Personal experience with using Airpoints other than NZ flights rewards?
Oct 18, 2017, 4:19 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2013
Programs: Air NZ Airpoints, Qantas FF
Posts: 40
Personal experience with using Airpoints other than NZ flights rewards?
I gave up on Air NZ almost completely a couple years back, but I still got some small amount of APD left over from past flights or being a customer at certain shops. Does anyone have any experience with using APD on anything other than Air NZ flights rewards? I think I can use them to for Star Alliance flights rewards on Star website, use them to book Air NZ codeshare flights operated by another airline, or use them for non-flight rewards (which I'm 100% sure Qantas allows its Frequent Flyers to purchase non-flight rewards).
Which one is the best value in using up the leftover points? I don't have much, about 110 APD. And it is unlikely I will ever accumulate more than 50 again in the future.
Thanks.
Which one is the best value in using up the leftover points? I don't have much, about 110 APD. And it is unlikely I will ever accumulate more than 50 again in the future.
Thanks.
Oct 18, 2017, 9:26 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Auckland
Programs: NZ*E
Posts: 186
Realistically, with 110APD your only options are AirNZ flights (which you’ve already ruled out) or the Airpoimts store.
Any award fare is more than APD 200 + Tax & booking fee, even just to Australia: https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/airl...r-reward-chart
you’d be best off just grabbing a few bottles of wine (or similar) if you want to consume the last of your points, I haven’t personally used the AirNZ system but it should be fairly simple.
Any award fare is more than APD 200 + Tax & booking fee, even just to Australia: https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/airl...r-reward-chart
you’d be best off just grabbing a few bottles of wine (or similar) if you want to consume the last of your points, I haven’t personally used the AirNZ system but it should be fairly simple.
Oct 19, 2017, 3:24 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2013
Programs: Air NZ Airpoints, Qantas FF
Posts: 40
Thanks guys, funny enough my family fly a lot less than I do and they accumulate APD when they fly on partner airline (almost always CX on AKL-HKG), and have said I’m free to use their points.
I think with sharepoints I have about 380 APD in total. But with the bitter experience with Air NZ I’m reluctant to book award flights with them as much as practicable.
I think with sharepoints I have about 380 APD in total. But with the bitter experience with Air NZ I’m reluctant to book award flights with them as much as practicable.
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