Qantas Frequent Flyer Gold status match for New Zealand travellers
By David Flynn, February 23 2015
Qantas is aiming to bring more of New Zealand's business travellers under its wing with the rare offer of free Gold status in the Qantas Frequent Flyer scheme.
The status match promotion requires only that the traveller holds 'gold or higher status with any airline' other than Qantas partner Emirates, and lives in New Zealand.
New Zealand already has the highest number of Qantas Frequent Flyer members outside of Australia, and while Qantas offer extends to any airline it's also a shot across the bow of Virgin Australia partner Air New Zealand.
The gold status match runs through to 11.59pm (NZ time) on March 9, and includes a full year of Gold status with the Qantas Frequent Flyer program.
Perks include access to domestic Qantas Club lounges (just make sure you're appropriately dressed) and international Qantas Business Lounges, checkin at the business class desk plus extra checked luggage and priority baggage handling.
Also read: Qantas Frequent Flyer Gold – the unofficial guide
How to grab your piece of gold? If you're not already a member of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program, join via this free sign-up page to save yourself NZ$50.
You'll need to upload a photo or scanned JPEG image of your 'Qualifying Status' from another airline's frequent flyer program at qantasgold.qantas.com and wait 10 days to hear if you've made the grade.
For full details, click through to qantasgold.qantas.com.
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David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
10 Jan 2013
Total posts 698
Not a bad offering for those across the ditch - can't remember the last time Qantas did an official status match promotion.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards Gold
04 Jul 2014
Total posts 129
This makes me want to relocate to auckland for a few weeks....
25 Jun 2013
Total posts 43
Does anyone know virgin going to do one of these status match offers anytime soon..
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
19 Mar 2014
Total posts 567
Prior to putting in the hardyards, I enquired with Virgin and they weren't the slightest bit interested. With their lofty growth targets, you'd like to think it's on the cards.
Also following the trend of Qantas and Virgin replicating eachother, perhaps we'll see the turf war move from market share to pilfering one anothers top status frequent fliers??
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
10 Jan 2013
Total posts 698
I wouldn't hold your breath, but you never know...
24 Feb 2015
Total posts 25
Got my confirmation through last night but waiting on my profile to be updated! Guess they are trying to pull customers from Air NZ and Virgin's business class launch...which they will achieve from me!
Aegean Airlines - Miles & Bonus
25 Feb 2015
Total posts 1
I have never status matched before but am willing to take up this offer, though I was wondering if I status match, will I loose my gold status with my current frequent flyer programme?
Emirates Airlines - Skywards
07 Sep 2012
Total posts 146
No need to worry about that johnmiklos
06 May 2012
Total posts 8
My CX Gold got declined for this match. Is there a number or a specific team that I can get in touch with. I read the fine print and was confident that my status match will be approved. Not sure what happened:(
15 Mar 2011
Total posts 19
Just got matched from Velocity Gold. Applied 24/2 and got matched 10 days later to QF gold.
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