Originally Posted by
serfty
It is not so much ticketing with Qantas to be avoided, it is using Qantas to book in the first place.
For example, I am booked on a Qantas (081- plated) DONE4 but used a (very competent) travel agent to book it. Yes, the TA charges an additional fee.
Status earn from this one booking is expected to provide at least 80% of the requirement for Qantas based Emerald each year for two years.
Thanks for pointing out this very specific detail of ticketing vs booking. I'm so sorry to have greatly confused and misled everyone. Everyone, please continue to ticket your QF RTW trips with your competent travel agent.