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Old May 14, 2006 | 4:03 am
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Traveloguy
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold(OWE), QF LTG, MR Plat, IHG Spire, Hertz PC
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
Unless having QF Platinum status I find it hard to see what real advantage the QF scheme has these days for those that earn miles by flying ( those that get nearly all their miles from spending on credit cards , I don't care about ).

20k points does allow a return trip to anywhere in Australia or New Zealand, so not just a domestic trip

Dave

Dave, you have hit the nail on the head! Unfortunately there is a huge number of people out there that make most their miles out of credit card spending. Whilst there are still a large number of cards out there that offer 1.5 points per Aussie dollar, you can see that the QF programme even with all the thievery last year is very competative. In the UK for example, the best that I can get is a 1.5 miles per pound and the US 1 mile per US dollar.

Unfortunately the QF programme is becoming more and more aimed at frequent shoppers. Sad but true.
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