oranjemakker
Aug 30, 11, 3:01 pm
hi all,
Talk on the Air New Zealand forum has driven me to have a look here! On the face of it velocity seems like an excellent programme. I just had a few questions about it.
I earn most of my points on Air NZ through mid to high six figure annual credit card spend (business costs).
Yet, to give an example even if I were to spend say $750,000, this would give me approx 8,300 airpoints, enough for only one round trip to London on business on the heavily restricted business awards, and a one way to Asia, if I am am lucky enough to find capacity. Using airpoints on unrestricted basis (i.e. dollar for dollar) i cant even buy a single round trip in business to europe.
From a quick glance at Velocity, there seems to be a standard earning rate on Aus cards of 1.5 miles per $$ spend, is that right? that would give 1.2million miles.
If I have read the charts right, thats enough for nearly four return business class trips to europe (125,000 x 8 = 1.25m). have i got this right?
A couple of other questions:
- are there any NZ cards that offer good earning rates on velocity?
- the mileage table on the Velocity rewards website does not allow distance to be calculated for flights from NZ to Europe... are these counted towards a single reward (ie.g. Christchurch to london as one flight, one reward)
- how difficult is it to find capacity on some of the business reward flights?
- is there any way to buy "any seat" rewards for a higher mileage, i.e. anytime?
- do credit card points count towards earning status at all? (on air nz some of credit card spend accrues to status)
thanks!
Talk on the Air New Zealand forum has driven me to have a look here! On the face of it velocity seems like an excellent programme. I just had a few questions about it.
I earn most of my points on Air NZ through mid to high six figure annual credit card spend (business costs).
Yet, to give an example even if I were to spend say $750,000, this would give me approx 8,300 airpoints, enough for only one round trip to London on business on the heavily restricted business awards, and a one way to Asia, if I am am lucky enough to find capacity. Using airpoints on unrestricted basis (i.e. dollar for dollar) i cant even buy a single round trip in business to europe.
From a quick glance at Velocity, there seems to be a standard earning rate on Aus cards of 1.5 miles per $$ spend, is that right? that would give 1.2million miles.
If I have read the charts right, thats enough for nearly four return business class trips to europe (125,000 x 8 = 1.25m). have i got this right?
A couple of other questions:
- are there any NZ cards that offer good earning rates on velocity?
- the mileage table on the Velocity rewards website does not allow distance to be calculated for flights from NZ to Europe... are these counted towards a single reward (ie.g. Christchurch to london as one flight, one reward)
- how difficult is it to find capacity on some of the business reward flights?
- is there any way to buy "any seat" rewards for a higher mileage, i.e. anytime?
- do credit card points count towards earning status at all? (on air nz some of credit card spend accrues to status)
thanks!