Thanks Bruce for all your clarification. It has been great. :-) I am in NYC at present and only have the e-mail which doesn't really go into much detail, as does the web site.
I have a question regarding RTW redemption. I was planning to redeem a British Airways zone 9, which (apparently) allows unlimited travel and stopovers on all non-codeshare British Airways flights. The only restriction is the amount of time your go thru LHR. Under the new Qantas scheme will in be possible to get a RTW redeemed ticket, or will it not be worth it with the new 10,000 point stopover fee? Should I redeem my points prior to September 15? I was hoping to make the most of my points.
I also have a huge amount of points that will expire in August next year - does that mean they will not expire now?
Again, thanks so much for your online contribution. Qantas has not been entirely clear on the changes.
Cheers,
Aaron