What's the 'sweet spot' for Qantas, Virgin frequent flyer status?

For me QF Platinum is the sweet spot at the moment. The Domestic Business lounges are better than the QANTAS Club and the First Lounge is amazing. By maintaining Platinum for now I can build towards Lifetime Gold.

My husband and I are both currently Platinum.  He has lifetime gold and I will reach this in 2017.  My view is that there is no incentive to continue with the loyalty beyond this point as lifetime Platinum is not available.  Platinum is better as you have more chance of an upgrade, but for us to maintain this, we need to do all our flying with them and we like to maintain our status with Singapore as well

The sweet spot really depends on how much you travel and how much airlines are charging. I travel abroad 12-15 times a year in business, mainly to Singapore. This is just enough to get Platinum One if all my flights were with Qantas. Sadly Qantas don't provide much support to small businesses who travel a lot, whereas Singapore do.  I now fly Singapore Airlines to SIN and predominantly Qantas to other locations. My sweet spot is Platinum with Qantas and PPS with Singapore. Even though I am also Gold with Velocity, I have given up with Virgin for the inconsistencies with the product, especially internationally

The sweet spot would be a level you never want to go below, so I think if you asked most people that would be Gold. The drop from Gold to Silver is a big one and probably more significant than a drop from Platinum to Gold for most.

I just dropped from Qantas Platinum to a Gold and am fine with it. Platinum is really not worth chasing IMHO.  I also have Velocity Gold but soon will jump to Platinum, and doubt will chase it again either. 

Gold is the sweet spot for Qantas and Virgin Australia, and Lifetime Gold is the ultimate sweet spot for Qantas, once you have LTG you may as well consider if there are other OneWorld partner airline schemes worth crediting to.

If Qantas had a Lifetime Platinum that would be the sweet spot. If it had similar perks to BA's Lifetime Gold which is One World Emerald terrific. Until then, Qantas Lifetime Gold is still very good. 

I have often thought that the domestic benefits for Qantas platinum are nowhere near enough incentive for double the amount of flying/loyalty.  Seat access is good and recognition is patchy but the real point of difference should be the lounges.  It appears to me that food/drink are pretty similar and whilst not expecting the same standard as the first international lounge, increased quality/variety would be expected.   I have been platinum(life gold) for a few years but if I was sitting on 1000 SC I cant see I would be making subjective travel decisions to retain platinum.  

I have been gold with both QF & VA for several years now (and recently reached platinum with VA through family pooling). The sweet spot for me at the moment is Gold with both so I get the key benefits from both networks (i.e. lounge access, extra baggage, priority check-in and boarding). It also gives me flexibility to choose from a broader range of airlines and more importantly, a chance to get a better deal. Although I do tend to fly QF/Oneworld more once reached gold, as my ultimate goal is to get LTG so I won't have any problem giving up VA gold if I have to.

Gold for Velocity but Platinum for Qantas, especially if you travel internationally but even for a lot of domestic flights the Qantas Business Lounges are well worth having access to.

Gold lifetime offered by QF is the sweet spot.

It depends on your travel.  I have been Platinum with Virgin for 4 years now, which was perfect for the Domestic travel and yearly trips to Asia / NZ.  But my new job's travel is Europe and NAM, so I have decided to stick to QF / Emirates for Europe travel so I can get my lifetime gold (will have it at the end of the year).  Travelling to North America, Virgin /Delta for me.  This will give me liftime gold with QF, and ability to continue with platnum with VA thanks to family pooling.

I think it depends on your travel patterns and the value you put on loyalty. 

This is a tough one in the short term. I have been QF platinum/lifetime gold for a number of years. I'm also VA gold. 

I think one of the other benefits of QF Platinum and Gold is the support services that Qantas offer. Especially when there are international flights involved. I noticed on my Qantas phone app my Barcode and number.  This is new. I have called Qantas to find out what I can use this for. No one knows. I'm expecting a call back soon. Can I use it to check in etc? Re: Call centres. I've been informed that Qantas has moved its Premium call centre support to Hobart and Bronze and others are now being serviced in Auckland New Zealand. After midnight calls will be taken in NZ as well. Emails to Qantas will be serviced in Manilla PHP. I'm a strong believer in keeping jobs in Australia. Sad to see the Melbourne office has closed after all these years. Good people with a lot of knowledge. I'm sure some have relocated to Hobart but not all. My thanks to those wonderful call centre staff who have assisted me over the years. 

For me it would be Qantas Lifetime Gold. I was Gold and close to LTG but since we moved to the UK two years ago all my flights have been within Europe. Will be interesting to see what advantages I get as Lifetime Silver on my first trip back to Oz in September.  

QF Platinum. Those lounges (inc the CX ones) and Bus lounge domestic make it worthwhile. As does getting a good seat when I fly whY domestic

I have been QF Platinum One and LTG for several (4+) years now but I think Platinum for now and Lifetime Gold is the sweet spot.  This will be my last year as P1 as now there is zero incentive to remain flying with QF.  If there was the option of Lifetime Platinum then I would continue flying with Qantas, but in the absence of that option I am happy to fly other carriers all of the time.  My $50,000+ annual airfare spend is going elsewhere!!!  But clearly you're not interested in keeping me loyal.  Are you listening Qantas?????

I've been Plat One for 4 years and LTG. Whilst a Qantas fan I'm beginning to wonder if P1 at 3 X Platinum SC is worth it as opposed to Platinum on QAN and VA. There are no tangible benefits over normal Platinum.....

I usually travel enough to retain Platinum on both Virgin and Qantas. Both have their benefits - Virgin for the 4x Business Class Upgrades and guaranteed reward seats for a family holiday, and Qantas for access to the First lounge (Intl) and Business lounge (domestic). I don't see that QF Platinum One offers anything significantly better than Platinum, so I'm happy to spread them love between both programs - ensures I have lounge access whichever one I fly. I note have QF Lifetime Gold - I wish Virgin would offer the same.

Should be a Lifetime Platinum category in QF to thank frequent flyers. Until then LG is next best. At one stage I was doing +80 sectors, all business in Aust but it's not valued by QF despite taking 2 seats each time.  New business needs RWT  >4 times a year.  International business on QF is expensive, up do double other oneworld with much lesser product than most (except BA).  If you're flying business or first the only P/G differentiator is the lounge access which is mostly crowded overseas. I like QF but less and less reason to remain.

I am Lifetime Gold (was Chairmans Club) with Qantas and member of The Club with Virgin. I rarely fly Qantas anymore and simply use Woolworths to maintain activity. Qantas Platinum One and Chairmans Club do not offer the same level of service that Virgin The Club do. In my experience getting reward Business Class seats is not a problem with Virgin but was always a problem with Qantas

While I am in a different program for me I list these things as to be must have.
- First class/Bussiness class access with Alliance partner access to lounges.
- 1 guest invite to the lounge.
That is the basic need for me. Which is Emerald on CI dynasty or if I was considering CX I think gold.

Also QF LTG (ex CL) and Virgin Club member.

QF MTG for me