Qantas Frequent Flyer - Earning

Qantas Frequent Flyer - Earning

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Points in QFF can be earned in many different ways, many from the activities you do each and every day.

From filling your car with petrol, paying on your credit card, reading the latest magazine on your lunch break while ordering stationary and printing supplies, or just taking someone special out to dinner - there's thousands of ways and places to earn QFF points.

This page gives an overview of the multitude of opportunities for earning points, and growing your QFF balance to achieve the reward of your dreams (or at the very least, this weeks latest object of desire).

Finding an earning partner(top)

In addition to their website, QFF has a number of mobile and web applications to help you search and find earning partners as you move around:

• Qantas Frequent Flyer app for iOS (Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) devices
• Qantas Frequent Flyer tools for Google Chrome, and Google iGadget

Fly (Airline partners)(top)

You can earn QFF points and status credits across a wide range of airline carriers, both on the Oneworld network and Qantas affiliates.

A full list of what you'll earn by cabin class and ticket type is available in the airline earning table.

The following table gives you an at-a-glance summary of where you can earn points and status credits:

Note: Points are not earned on all fare classes operated by all earning partners. Also, exclusions may apply for Codeshare flights not operated by Qantas. Always check the airline earning table to ensure your fare class and flight type is eligible to earn.

Carrier	Earns status credits? NB: Only awarded for eligible booking classes	Cabin bonuses apply? NB: Only awarded for eligible booking classes	Points - Economy	Points - Premium Economy	Points - Business	Points - First
Qantas	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jetstar	Y - Select fares only	Y	Y - Starter Plus/Max only	N/A	Y - Business Max only	N/A
Aer Lingus	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N/A
Aeropelican	N	N/A	Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
Air Niugini	N	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
Airnorth	N	N/A	Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
Air Pacific NB: Domestic route exclusions apply	N	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
Air Vanuatu	N	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
Alaska Airlines	N	Y	Y	N/A	N/A	y
Alitalia	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N/A
American Airlines	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Brindabella Airlines	N	N/A	Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
British Airways	Y	Y	Y Warning: Some routes have lower base rates for Discount Economy fares	Y	Y	Y
Cathay Pacific (inc. Dragonair)	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
China Eastern	N	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
El Al	N	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Finnair	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
Iberia	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
Japan Airlines inc. JAL Express, Japan Transocean	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jet Airways	N	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
LAN inc. LAN Express, LAN Peru, Lan Ecuador, LAN Argentina	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Malev	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Mexicana	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
Royal Jordanian	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
S7	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
South Africian NB: Earning route restrictions apply.	N	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y

Shop(top)

Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
BigW	1pt per AUD above AUD30	AUD30	Earned using a linked Everyday Rewards card
Dick Smith	1pt per AUD above AUD50	AUD50	Earned using a linked Everyday Rewards card
Caltex Woolworths Fuel	2pts per litre	AUD30	Earned using a linked Everyday Rewards card, which must be configured to earn fuel rewards, and have an available fuel discount voucher.
Woolworths/Safeway Liquor	1pt per AUD above AUD30	AUD30	Earned using a linked Everyday Rewards card
BWS	1pt per AUD above AUD30	AUD30	Earned using a linked Everyday Rewards card
Woolworths	1pt per AUD above AUD30	AUD30	Earned using a linked Everyday Rewards card

Pay(top)

You can earn points through credit card spend with a broad range of partners including;

• American Express
• ANZ
• BankSA
• Bankwest
• Card Services
• Citibank
• Commonwealth Bank
• Diners Club
• HSBC
• NAB
• St.George
• Suncorp
• Westpac
• Woolworths

Rates between providers and individual credit cards differ, so review the list to find a credit card that's right for your needs.

Connect(top)

Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
Optus	Varies, see bullet points below	You must link your Optus services to your QFF account to earn points.

Optus is the communications earning partner for QFF. You can earn points for personal and SME expenditure on eligible services such as:

• Mobiles (inc. prepaid and postpaid services)
• Fixed line phones
• Broadband (inc. fixed line and mobile)
• Pay TV
• Bundled communications

In order to earn points, you need to link your Optus services to your QFF account.

Earning rates:

• Personal customers: 2pts per AUD1 spend on eligible services
• SME customers:
  • Until 31 DEC 2011: 2pts per AUD1 spend on eligible services
  • After 31 DEC 2011: 1pt per AUD1 spend on eligible services

Stay(top)

Depending on your hotel and earning preferences, you can either have the hotel directly credit points to QFF, or you can earn points in your hotel program and transfer these over to QFF as and when you choose.

Direct earn(top)

Depending on how generous (or stingy) the earning rate of your hotel loyalty program, you may choose to earn points from the hotel directly to QFF.

Within Australia(top)

Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
Conrad Hotels	1000pts per stay
Hilton Hotels	1000pts per stay
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts	1000pts per stay
Independent partner hotels	3pts per AUD1	See list of independent hotels by state
Partner hotels	3pts per AUD1	Current partner hotels: Adina Apartment Hotels All Seasons Bayview International Best Western Blue Sydney - A Taj Hotel Chifley Hotels Choice Hotels Australasia Clarion Comfort Country Club Resort, Launceston TAS Country Comfort Courtyard by Marriott Crown Promenade, Melbourne VIC Crown Towers, Melbourne VIC Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts Econo Lodge Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney NSW Gold Coast International, Gold Coast QLD The Grace Hotel, Sydney NSW Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts InterContinental Hotels and Resorts The Langham Hotels & Resorts Leisure Inn Hotels and Suites Marque Hotels Medina Apartment Hotels Marriott Hotels and Resorts^ Mercure Metro Inns Mirvac Hotels and Resorts Novotel Park Regis Hotels Pullman Hotels & Resorts The Observatory Hotel, Sydney NSW Q Resorts Quality Quest Radisson Rendezvous Hotels International Royal on the Park, Brisbane QLD Royce on St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC Rydges Hotels and Resorts+ Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Skycity, Darwin NT Sofitel Hotels and Resorts Somerset Serviced Residences Stamford Hotels and Resorts Star City, Sydney NSW Swissotel Hotels & Resorts Vibe Hotels The Windsor Hotel, Melbourne VIC The Wrest Point, Hobart TAS

Outside Australia(top)

Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
Partner hotels	1000pts per stay	Current partner hotels: Bayview International, New Zealand Conrad Hotels Doubletree Hotels and Resorts Eaton Hotels Embassy Suites Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, New Zealand InterContinental Hotel and Resorts The Langham Hotels & Resorts Langham Place Hotels & Resorts Mandarin Oriental Marriott Hotels and Resorts^ Merchant Court Mirvac Hotels and Resorts Millenium Hotels & Resorts Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts Pullman Hotels and Resorts Quest Radisson, Radisson SAS, Radisson Edwardian Raffles Hotels and Resorts Regent Hotels & Resorts Renaissance Hotels and Resorts Rendezvous Hotels International+ Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Sofitel Hotels and Resorts Stamford Hotels and Resorts Summit Hotels & Resorts Swissotel Hotels & Resorts Taj Hotels Traders Hotels Worldhotels
Independent partner hotels	1000pts per stay	See list of independent hotels
Partner hotels	600pts per stay	Current partner list: Ascend Collection Best Western, New Zealand Candlewood Suites Cambria Suites~ Clarion~ Comfort Inn~ Comfort Suites~ Copthorne Hotels Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts Econo Lodge~ Express by Holiday Inn Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts Holiday Inn Express Hotel Indigo Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, excluding New Zealand Kingsgate Hotels MainStay Suites~ Mercure Asia-Pacific, excluding French Polynesia Novotel Asia-Pacific, excluding French Polynesia Quality~ Rodeway Inn~ Rydges Hotels and Resorts Sleep Inn~ Staybridge Suites Suburban Extended Stay Hotel~

Loyalty program transfer(top)

Your hotel program may allow you to transfer points to the QFF program subject to their terms and conditions.

Programs known to allow transfers of points to QFF include:

Program name	Minimum transfer amount	Conversion ratio
Accor	4,000	1:1
Choice	20,000	1:0.15
Hilton	10,000	1:0.15
Hyatt	Unknown	Unknown
Marriott	10,000	from 1:0.15 to 1:0.28
Priority Club (IC Hotels Group)	10,000	1:0.2

Hire(top)

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Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
Avis	Within Australia: 3pts per AUD1 Outside Australia: 700pts per rental
Budget	Within Australia: 3pts per AUD1 Outside Australia: 700pts per rental

Eat(top)

Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
Selected restaurants	3pts per AUD1	Browse full list of restaurants, QFF card must be presented to claim points and retroactive claims not permitted.

Retail, entertainment, vehicles and automotive services(top)

Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
Qantas Frequent Flowers	5pts per AUD1
Qantas Box Office	2pts per AUD1	Earned for tickets and services only, unless stated otherwise.
Tint-a-car	1pt per AUD1
Beaurepairs	1pt per AUD1	Excludes Government, fleet and account payments.
Trivett	1pt per AUD2	Excludes Government, fleet and wholesale purchases.
Cellarmasters	1pt per AUD1

Travel and travel services(top)

Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
CruiseCo	1pt per AUD1.50
DFS Galleria inc. DFS operated airport botiques (Fendi, Omega Ralph Loren)	1pt per AUD1
Travelex	from 1pt per AUD5	AUD50
Inflight Duty Free	1pt per AUD1
Qantas Drive	3pts per AUD1
Wildlife Safari	Contact supplier	Earned for land segments only on select products.
Skimax	Canada, USA, Europe, Japan and South America: 2000pts Australia, New Zealand: 1000pts	Package bookings only, minimum package composition rules apply
iTravelBooks	2pts per AUD1
QBE Travel Insurance	1pt per AUD1	1000pts bonus for annual multi-trip insurance policies.
Qantas Holidays	1pt per AUD1	Exclusions apply
Qantas Vallet Parking	3pts per AUD1	Available at major Domestic ports only

Finance, business and real estate(top)

Partner	Earning ratio	Minimum spend	Notes
OnePath Life insurance inc. ANZ life	1pt per AUD	Eligible policies only. [/th]
Leveraged Equities	from 20000pts per AUD100,000/pa	[/th]
E*TRADE	1pt per AUD3 brokerage	max 1000pts/month, visitor trade and non-retail accounts excluded [/th]
Snap Printing	1pt per AUD1	Contract or fixed pricing customers excluded, pre-registration required [/th]
LJ Hooker	20,000pts on sale of residential, commercial or industrial properties 10,000pts on appointment as residential property manager	X	Conditions apply. [/th]
Rental Rewards	1pt per AUD1	X	1000pts annual bonus for 12mth consecutive credit card payments, 250pts annual bonus for 12mth consecutive direct debit customers, Conditions apply. [/th]
Office National	1pt per AUD2	Australia only. Credit card payments purchases of computer hardware, printers, and paper excluded, not acceptible for Government or contract pricing. Late account payments ineligible. [/th]
Office Products Depot	1pt per AUD2	Australia only. Credit card payments purchases of computer hardware, printers, and paper excluded, not acceptible for Government or contract pricing. Late account payments ineligible. [/th]
Macquarie Bank - Term deposits	Varies	Limited to term deposits opened before 1 SEP 2011 [/th]