Oh -- one more thought.

This is roughly as good a deal as the Starwood one was for those who were not transferring Starwood points into Qantas.

Why?

Starwood points convert 1:1 into most airline programs, plus a bonus 5000 points for transferring 20,000. So as long as you are transferring blocks of 20,000 the rate is 1:1.25. This means that 2500 Starwood points = 3125 FF points.

(Of course Qantas and Air New Zealand transfer @ 1:2 plus bonus, so that's a whole different story.)

This deal is basically 3060 points (3000 points plus the 60 bonus points for the Visa double miles promo).

3060 is pretty darn close to 3125... and you don't even have to transfer in blocks of 20,000 to get it!

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