What value do I put on 5000 points?

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I am booking a Round The World Ticket with QANTAS/One World. However, I may be asked to do some work which could potentially mean some legs may be changed.

So, in the end the client would need to pay for these changes and - as there is a cost of 5,000 points per leg per person, what value could I put on each group of 5,000 points?

Is there any past experience of this sort of thing?
Thanks!
 
So, in the end the client would need to pay for these changes and - as there is a cost of 5,000 points per leg per person, what value could I put on each group of 5,000 points?
(Total cost of commercial ticket + Qantas tax paid for award ticket) / number of points required for award ticket x 5,000
 
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Depending on how you use them, I value QFF points at between 1 and 5 cents per point. So that would be $50 to $250 for 5000 QFF points.

Earlier this year I had a chance to change from SYD to YVR to SYD to SEA, which would have suited me better. But at $500 I couldn't justify the charge.
 
Others more knowledgeable than me will know but I don't think you can change legs after you have started the trip so you may need to follow that up.
 
Others more knowledgeable than me will know but I don't think you can change legs after you have started the trip so you may need to follow that up.
Ah yes - I should have been clearer. I meant changing the dates. Great info everyone. Thanks!
 
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So, in the end the client would need to pay for these changes and - as there is a cost of 5,000 points per leg per person, what value could I put on each group of 5,000 points?

Is there any past experience of this sort of thing?
Thanks!
As it costs abt $300 to 'buy' 10,000 points from Qantas, then $150 would be the 'value' of 5,000 points
 
As it costs abt $300 to 'buy' 10,000 points from Qantas, then $150 would be the 'value' of 5,000 points
That's got to be one of the best deals of the century. Spend $300 to buy 10,000 points which then have a value of ~$70 when redeemed on the Qantas website for flights and hotels. ;)
 
Just to clarify, I believe it is 5000 points per change to the itinerary, no matter the number of changes - so if all the changes (3 legs as I understand it) are made at the one time, it should be 5000 points all up.
 
That's got to be one of the best deals of the century. Spend $300 to buy 10,000 points which then have a value of ~$70 when redeemed on the Qantas website for flights and hotels. ;)
I only found out about that "value" when I had to claim on travel insurance due to cancelling flights. As I'd lost 10,000 points in cancelling some Award flights, the insurer provided us with $330 to cover those lost points.
 
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