Selecting "I'm travelling for xx_xx" affects the points earned

[Ade]

Hello Everyone,

This may have been noticed/discussed earlier. But when making a booking on QF website, the number of points earned vary depending on if I select "I'm travelling for xx_xx" button in the homepage.

I tried to book onward CBR-SYD-SIN-CMB-MAA and return MAA-BLR-SYD-CBR on the QF website.

When I selected "I'm travelling for xx_xx" on the homepage, the total points earned was 18,200. In this option, there is a saving of $119/pax on Flex Y fare.
When I de-selected "I'm travelling for xx_xx_" on the homepage, the total points earned was 32,400. There is no $ savings in this fare.

However, in the Personal Details page, I was able to provide/remove my ABN which effectively (in my understanding) changes the booking from personal to business nature.

SO my question is, if I made a booking by de-selecting "I'm travelling for xx_xx_x", BUT provided by ABN in the Personal Details page, will I still get the 32,400 points for the pax and whatever points it is for the business minus the $ savings ofcourse?

OR is there a way to make the booking by selecting "I'm travelling for xx_xx", get the $savings & the 18K points and then call QF customer care and "claim" the missing approx 12K points (total amounting to the original 32K points) ? I'm unsure if there is any method to prove that I should've got 32K points instead of the 18K ?

 

[Port Power]

Nah, this ticket was booked by HBA CC agent. I did try booking it online from the QF (not QBR) website, but kept throwing (I think the) 7120 error codes after selecting the flight. As part of the booking, the agent was able to add the ABN. I got 32k-ish points when this trip was completed.

Side Note : The agent, however, was not able to offer the $120ish discount I would've have got IF I was able to complete the booking by myself on the QF website by selecting "I'm flying for Ade" option. According to the website, I'd have only got 18k-ish points for this trip, although it's the exact same trip and the ONLY difference is selecting the "I'm flying for Ade" option in the QF website homepage.

So if you had actually flown with the flight booked through the business, you WOULD have actually received the points appropriate to WP. Those points are just not shown during the booking process because anyone could be in the seat at that stage. I know this is what happens. The only way I can prove it to you is for you to book through QBR, fly, and see the proof.

 

[Ade]

So if you had actually flown with the flight booked through the business, you WOULD have actually received the points appropriate to WP. Those points are just not shown during the booking process because anyone could be in the seat at that stage. I know this is what happens. The only way I can prove it to you is for you to book through QBR, fly, and see the proof.

Thank you @Port Power - next time, I will call QBR and ask them to make the booking. That way I can get the Flex discount and the points ... #LearningSomethingNewEveryday

 

[oz_mark]

Nah, this ticket was booked by HBA CC agent. I did try booking it online from the QF (not QBR) website, but kept throwing (I think the) 7120 error codes after selecting the flight. As part of the booking, the agent was able to add the ABN. I got 32k-ish points when this trip was completed.

Side Note : The agent, however, was not able to offer the $120ish discount I would've have got IF I was able to complete the booking by myself on the QF website by selecting "I'm flying for Ade" option. According to the website, I'd have only got 18k-ish points for this trip, although it's the exact same trip and the ONLY difference is selecting the "I'm flying for Ade" option in the QF website homepage.

But look next to the calculation. One of them is clearly being calculated for a Platinum member (and it even names the member). The other is just a generic calculation.