Buying Airpoints so you can use the Airpoints elite upgraded
Mar 16, 2024, 5:24 pm
#16
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 2,645
Would the revenue outweigh the costs? Branding, advertising, etc.
Even in Aussie they don't have a dedicated card. Only transfer options. And with Aussie guess more Airpoints members and, with the exception of Kiwibank, all the NZ banks have an Aussie parent so would have someone to open the door for them.
https://www.airnewzealand.com.au/card-partners
Mar 16, 2024, 9:24 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: SEA
Programs: NZ Elite (*G)
Posts: 657
Would a US bank actually be interested? No scale of economy?
Would the revenue outweigh the costs? Branding, advertising, etc.
Even in Aussie they don't have a dedicated card. Only transfer options. And with Aussie guess more Airpoints members and, with the exception of Kiwibank, all the NZ banks have an Aussie parent so would have someone to open the door for them.
https://www.airnewzealand.com.au/card-partners
Would the revenue outweigh the costs? Branding, advertising, etc.
Even in Aussie they don't have a dedicated card. Only transfer options. And with Aussie guess more Airpoints members and, with the exception of Kiwibank, all the NZ banks have an Aussie parent so would have someone to open the door for them.
https://www.airnewzealand.com.au/card-partners
Air France, British Airways, etc have cards in the US, so there's that for whatever it's worth.
Australians have access to the *A card and can transfer points through it to a number of *A programs, including NZ.
Mar 16, 2024, 9:49 pm
#18
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 2,645
BA to US 28 Airport pairs up to 329 weekly flights
AF to US 27 Airport pairs up to 203 weekly flights
AirNZ to US 4 cities is like 15 weekly
So yes they have cards but the scales are at least an order of magnitude different.
Yes know the *A card and was included in the transfer points option.
Mar 16, 2024, 11:18 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: NZ*G ELT, VA-G
Posts: 3,598
I suspect in Australia there are more active Avianca Lifemiles members than Airpoints members.
Mar 17, 2024, 1:08 pm
#20
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: New Zealand (when I'm home!)
Programs: Air NZ Elite
Posts: 1,218
Mar 17, 2024, 2:10 pm
#21
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Programs: NZ Elite; QF Platinum; CZ Gold; MU Platinum; Marriott Titanium; Accor Platinum
Posts: 1,467
thank you for this thread! I had no idea I could buy airpoints dollars! have a flight from China next week will try to get the upgrade now I can buy points, amazing value for $290 (y to y+) considering the fare difference is over $1000 (and yes I know its not guaranteed) but still
Hopefully they don't "enhance" this one away as per their usual style
Hopefully they don't "enhance" this one away as per their usual style