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How to Earn & Redeem More Qantas Frequent Flyer Points

Qantas Frequent Flyer is the loyalty program of Australia’s national airline, Qantas. It enables travellers to earn points when flying with Qantas or its partner airlines as well as when purchasing from or using the services of Qantas' linked business partners. Points earned can be redeemed for travel or for travel upgrade when travelling with Qantas and its partner airlines.

Signing Up

A one-time joining fee of AUD$82.50 per member is required for travellers residing in Australia and NZ$50.00 per member for those residing in New Zealand. No joining fee is required for travellers residing outside of Australia and New Zealand.

Membership Levels

Once a member has signed up, he or she will become a Bronze Frequent Flyer. Qantas offers three other membership levels above Bronze membership and the higher the membership level, the better are the rewards and status privileges.

One can attain a higher membership level by accumulating status credit points. Status credit points are different from Frequent Flyer points in that they are mainly awarded to determine membership levels and can only be earned when travelling with Qantas, Oneworld alliance airlines and certain airline partners only. The three membership levels above the Bronze membership are:

  • Silver Frequent Flyer membership: attained when a member earns 350 credit points and retains 300 credits points;
  • Gold Frequent Flyer membership: attained when a member earns 700 credit points and retains 600 credit points;
  • Platinum Frequent Flyer membership: attained when a member earns 1,400 credit points and retains 1,200 credit points.

Membership levels are important as the higher the membership level, the more bonus points are awarded. For example, a Silver member can earn 25 per cent more points than the economy rate and a Gold member can earn 50 per cent more points, while a Platinum member can earn 100 per cent more points.

How to Earn Qantas Frequent Flyer Points

Frequent Flyer points can be earned in the following ways:

  • Travel with Qantas, Oneworld alliance airlines and Qantas’ partner airlines. The number of points earned depends on the distance travelled, cabin class and membership status. Oneworld alliance is a global alliance of airlines made up international airlines such as American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, FinnAir, Iberia Airlines, Japan Airlines, LAN Airlines, Mexicana Airlines, Malev Hungarian Airlines, Qantas Airlines and Royal Jordanian Airlines. Qantas partner airlines consist of domestic and international airlines that have partnership status with Qantas.
  • Shop at Qantas’ appointed retail partners such as Dick Smith and Tandy, BWS, Big W, Woolworths and Safeway Supermarkets. Frequent Flyer points can be earned when the member is also an Everyday Rewards member and has linked up both programs. The number of points earned depends on the amount purchased in the above retail outlets.
  • Making payments with selected Qantas linked credit cards can also enable a member to earn Frequent Flyer points; between 1 to 1.5 points can be earned for every $1 spent depending on which credit card is used.
  • Dine and drink in over 200 selected restaurants and bars in Australia; members can earn up to 3 points for every $1 spent.
  • Stay at any Qantas appointed hotels in over 300 locations in the world; members can earn up to 3 points for every $1 spent at Australian hotels or earn 1,000 points per stay at any international partner hotels.
  • Use car rental services with Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty and earn 3 points for every $1 spent within Australia, or 700 points for every rental service utilised outside Australia.
  • Purchase products or services from Qantas business partners including florist, travel agencies, concert box office, mobile phones, mortgage and real estate companies and others.

How to Redeem Frequent Flyer Points

Qantas Frequent Flyer points can be redeemed in the following ways:

  • Flight bookings for Classic Award Seats with Qantas, Oneworld airlines and Qantas partner airlines. Classic Award seats are limited and availability is dependent upon the flight, date, season and destination. Points can be redeemed for one way, return or multi destination travel.

  • Flight bookings with Qantas and Jetstar Any Seat Awards; points can be redeemed for any available seat on any Qantas or Jetstar flights with QF or JQ flight numbers.
  • Purchase products, gift and travel vouchers at Qantas’ online Frequent Flyer Store.
  • Flight upgrades on any Qantas domestic and international flights for card member or an eligible family member.
  • Join or renew a Qantas Club membership for card member or an eligible family member.

Qantas Frequent Flyer points do not have expiry terms and points earned are valid as long as the member travels at least once in every 18 months.