anything worthwhile. Qantas have done their homework this year and have nailed things down quite tight. So I'll pass on that.

Why waste your money/points on going somewhere you wouldn't otherwise, for an inflated cost? I'm Plat until Sep 27 and I'm just looking to extend that to 2028. With my current bookings I'll already have 600 SC's, so might as well just wait and see what turns up over the next 18 months. Something surely will (it always does).

Agree with you on that @clifford. Although I have booked quite a bit of travel for this DSC, it is ALL to see family, which I was going to do regardless.

I decided not to rush in to Japan for 2027 as yet because we both don't really need the DSC to retain WP - single SC will be enough. So I think I'll wait to get better dates and maybe even a better price.