Free Qantas Gold (ie BA Silver) if you have any other Gold card …. with a catch

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• Steve says:

  24 Feb24 February 06:19

  Finally a status match I can apply for! – Having moved to NZ last year. Still trying to weigh up the virtues of BA Gold (currently my preferred OW card) and QF Plat (or QF WP as they say on FT).
  To me, the value of QF points are far lower than BA points given the high point cost of redemption and the very limited availability. Not sure how it compares what with the recent devaluation of Avios.

• Alex says:

  24 Feb24 February 06:29

  @Steve – depends whether you value status or redemptions really. QF WP opens up lounge access on EK flights and JQ+ fares which can be handy.

• Danny says:

  24 Feb24 February 07:03

  The status match form also requires a New Zealand phone number so it’s not as simple as just “borrowing” a friend or relative’s NZ address. I suppose you could “borrow” their phone number as well. But what happens if Quantas get a suspiciously large number of applications and start calling up to verify whether they’re genuine?

  • sandgrounder says:

    24 Feb24 February 07:15

    Get a virtual number diverted to your own phone in the UK if you are concerned. A lot cheaper than the crazy things some people do for status.

• JQ says:

  24 Feb24 February 07:22

  I wonder if the QF department that will be processing these matches are aware that BAEC members can’t be residents of NZ.

  • JQ says:

    24 Feb24 February 07:22

    D’oh, nobody would bother matching BA Gold to QF Gold anyway

    • SB says:

      24 Feb24 February 07:35

      They might if they were about to lose status.

      • Roger Wilco says:

        24 Feb24 February 08:15

        Losing BA Gold means soft landing to BA Silver which is the same level as QF Gold. Why bother with matching?

        • Blair says:

          24 Feb24 February 17:25

          Qantas have a more generous guesting policy for children than BA which is why I applied.

• Steve says:

  24 Feb24 February 07:25

  I do take a fair few JQ flights domestically in NZ, but with no lounge this is not a perk I can use. The use of the more expensive fares (to gain the QF points), goes against the reason for using JQ over NZ (which I am happy to take as I have lounge access) – for which our clients / our firm pays for.
  Haven’t stepped foot on an EK plane to date – may be tempted in the future, although I am put off by bling

• Jon says:

  24 Feb24 February 07:29

  An interesting offer. Especially as my CX gold is about to run out!

• Dan says:

  24 Feb24 February 07:30

  Does this Quantas app have a virtual card? If so you wouldn’t even need to get the physical card forwarded.

• Kiran says:

  24 Feb24 February 07:42

  I’ll have BA gold until March 2016 and so see no point in this. I also try to avoid Emirates and so lounge access on EK doesn’t tempt me either. But I will definitely look out for the Etihad status match.

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