SP on connecting flights
Feb 23, 2020, 1:18 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,115
Feb 23, 2020, 1:24 am
#17
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 78
Did not know that. One thing I do appreciate about Airpoints is it does make spending and redemptions easy, understandable and straightforward. Pity that the earn rates are so poor though.
Feb 23, 2020, 1:39 am
#18
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: NZ*G ELT, VA-G
Posts: 3,597
It's all about earn/burn ratio. Easy redemption means nothing if it costs 10 times as many miles as in another programme. It may be a great selling point to a lay person but close calculation makes it one of the worst programmes in the world.
Feb 23, 2020, 2:28 am
#19
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 78
For frequent flyers, it's great making use of stuff like stopovers on redemptions, or finding sweet spots in rewards charts. That's all impossible with Airpoints, but it's what you get if you simplify and make the program accessible. Kinda sucks for us who fly NZ a lot, but what can you do.
Feb 23, 2020, 9:58 am
#20
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sun Peaks, Taupo.
Programs: NZ Elite, AC SE100K, Westjet Teal, Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 6,129
A bit OT: I agree that it is one of the worst programs in the world, but there is something to be said about catering to the layperson. Your average Joe isn't gonna look at how many Airpoints they accumulate and think 'wow that's woeful', but 'hey, look at that, I can finally get a free flight!' or more often 'hey I can get a free Mitre 10 voucher'.
For frequent flyers, it's great making use of stuff like stopovers on redemptions, or finding sweet spots in rewards charts. That's all impossible with Airpoints, but it's what you get if you simplify and make the program accessible. Kinda sucks for us who fly NZ a lot, but what can you do.
For frequent flyers, it's great making use of stuff like stopovers on redemptions, or finding sweet spots in rewards charts. That's all impossible with Airpoints, but it's what you get if you simplify and make the program accessible. Kinda sucks for us who fly NZ a lot, but what can you do.