This year marks the beginning of widespread international travel as restrictions drop. Qantas Frequent Flyer is launching a brand new ‘I Still Call Australia Home’ campaign, but more importantly, double Status Credits are back!
And best of all, this offer is on top of a previously-announced 12-month frequent flyer extension to all members with elite Qantas status. So if you’re planning on elevating your status game for this year and beyond, here’s everything you need to know.
1. Qantas Double Status Credits Offer March 2022
| Expiry: Book by 1 April 2022 |
There’s not much time – you need to make a new Qantas flight booking before 1 April 2022. But if you do, you can choose between double Qantas Points or double Status Credits.
By all means, choose the points if you don’t think you’re going to increase status levels. But if you’re trying to reach the next tier up, this offer is the boost that you need.
Planning to splurge on Business Class tickets from Sydney to London return? You’d normally 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.
How do I register for Double Status Credits?
As part of the ‘Thanks a Million’ sale, you can choose Double Status Credits for your next flight bookings.
- Visit the ‘Thanks a Million’ promo page.
- Choose Double Points or Double Status Credits. All passengers in a booking need to choose separately.
- Book any Qantas-operated flights from 25 March to 1 April 2022, with travel from 2 April 2022.
- You’ll receive your double points or Status Credits within 8 weeks after travel.
We’ve confirmed with Qantas that Points Club members will earn double Status Credits on reward seat bookings.
Bonus Status Credits earned from this offer do not count towards Loyalty Bonus, Platinum Bonus Reward, Platinum One Bonus Reward and Status Accelerator/Challenge earn requirements.
Why are Qantas bonus Status Credit offers useful?
Booking a flight with Qantas during a bonus Status Credit promotion (or with on-the-ground partners such as BP) means that you can get to elite status more quickly. That unlocks benefits such as priority check-in and boarding, lounge access and upgrades!
Bonus Status Credits offer history
Qantas has offered bonus Status Credits for limited periods during these months:
- March 2022 (choice between double Qantas Points or Qantas Status Credits)
- December 2021 (bonus Status Credits with Qantas Hotels)
- 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
2. Qantas extends frequent flyer status until 2022-23
| Expiry: ongoing through 2022 |
Qantas Frequent Flyer has been extending elite status since November 2020. The latest changes – announced on 28 February 2022 – now include members with a status end date from July to December 2022.
Members with a status end date from January to June 2022 are already covered by a previous status extension, so nothing changes there.
In either case, you just need to book an eligible flight before your status end date to lock in a further 12 months of complimentary status.
Australian and New Zealand Qantas Frequent Flyers again have the opportunity to earn a 12-month extension before the end of their current membership year, plus rollover Status Credits into the new year. We’ve summarised the key points here:
- Eligible members must already hold Platinum One, Platinum, Gold, or Silver Qantas Frequent Flyer status.
- Members must also have a status end date from 31 January to 31 December 2022 (inclusive).
- To qualify, you must make a new booking for at least one eligible flight. Bookings must be made since 11 August 2021 (for Jan-Jun 2022 members) – or 28 February 2022 (for Jul-Dec 2022 members) – and the member’s current status end date.
- Members on Status Hold or with complimentary Gold or Platinum status are eligible for this extension.
This offer is great for anyone who has missed out on the previous rounds of status extensions due to technicalities with membership end dates. Now, every elite member will have their status extended in 2022.
What flights are eligible for the status extension?
To be eligible for the 2022-23 status extension and Status Credits Rollover, you will need to first book an eligible flight. These are:
- Any Qantas-operated flight with a QF flight number.
- Any Qantas Points-earning Jetstar international booking including within New Zealand (JQ), Japan (GK) and Asia (3K). Jetstar domestic flights within Australia are not eligible.
Flights must be booked in the name of the frequent flyer member travelling and have the membership number recorded in the itinerary. Acceptable forms of payment include:
- Cash, Qantas TravelPass, Qantas Flight Credit and Qantas Points (both Points Plus Pay and Classic Reward flights).
Although it’s not explicitly mentioned on the website, Point Hacks has confirmed with a Qantas spokesperson that third-party bookings, such as through American Express Travel and Flybuys travel, are still eligible.
This is good news for those with American Express Travel Credits who wish to use them for Qantas flights. Note that additional service fees may apply if you need to change or cancel your flight, though.
How does the 2022-23 status extension work?
Do you fit all the criteria above? Great news, you just need to book the eligible flight and not cancel it to receive the status extension. However, if Qantas cancels your flight for operational reasons, then you’ll still be eligible for the extension without further action.
Travel needs to be booked before your status end date. Existing bookings made before 11 August 2021 (Jan-Jun members) or 28 February 2022 (Jul-Dec members) won’t qualify, unfortunately. For members with July-December 2022 end dates, you also need to fly by 31 December 2022.
If eligible, your status will be extended by a further 12 months once you’ve reached your membership end date. Qantas will update your account automatically so there’s nothing more you need to do.
How does the 2022-23 Status Credit Rollover work?
Once again, you’ll need to first book an eligible Qantas flight to be eligible for the Status Credit Rollover offer. The same flight and date rules as above still apply. But essentially, if you meet the criteria for the 2022-23 Status Extension, you’ll also automatically get the Status Credit Rollover.
As before, you can rollover all eligible Status Credits earned in your membership year. A cap of 40% of the Status Credits needed to retain your tier applies.
| 40% cap for rollover | Platinum One | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Status Credits | 1,800 SCs | 500 SCs | 250 SCs | 100 SCs |
Frequently Asked Questions: 2022-23 status extensions and Status Credits Rollover
Since 28 February 2022, Qantas has extended this offer for all members with a status expiry date in 2022.
If you’ve already retained your status, then you won’t get a further status extension. This offer is to support members who are not able to retain status in their own right.
No, you would have already received a 12-month extension in 2022. The current offer applies to those with a status end date in 2022.
No. Only one eligible flight needs to be booked.
The Status Credits rolled over will contribute towards attaining and retaining status for Platinum One, Platinum, Gold and Silver. It will not contribute towards any bonus Rewards, Lifetime Status or Status Accelerators.
Summing up
If you’ve got travel plans coming up, now is the time to lock them in for double Status Credits. Just remember to do so before 1 April 2022.
Meanwhile, the 2022-23 status extension and Status Credits Rollover offers are generous for existing elite members, as you just need to book a single flight within the eligible time period to qualify. It could be a simple trip within the same state or an adventure to somewhere more far-flung.
We’ll leave you with Qantas’ latest take on an Aussie iconic.
Thx!
so if I am resident in SIN and book, say SIN – SYD, on QF (marketed and operated by QF), would I be EXCLUDED from the Double Status Credits offer ? :”(
I queried this with Qantas last week and received this response:
“However, the Bonus Status Credits that you will earn from the Double Status Credits promotion are to be identified as BONUS and will NOT be counted towards the rollover. As advised from the terms of the Status Credits Rollover, “Status Credits provided by Qantas as a bonus, support or gift will not count towards the rollover.” It would only be the regular / original Status Credits earned will be counted towards the rollover. “
anyone else affected?
This is useless.
This shut down will finally cut me free of Qantas. No status, move to a more generous and less expensive airline.
QF may think they have done well at Virgin’s expense, but their sheer greed will undermine the hold.
What are QF today are than a points factory, promoting marketing offers?
what am I meant to do? take 33 trips to sydney in a calendar year? Leaves 19 to remain in my own state – if the boarders stay open.
Just pathetic on Qantas’s behalf. At least extend everyone until 2022!
Is there anyone I could reach out to in Qantas to ensure I’m targeted for a future promotion? Also is there a way I can get on their mailing list to receive notification when it starts?
Thanks
Universal double status credit promotions such as the one last week are offered to all members, so there is no targeting in that sense. However, there are times throughout the year where you may receive targeted status offers, but eligibility for these is based on your oast travel and search behaviour, which is generally determined by IT algorithms rather than human intervention.
That’s vague. American Express Travel is essentially an online travel agent, so should be included. To err on the side of caution, though, book through Qantas if you can.
If the status credits arrive after a new membership year, generally they are rolled over into the new year. However, if the delay has cost you an upgrade in status level, I would call Qantas and make sure they get retrospectively applied.
Be helpful if Qantas could cover this in the T&Cs as it seems a bit hit and miss as to which way the bonus SCs could fall…
This information in your post is contradicting the Qantas website:
“Travel needs to be booked before your status end date. Your flights need to be flown by the end of June 2022, based on current messaging. Existing bookings made before this announcement (11 August 2021) won’t qualify, unfortunately.”
Now it seems people with a status end date up to Dec 2021 will still follow the rule you linked (i.e. booked before 23 Nov 2020 and up to end of membership year). This is based off the Nov 2020 extension.
For those under the newly announced rules, with a status end date from Jan to June 2022, then our current information is correct:
“The booking creation date must be between 11 August 2021 and before the member’s current status end date of between 31 January and 30 June 2022. The flight must be booked to travel before 30 June 2022. “
Does the current DSC QF Promo extend to JQ flights (bundle packs etc) ?
No it doesn’t. It must be a Qantas marketed and operated flight. Therefore, having a QF flight number on your boarding pass, and then getting on a Jetstar plane will not qualify.
Any ideas when the next Velocity double status credits offer is likely to be? I will need to book during this promotion in order to stand any chance of retaining my Gold level with them. I only have one trip coming up in early November.
Any suggestions are most welcome :-).
Thanks
If I book a flight Flex and it’s on a partner airline with a QF flight code and change it prior to the trip to be a QF operated flight, will I get double status credits? Or does it go off original booking?
The change would have to be made during the offer period for a flight that falls within the travel period. Unfortunately if you were to make the change today, it would fall outside of the offer period, so therefore you would not receive the double status credits.
I have a glimmer of hope. 5 days after lodging an online customer service query Qantas emailed me and included in it was this: “ Please be advised that so long as the booking, registration and travel period was within the time frame, you are eligible for the offer. “
So I might get my status credits. It takes 6 weeks to find out.
That does sound promising. Could you please let us know how you go with this, as your experience will be relevant for future Double Status Credit deals? It has been my understanding that if you book prior to registering, the bookings may not be tagged for the offer, however this may not be the case.
It took 4 days to get through to QFF customer service to ask if the booking counted and QFF says the flights won’t count for the promo (and it would be a huge pain to cancel and rebook and explain to my manager).
I pointed out that the terms actually say “register and book” not “register then book”. I also queried that the email was sent in the pm of the 18th yet you could book an eligible flight from 12:01am of the 18th to the 22nd Feb. So clearly it contemplated a booking made any time on the 18th.
I also pointed out the promo booking terms are ambiguous and to be fair to anyone who had made a booking before registering they should make the booking window start the next day.
I’ve made a complaint by asking for it to be escalated. Not hopeful I’ll hear anything back.
Would appreciate thoughts from others.
Sorry to hear the situation you’re in.
While technically register and book doesn’t imply an order, it has always been the case that to qualify for Qantas Double Status Credits, you need to register, make sure you wait until you receive an email acknowledging your registration, then make the bookings. It appears in your case your Travel Manager made the bookings prior to registering and receiving the email, which is why Qantas is advising that those bookings would not be eligible.
Normally around 11+ months. This makes this less attractive for those who have been planning well ahead. Probably why they extended the offer time – didn’t get the uptake they were expecting.
Indicates they will do more frequent double SC promos with shorter flight windows?? NOT as convenient. Qantas need to be careful that they don’t become too clever and alienate their best and most loyal customers.
Yes, the 6 month window is definitely less convenient, especially given that a return leg falling outside of the travel period doesn’t earn you double status.
So by my reading and calculations with my upcoming flights before June 30 (my reset date) I’ll end up with 580 SC which with with the loyalty bonus would take me to over 600 SC and I would retain gold but because the bonus SC don’t count towards a loyalty bonus and when you subtract the bonus SC I would actually only be on 460 status credits and the loyalty bonus won’t activate – I quick weekend trip to Sydney should solve the problem but it might catch people out.
Yes, this is part of the T&Cs and thanks for highlighting.
Make the most of your weekend trip to Sydney and enjoy another year of Qantas Gold!
You status credits would be doubled on your original Economy fare only.