• Well said. The vitriol from the ET community is a little bit baffling and sad. I don’t recall seeing this kind of acerbic commentary when Qantas established other non-flight bolt ons to its QFF program, such as Points Club. If this initiative changes some peoples consumer behaviours to be m...

  • Completely lost interest at the word “Optus”

  • These spurious "rapid testing" kits are a dismal solution to pre-departure screening. They have a consistently documented high rate of false negatives (up to 29%), meaning COVID positive travellers will board flights with misplaced confidence, and won't quarantine on arrival at their destination....

  • Leave it to Wall Street to find a way to leverage airline FF points into an exotic class of securities. Given enough time, I'm quite sure JP Morgan could parlay the smiley stamps on schoolchildren's homework into a tradable new asset, to the real benefit of nobody.

  • Is it a good deal that you need to be coming from or going to a Qantas flight that same day in order to enter their lounge? No.

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  • I use the Qantas Shopping browser extension, which purportedly helps members earn points when they make purchases online through their partner retailers. I used it for two years during the pandemic, and regularly made purchases through Apple, Country Road, David Jones, BWS, etc. On each occasion ...

  • Do Jetstar "Starter Plus" bundles still attract QF status credits?The terms and conditions for "Starter Fare with Plus Bundle" read as follows:"Starter Fare with Plus Bundle passengers are eligible to earn Qantas Points and Status Credits, subject to the Qantas Frequent Flyer Terms and Conditions...

  • As per title.I would like to view points required for Classic Flight Rewards on typical (pre-pandemic) Qantas international routes.The QFF "Use Points" calculator, currently running on the Qantas website, shows only redemption options for flights as they operate today, during the pandemic. (For e...

  • This is a hypothetical question, resulting from a chat I was having with a fellow traveller.While Qantas themselves can obviously adjust your points balance, we pondered if banks (and other third-party points providers) had the ability to request or insist that Qantas revoke / claw back QFF point...

  • The harsh cabin environment on longhaul flights makes your skin very dry, so you might opt for a facial massage. They'll use a range of products that moisturise and protect skin from the surprisingly brutal effects of recycled air conditioning. Unlike a neck or back massage, a facial treatment is...

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