Air New Zealand Air Points - 50% bonus airbucks NZ longhaul, travel after 1 Feb 07, book by 15 Dec 06

www.airnz.co.nz (http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/airpoints/airpoints_news/default.htm)

Book now for travel from 1 February 2007 and receive a 50% Airpoints bonus all Air New Zealand operated long-haul Flights. We'll also join you to the Airpoints programme for free if you're not already a member. Offer applies to travel booked between 15 October and 15 December 2006 for travel from 1 February 2007.

Bonus offer applies to flights booked between

New Zealand and: London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Osaka, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Los Angles and: London
Hong Kong and: London
Pacific Islands and: Los Angeles
If you're not already a member, we'll join you to the Airpoints programme for free once you've completed your booking. To qualify for your free membership, click on the file below to download an Airpoints Application Form. After reading the Airpoints Programme Terms & Conditions mail your completed form, along with your Air New Zealand booking reference and flight details to:

Air New Zealand
Airpoints Service Centre
Private Bag 4755
Christchurch
New Zealand

Bonus offer excludes Global Saver Max fares booked in L,G,S,K booking classes and code-share flights not operated by Air New Zealand.

methinks they are being clever with the annual account fee.

methinks they are being clever with the annual account fee.

:confused:

One question: Do we know if the 50% bonus will also count towards GE qualification/requalification? If it did, with the new earning rate it would mean you could earn 1110 of the 1350 Airbucks required to requal for GE with one BP round-trip AKL-LHR-AKL.

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It should do - has in the past.

Per the NZ Airpoints T&Cs (http://www.airnz.co.nz/airpoints_tc.htm)

5.1 Only Airpoints Dollars (as described in the published Airpoints Dollars schedules and earned on Qualifying Flights on Air New Zealand, Air New Zealand Link and Star Alliance Carriers' services) count towards calculating Tier Status.


No mention made of bonus points not counting towards tier status. As the bonus is earned on a Qualifying Flight they are included for status purposes.

5.2 Travel booked in classes L, G, S, K, N, X, R, I, and P (which includes Smart Saver Fares) on all Air New Zealand routes do not count towards Tier Status - nor do Airpoints Dollars earned on non-Star Alliance Carriers or on the purchase of goods or services from Non-Airline Rewards Partners. Airpoints Dollars earned in promotional bonuses also do not count towards Tier Status unless we specify otherwise at the time. The qualifying criteria for Tier Status can be changed at any time without notice. Please visit our website airnewzealand.com for the current qualifying criteria.

I don't think they will count as was in the 50% Singapore bonus last year.