Qantas trials earning status credits on credit cards

So, those surveys we received about earning status credits by credit card were for real!

I think the balance sounds about right in that there is a cap on status point earn and only status points earned from flying count towards your lifetime balance.

At that rate of SC per dollar spent and with the SCs not counting towards the lifetime tally you're probably better off doing a status run.

If the SCs counted towards lifetime SCs then this would have been quite tempting.

If the trial is open to those applying for one of those cards sometime next year or the year after maybe I'll get a few SCs from this, but with them not counting towards lifetime SCs the value is quite limited.

Is it true that Air NZ already offers something similar to what Qantas is trialling?

I'm hoping Virgin will offer something similar, particularly as they are reducing their status credits earn-rate come early next year.

So $60,000 credit card spend gives you 150 status credits (assuming $1 spend = 1 point).

Air NZ has this with select cards, it's a great way to boost your balance when you are close to retaining your tier

"Looking", after 12 years on the trot at Platinum and lifetime Gold I stopped flying Qantas and switched to Air NZ in Jan 2016. I haven't seen this approach anywhere with ANZ. Two great benefits they do offer at Elite level is complimentary status at Elite for my wife + roll-over of extra SCs earned in one year for future years. That's good if you're flying a lot more than the 1350 SCs required to get to Elite.

Traveller 99 you make a good point. For $60K you could make approximately 6 return flights MEL-JFK in J that would equate to 3840 SC, so P1 status and contribution to lifetime SC.

is this for existing MB/ Westpac Black cards as well or just new?

Ah, this website is great for intel but these comments make me laugh. Your either a) (at best) kinda excited about these new earning opportunities b) all pissed off when these earning opportunities add up and the airlines water down earning rates (seriously, you want to earn better and expect it to stay stay quo?) or c) you just want to grandstand and think you, yes YOU, throwing in one alliance for another, is really going to make one airline change for YOU. Me? I commute to London every month, enjoy my business class, love the amazing life I have and just get a tad annoyed at times that more of you that fill the premium lounge space because you think you're royalty as you've done 1 or 2 business class trips a year and shop heavily at Woolies. Good on you, give yourself a hug, but stay in the gold lounge please. If you want to earn, fly and fly hard. 

I get these with Air NZ using my Kiwibank Airpoints credit card. It's a great idea, though one can't get Elite status using these Status credits but they count toward Silver and Gold. A great idea. As a bonus I also get a couple of Air NZ Koru Lounge passes each year using this card and Airpoints don't expire so long as you have this card. I have always felt Qantas is behind the ballpark when it comes to Status point earning. 

Would have been handy this year when I fell 60 SC short of Gold......

Actually I think after Virgin Australia had integrate the reward programme with Flybuys, which can boost both status credits and points, the Qantas should have to make changes.