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Qantas Green Tier is a way for savvy travellers to make meaningful green choices while being rewarded with Qantas Points or Status Credits. The carrot at the end of the figurative green stick includes 10,000 Qantas Points or 50 Status Credits.
Watch our video below or continue reading to learn more:
Green Tier lasts for one membership year, after which you need to renew it. While you hold Green Tier, you might get exclusive invitations to sustainability events and experiences, plus earn ongoing bonus points with Qantas Wine and Qantas Hotels with eco-accredited products and stays.
You need to meet at least five out of six criteria to reach Qantas Green Tier each membership year. Some are quick and easy, but others will require you to make a contribution or book a hotel. While keeping in the spirit of the offer (that means no shady hacks), here are some tips to help you reach Green Tier sooner.
1. Make a donation with Qantas Points
Though previously you could get one leaf by completing a Wellbeing Quiz, Qantas has swapped this out for a donation. Under the ‘Give back’ category, you’ll get one leaf by donating at least 3,200 Qantas Points (worth $25) to one of the following charities:
2. Make another donation with Qantas Points
Next up for Qantas Green Tier is contributing to at least one of the two foundations. Your options are:
The minimum donation is also 3,200 points, which covers a $25 contribution from Qantas to your chosen recipient. The process of checking out at the new Qantas Marketplace is quick and easy.
Qantas American Express Ultimate
- Sign-up Bonus:
- Up to 100,000 bonus Qantas Points¹
- Rewards Earn Rate:
- 1.25 Qantas Points earned per $1 on eligible everyday purchases. 2.25 Qantas Points per $1 spent on selected Qantas products and services in Australia. 0.5 Qantas Point per $1 at government bodies in Australia. After a total of 100,000 Qantas Points is earned in a calendar year, the everyday earn rate will change from 1.25 to 1 Qantas Point per $1 spent.
- Annual Fee:
- $450 p.a.
- Offer expires
- 5 May 2026
- Earn 70,000 bonus Qantas Points when you spend $5,000 in the first 3 months, plus an additional 30,000 Qantas Points when you spend a minimum of $1 on your Card within 90 days of paying your second year annual Card Fee¹. (Offer ends 5 May 2026. New Amex Card Members only. T&Cs apply.) This card includes an annual $450 Qantas Travel Credit, two Qantas Club Complimentary Lounge Invitations after eligible Qantas spend each year, complimentary international travel insurance, and Qantas Wine Premium Membership (valued at $99). Earn 1.25 Qantas Points per $1 on everyday spend, 2.25 on Qantas purchases, and 0.5 on government payments. The annual fee is $450.
3. Offset your next flight
Here’s another quick and simple one. You can offset the carbon emissions from your next flight – either while booking on the Qantas website, or through ‘Manage My Booking’ afterwards. For shorter domestic flights, offsets start from $1. A Melbourne-Perth flight offset costs $3.72 or 404 Points. (You’ll also earn 10 Points per dollar spent).
4. Offset your home and car
The Qantas Store gives you the option to offset your household emissions as well. Just like flight offsets, you’ll earn 10 Points per dollar spent. Alternatively, you can pay for your offset with Qantas Points.
Because each state and territory has different sources of power generation, the cost to offset your emissions will vary by state. Tasmania enjoys the cheapest offset rates thanks to its higher reliance on hydropower, starting from $15 for one person without a car. In contrast, that same option in Victora starts from $85.
5. Offset your next wine or Rewards Store delivery
And we’re up to the final leaf. Were you planning to buy anything from Qantas Wine or the Rewards Store? Perhaps a case of wine with 15,000 bonus Qantas Points attached? Well, just add $1 to your total to make the delivery ‘climate positive’. All you have to do is add the ‘upgrade’ to your cart before checkout.
- Qantas Wine: make delivery climate positive
- Rewards Store: make delivery climate positive
On the Qantas Rewards store, you can also spend 130 Qantas Points for the same thing.
Summing up: earning Qantas Green Tier
That’s all there is to it. With five easy steps, you’ll meet the requirements for Qantas Green Tier and earn your reward. But be patient – once you reach Green Tier, it may take around 21 days before Qantas prompts you to choose your reward of either 10,000 bonus Points or 50 Status Credits.
The overall cost will vary based on where you live. Someone who offsets a household in Tasmania could get all five leaves for roughly 6,400 points and $17. All you have to do is make those contributions each membership year to continue to receive Qantas Green Tier rewards.
The state offset rates seem to have increased – Tassie is now $50 🙁
Hi All,
When offsetting your home and car, do you need to select both home & car to be rewarded green tier? Or, can you just select home?
Thanks
Just an update, the 2 donations (point 1 and 2 of the criteria in this article) are now just counted as 1 category on green tier (as at 26/04/2023) so might need to update this tip sheet. 🙂
Ah, that’s why I only received the one leaf for my two donations. Any idea where current info is found? The Qantas website is still referring to the quiz.
Hi,
Just wondering if the offset for home and car actually has to be for the state you live in? I already have solar panels (and have for 10 years), so was planning just to offset based on the cheaper Tasmania rates, but I don’t live in Tas, and this is probably clear to them based of my QFF profile.
Hi Tim, it appears Qantas does not cross-check the offset you purchase against your profile information.
Hi,
Can you do green tier every year for the status credits/points or only once?
Cheers
Hi Xavier, you can renew Green Tier each year by meeting the requirements again.
The survey is no longer available in the app. I have contacted customer service and they said it’s a glitch that they are trying to resolve but there’s no timeline?! How can I go around this? Anyone managed to have the survey back in the app?
I am trying to offset a flight booked through Qantas on Emirates or a Jetstar flight but haven’t been able to do so. Does anyone know if these flights can be offset?
According to the Qantas call centre overseas, You’re not eligible for the carbon offset if there is an ABN linked to your qantas.com booking. Has anyone else run into this issue?
No, most of my flying is booked through Qantas Business Rewards and I am able to offset carbon emissions with every Qantas flight I book.
Is it still possible to offset delivery for $1 when making donation via rewards store?
I think Qantas has removed this option?
It wasn’t possible for donations when I did it recently, but it is for digital gift cards.
I did the quiz via the app but never received the points or tier tick. The quiz is no longer on the app for me to do, so what can I do to get this rectified?
The quiz seems to have totally disappeared from the app now, so hopefully it’s back at some point and we can get the leaf.
Here’s a tip, you can actually combine steps two and five as I was able to make my donation to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation via the Qantas Rewards Store whilst also offsetting that particular donation. Easy two out of five steps done!
How did you offset your donation via the rewards store?
Hi Tom, as per 5), when you make a purchase from the rewards store there is the option to offset delivery for $1. Of course, it’s designed for physical purchases, but as Thomas says, it could work for a digital purchase too.