Is Qantas Platinum that much better than Qantas Gold?
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Guvner
Guvner
Member since 12 Sep 2014
Total posts 4
AWA2602
AWA2602
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 29 Jul 2013
Total posts 24
I've been Platinum for the past six years and qualified for Lifetime Gold about three or four years ago. Without a doubt, in my opinion, the Melbourne and Sydney First Class lounges are the biggest benefit of Platinum. Closely followed by the preferential treatment on other OW carriers. I find I get more "extras" on BA (short-haul economy), CX (short-haul economy) and AA (domestic economy) like Business class wine or meals than I do with QF. That said 90% of my travel with QF is international Business or First and domestic east-west Business class, so there's not much room for QF to do much more because of my status. The third major benefit is the extra luggage allowance and the complementatry checked baggage allowance when travelling on the lowest economy fares with OW partners.
blingwad
blingwad
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 04 Jun 2015
Total posts 74
The other thing I notice as a Gold is that other airlines seem to value Qantas Gold more than Qantas does. As a Gold on QF I never ever get recognised on board and of course there's no fast track access at Sydney International (thankly I have an APEC BT card). I was even once told by a QF check-in staff that the problem with Gold is that there are too many!
Contrast that with being a QF Gold travelling on EK or BA for instance where you get the on board recognition, fast track access etc etc.
Chris C.
Chris C.
Member since 24 Apr 2012
Total posts 1,116
It's not a term we tend to use here, because as you've seen, people have to ask what it means and also take offence (and it doesn't actually represent the letters of the tier name: merely a nickname that's more common on other communities).
We like to keep things simple here which means writing in words that everybody can understand, so when the admin team spots these abbreviations on the site, we generally replace them with 'Platinum' which is universally understood. :)
Ditto with 'Y' instead of 'economy'. Your average person has no clue what 'Y' means on its own, but everybody knows what you're talking about when you say 'economy'.
AlexTravAddict
AlexTravAddict
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 17 May 2015
Total posts 41
The other thing I notice as a Gold is that other airlines seem to value Qantas Gold more than Qantas does. As a Gold on QF I never ever get recognised on board and of course there's no fast track access at Sydney International (thankly I have an APEC BT card). I was even once told by a QF check-in staff that the problem with Gold is that there are too many!
Contrast that with being a QF Gold travelling on EK or BA for instance where you get the on board recognition, fast track access etc etc.
traveller99
traveller99
Member since 18 Nov 2015
Total posts 114
Platinum (ie One World Emerald) got me access in the USA to the American Airlines Flagship First Class check in on domestic flights including expedited security screening. This alone saved quite a bit of time.
ausJCP
ausJCP
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 28 Aug 2014
Total posts 132
@ Russell, sorry, what does WP stand for?
Hi mspcooper,
The "WP" acronym is frequent flyer community shorthand for QFF Platinum. Literally, the acronym stands for "W*nker Platinum". Importantly, it's not a term of insult; it is used as a form of good-natured, self-deprecating Aussie humour on forums, especially when Platinums are referring to themselves.
Although I rarely see these expressions used here on AusBT, you may come across other common QFF membership tier acronyms in the community, such as: "SG" (Scum Gold), "PS" (Pleb Silver), "NB" (Nothing Bronze), and "QP" (the Qantas pub [i.e. Qantas Club]).
Happy flying! :-)
fallingflat
fallingflat
Member since 22 Feb 2017
Total posts 3
I'm on the verge on hitting platinum (right before my expiry date as well), but moving to London next month. Is it worth pursuing platinum before I leave? I plan on doing a bit of travel throughout Europe and the rest of the world in the next year...
David
David
Member since 24 Oct 2010
Total posts 1,016
aggie57
aggie57
QF
Member since 04 Apr 2014
Total posts 136
mviy
mviy
Member since 05 May 2016
Total posts 322