cheapest run for 60 SC.
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Off the top of my head, go SYD-CBR-SYD in Business oneway from $294 and any Flexi Fare the other way from $220 for 60 SC's. Total $514. (personally I'd go J both ways for 80 SC's; the extra 20 SC's costing an extra $72)
If you're keen you can do SYD-CBR-MEL-ADL-MEL-CBR-SYD in a day for $500 (booking SYD-CBR and CBR-ADL and choosing the via MEL routings). Gets you 60SC's, 6000 points, and probably gets you staggering off the plane at the end after visiting all the QP's along the way!
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Re: cheapest run for 60 SC
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Originally Posted by gibspmuh
If you're keen you can do SYD-CBR-MEL-ADL-MEL-CBR-SYD in a day for $500 (booking SYD-CBR and CBR-ADL and choosing the via MEL routings). Gets you 60SC's, 6000 points, and probably gets you staggering off the plane at the end after visiting all the QP's along the way!
Heh! Not a bad day out!
I also like the Sydney-Canberra run, though to my mind paying an extra $72 for business both ways and an extra 20SP is gilding the lily. Those extra 20 points are going to be wasted unless you are aiming for Lifetime Silver (or Gold)
I'm in a similar position, needing 45 SP for platinum after a bungled DONE4 earlier this year. I'm taking the wife to Adelaide in October - she's using award points - and I selected my flights to match hers. Rededeal Canberra-Adelaide-Sydney, and Flexisaver Sydney-Canberra for 50SP and 3088 miles at $461.10
I could have gone Canberra-Melbourne-Adelaide and Adelaide-Sydney-Canberra, all on Rededeal for about $341, giving me 45SP and 4088 miles, but that wouldn't have fitted in with my timings.
Or rather, my wife's. We have radically different ideas as to what constitutes efficient travel routings. Me, I don't mind fitting in as many flights and cities into a day as possible.
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Re: cheapest run for 60 SC
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Originally Posted by SeatBackForward
Or alternatively pay the money for Qantas Club, if thats all Gold will mean.
Depends on what travel is contemplated in future, but if the cost of getting to Gold and QC membership is about equal, then I'd go for Gold. For me the oneWorld status helps when travelling - I was able to get into the Wing on my last trip, even though I was flying economy - and you get further up the queue for potential upgrades, faster phone service, lots of little things. And a couple of luggage tags you can sell on eBay.
Oh yeah. You also get a big jump in miles earnt. Another 25% over Silver.
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Peter in Canberra
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Or alternatively pay the money for Qantas Club, if thats all Gold will mean.
True. But $524 is cheaper than buying a Qantas Club membership and OW Sapphire does provide greater lounge access. Given that SYD-CBR-SYD can be done in 2.5 hours , I think that doing that would be worth doing
... I also like the Sydney-Canberra run, though to my mind paying an extra $72 for business both ways and an extra 20SP is gilding the lily. Those extra 20 points are going to be wasted unless you are aiming for Lifetime Silver (or Gold). ...
How perceptive ...
It's also get's another 222 FFP indirectly via 'loyalty bonus' for a total of 2347 for the trip.
Just out of interest. Normally when someone asks "WHat's the cheapest way to get XX SCs" one response is often - "Why?" given that in this instance its going to cost $500 - is it for the lounge (cheaper to by Qantas Club?) or for more travel in teh coming year - thus getting higher status bonuses - but if there was enough travel to make 25% to 50% status jump significant - wouldnt there be gold shortly thereafter?
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