About the Qantas Frequent Flyer Program

Qantas was founded back in 1920, making it the world’s second oldest airline. Qantas was the product of Australian investment in new aviation technology. Since then, the airline has grown to become the largest Australian airline, and the official airline of the country. Qantas has been in Skytrax’s top ten best airlines in the world since 2005, demonstrating the quality of the services the airline provides.

Qantas Frequent Flyer Tiers

There are three different tiers to Qantas Frequent Flyer membership: Silver, Gold and Platinum.

Silver membership: as the most basic level, Silver gives members a complimentary invitation to membership of the Qantas Club, which provides access to the Qantas airport lounges; priority check-in regardless of the class members fly in; priority waitlist and standby; an extra 10kg on baggage allowance; preferred seating; priority telephone reservation service; and membership baggage tags.

Gold membership: gives members all of the aforementioned benefits, plus automatic complimentary membership of the Qantas Club; priority baggage; and on-departure upgrades within Qantas lounges.

Platinum membership: provides customers with the full range of benefits, which means that these members also get complimentary gold membership for their partner when they reach 2,100 credits within a year; an extra 15kg of baggage; first class baggage tags in international flights; and priority economy seat purchase.

How to Earn More Qantas FF Points

• Look for credit card with bonus Qantas points just for signing up. Usually you get the bonus points when you make your first purchase.
• If you’re not a member of Qantas FF already then look for a credit that gives you free entry to the program saving you $82.50
• Look for a card that has a good $1:1 ratio or more. Usually banks and credit card issuers give you one account and two cards: one of which will be a American Express card which gives you a better points earning ratio.
• Look for points that don’t expire or have a low points cap especially if you spend a lot through credit card each month.
• Look for low annual fee. You’re paying for the Qantas membership anyway so the last thing you want is an expensive credit card annual fee.

Keep Your QFF Points from Expiring

Other important information you need to know about the Qantas Frequent Flyer rewards program, your Qantas FF points will expire unless you use the points every 18 months. But, to qualify as having used your points you need to either earn points or redeem (use) the points for a flight. Therefore, in order to keep your Qantas Frequent Flyer points alive take a flight, buy something from the Qantas Frequent Flyer Store and/or keep earning points by spending on your Qantas Frequent Flyer linked credit card. Our tip is to always check with your bank that your points are being transferred over and log into your Qantas account to make sure the points are going up.

Other Ways to Spend Your QFF Points

The most obvious and popular way to spend your QFF points is for free upgrades to business or first class or discounts on the cost of flights. However, if you earn Qantas FF points there are many other ways to spend your points than just travel and flight. The Qantas Frequent Flyer Store has 2,000 products, vouchers and unforgettable experiences, in short, all the stuff you’d expect to see in a rewards points catalog.

The Difference Between Direct Earn and Rewards Points

With a direct-earn credit card the points you earn go straight to the Qantas Frequent Flyer account. Such cards usually are co-branded with the Qantas logo on the credit card. Whereas, on a rewards points credit card points earned go into the rewards point program with the bank/card issuer. How does this affect you? If you apply for a credit card that has its own membership rewards points, such as Amex’s Membership Rewards, BoQ’s Q Rewards Points, St George Amplify Points, Woolworth’s Everyday Rewards and so on, you may have more choice as to how you use your points but those points won’t be directly transferred to the airline’s rewards program. This might be inconvenient for you.