Originally Posted by
mikl9
I was more thinking whilst booking if we quote QF FFP in TAS we may get better discount than if doing the same with BA Exec
You will not get any discount quoting a QFF number for any hire car companies.. Avis and Hertz can credit points to QF and BA as well, although its not many so if you can get a cheaper hire car from someone else thats what I'd do if I was paying out of my own pocket.
Assuming we go for BA...is it beneficial for us to open household account assuming? just wonder if for example we will move up in BA hierarchy quicker (bronze, silver) if we both put our miles together against one rather than two cards, so we can both access lounges or get better deals on hotels/ car hire? is it too good to be true and there is no way we can achieve that using those flights
Household Accounts only combine avios, not tier points which are used to determine status. So no. There are pros and cons about setting up a HHA, plenty of info on the BA forums. Good news is you can do it down the track when/if you want to combine your avios.
QF nor BA will get you better deals on hotels or car hire fyi, no matter what your status.