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February 24, 2026
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Qantas’ most popular loyalty offer of the year is back. Members can once again choose double Status Credits or double Qantas Points for all new flight bookings.
Unsurprisingly, this is always one of Qantas’ most popular offers, as double Status Credits are the key to unlocking Qantas and oneworld partner airline status perks with effectively half the required flying.
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.
Qantas ‘Twice as Rewarding’ – February 2026
| Expiry: Book before 11:59pm AEDT, 2 March 2026 |
To take advantage of this deal, make one or more new Qantas flight bookings between 24 February 2026 and 11:59 pm AEDT on 2 March 2026. Also, make sure to activate the offer in the Qantas App or on the website by making your choice.
What flights are eligible?
All new bookings made within the promo period and taken within the travel period will qualify for your choice of double Qantas Points or Status Credits. As always, eligible flights need to be operated by Qantas and marketed under a QF flight number.
Some other flights operated for Qantas, including QantasLink, Finnair/Qantas lease and Qantas domestic flights operated by third-party operators, are also eligible. Those include Alliance Airlines, National Jet Express, Airlink, Eastern Australian Airlines and Sunstate Airlines.
What flights are NOT eligible?
Important: other partner airline and codeshare flights, including those operated by Emirates, Jetstar and other partner airlines, do NOT count.
American Express Qantas Business Rewards
- Sign-up Bonus:
- 170,000 bonus Qantas Points*
- Rewards Earn Rate:
- Earn 2 Qantas Points per $1 spent on Qantas products and services, 1.25 Qantas Points per $1 spent on everyday business purchases, and 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 spent on government charges.^. After a total of 500,000 Qantas Points is earned in a calendar year, the everyday business earn rate will change from 1.25 to 0.75 Qantas Points per $1 spent.^
- Annual Fee:
- $450 p.a. and up to 99 Employee Cards at no additional cost
- Offer expires
- 16 June 2026
- Earn 170,000 bonus Qantas Points when you apply, are approved and spend $6,000 on eligible purchases in the first 3 months. T&Cs apply. New American Express Card Members only. Ends 16 June 2026. Earn up to 2 Qantas Points per $1 on eligible business purchases, plus access to two domestic Qantas Club Complimentary Lounge Invitations each year and complimentary international travel insurance. The annual fee is $450.
How do I register for Double Status Credits?
Make sure to activate the offer before you start booking flights.
- Look for the offer on the Qantas website or app. Choose your preferred reward and click ‘Register Now’. Every passenger needs to register individually.
- Make new bookings on any Qantas-operated flights from 24 February to 2 March 2026 with travel from 3 March 2026 to 12 February 2027.
- Ensure all passengers have Qantas Frequent Flyer numbers on the booking.
- All eligible passengers will receive double points or Status Credits within eight weeks after travel.
Bonus Status Credits earned from this offer do not count towards the Loyalty Bonus, Platinum Bonus Reward, Platinum One Bonus Reward, or Status Accelerator/Challenge earn requirements. They do count towards Lifetime status.
Why are Qantas bonus Status Credit offers useful?
If you’re trying to reach the next elite status tier up, double Status Credits is the boost you need.
Planning to splurge on Business Class tickets from Sydney to London return? You’d typically pocket 560 Status Credits. But with this offer, you’d earn 1,120 Status Credits – within spitting distance of Platinum status if starting from scratch.
And if your domestic travels have you aiming for Gold, your usual 160 Status Credits haul on a return Sydney-Perth Business Class booking just got elevated to 320 Status Credits.
Booking a flight with Qantas during a bonus Status Credit promotion means that you can get to elite status more quickly. That unlocks benefits such as priority check-in and boarding, lounge access and upgrades.
Here are some of the best routes to take advantage of bonus Status Credits promotions.
Bonus Status Credits offer history
Qantas has offered bonus Status Credits for limited periods during these months:
- February 2026: (choice between double Qantas Points or Qantas Status Credits)
- October 2025: (QBR only, double Status Credits)
- August 2025 (choice between double Qantas Points or Qantas Status Credits)
- March 2025 (choice between double Qantas Points or Qantas Status Credits)
- October 2024 (choice between double Qantas Points or Qantas Status Credits)
- February 2024 (choice between double Qantas Points or Qantas Status Credits)
- March 2023 (choice between double Qantas Points or Qantas Status Credits)
- March 2022 (choice between double Qantas Points or Qantas Status Credits)
- December 2021 (bonus Status Credits with Qantas Hotels)
Previous bonus Status Credits offers before 2021:
- July 2021 (50 bonus Status Credits with BP)
- May 2021 (Points Club and Points Club Plus members only)
- May 2021 (between Australia and NZ only)
- March 2021
- February 2020
- April-May 2019 (Qantas Business Rewards members only)
- February 2019
- October 2018
- August 2018
- February 2018
Frequently Asked Questions: Bonus Status Credits
Does this offer apply to previously booked flights?
No, the offer only applies to flights you book after activation (and choosing double points or Status Credits)
Does this offer apply to Emirates, Jetstar or other partner airline flights?
No, you can only earn double points or Status Credits on Qantas-operated flights. Select exemptions apply for QantasLink, Finnair/Qantas lease flights and certain domestic Qantas flights operated by third-parties.
Do bonus Status Credits count towards Lifetime Status?
At the moment, yes. However, check the terms and conditions of new Qantas offers to confirm whether those bonus Status Credits will continue to count towards Lifetime Status.
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Community Comments
Hi Brandon – do you know if the Double Status Credits apply when booking a QF marked ticket but on an Emirates flight – specifically Sydney to Christchurch in First Class. Paid ticket not points so the flight number is shown as QF and not EK.
Thanks
Hi Brandon (or anyone else who might know),
What do you think about this situation: I booked on 24 February because of this promotion, but only registered a few hours later – stupid, I just forgot. Reading the T&C’s, my interpretation is that this should still be OK, but the person at the call centre, after conferring with colleagues said no. She also said I should lodge a complaint to get the double points/credits anyway. Incredibly inefficient, I would think:-)
Thanks!
My wife just did exactly the same thing. Registered just after paying for a long series of QF flights. Infuriating.
Hi Brandon, does the offer for Double Status credits apply for Status Credits received as a Points Club member for Reward Flights booked (either Classic or Plus)?
Last time this ran, they excluded reward flights booked using points from receiving double status (which obviously you can only get if you are also a Points Club member). They are silent on this subject this time. Have they gone back to Double Status for Reward Flights again?
They aren’t excluded but significantly reduced see table doesnt seem to say that anywhere
https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/earn-points/airline-earning-tables/classic-flight-rewards.html
More disappointingly I had been using POINT HACKS article that now appears to have been taken down, as a guidewhere the author got green tier, points club and did double point status run to achieve gold from no points (i had done some flying and thought this was my chance to get gold and spend points on around the world for family always been bronze and struggled to get seats in pairs). If your right and the double points weren’t there last year I just paid up for some wine that will just be Christmas presents for next few years for no reason as business return to nz now 120 not 360.
maybe I’m wrong don’t know
just found article
https://www.pointhacks.com.au/qantas/unlocking-every-qantas-tier-2025/
Does this offer contribute to Lifetime status credits? In the article you indicate it does but in the Q&A you indicate otherwise “
Do bonus Status Credits count towards Lifetime Status?
Not anymore. Previous promotions have included this, but the current promotion (as of August 2025) does not”