fraze1987

We've booked our flight to Sydney with Quantas already but have been advised to sign up to an air mile scheme by a few mates (who didnt have any more details than that!). Now we've booked them is the only option open to us the Quantas Frequent Flyer programme? That would seem reasonable but my knowledge of Air Mile schemes is pretty much zero!
TIA
fraze

SunshineGirl

I accrued a lot of points on my BA air miles account (flying round Oz) and then transferred them over to Qantas FF account later on. Qantas and BA code share and it was simple to do.

I've also signed up (over the Internet) for Emirates and Singapore Airlines.

Pollyana

3 trips Uk-Aus-Uk allowed me to pay for Brisbane-Melbourne-Brisbane honeymoon tickets on Qantas points.

Little tip - sign up with Qantas FF BEFORE leaving the UK - even if you arent actually emigrating with them. If you do it from the UK its free; do it once you are here, costs you $$$.

fraze1987

Thanks for the advice - have just signed up and saved a few beer $$$

Alan Collett

Fraze (and others),

This website is well worth a look if you are looking to accumulate FF points ...
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/

Best regards.

jayr

Apply for FF cards now in UK, as Polly says they are free but cost if you apply in Oz. You can add flights taken after you get your cards, you've got something like months in which to do so. Depending on what class you fly, a retrun UK-Oz trip should get you enough points for a east coast capital to capital return flight.