Looking for advice on how to obtain a breakdown of points in AU$.
Recently (May 2019) had to cancel a hotel booking via Qantas Hotels and a flight with Virgin all booked on points, which my travel insurance provider will cover as part of my claim, dependent on a monetary value of the points or loss of points from Qantas and Virgin.
Ive spent a lot of time on phone calls and emails with Qantas and Virgin and i've had responses such as: "We cant provide it and attach a monetary value to it", to "We can provide it but our tax invoice team on shore will provide in 5 days via email". (That last one was promised multiple times weeks ago). To this date I havent received any breakdown - just a nervous breakdown!
In short, will this monetary conversion be forthcoming and is there any recourse I have if it isnt?
I suspect they will not give it out as the points in some sense are a currency in and of itself, which I doubt Insurance companies will recognise. Only qantas knows the exact value of the points for that booking and that will depend on who they sold them to.
Several Insurers quote what monetary value they place on cancelled redemption bookings. I have also read an anecdote from one claimant, who submitted that it would cost him $X to buy the FF poiints from the airline, and the insurer paid out.
Qantas reserves the right to change how much top-up points cost, and pricing is not publicly listed on the Qantas Frequent Flyer website. So we've done the hard work and compiled a complete list of the current points prices below.
Pricing for points (GST inclusive)
Points
Price
Points
Price
1,000
AUD$49
28,000
AUD$756
2,000
AUD$78
29,000
AUD$780
3,000
AUD$113
30,000
AUD$804
4,000
AUD$148
35,000
AUD$915
5,000
AUD$183
40,000
AUD$1019
6,000
AUD$215
45,000
AUD$1118
7,000
AUD$245
50,000
AUD$1212
8,000
AUD$275
55,000
AUD$1320
9,000
AUD$305
60,000
AUD$1425
10,000
AUD$335
65,000
AUD$1543
11,000
AUD$360
70,000
AUD$1661
12,000
AUD$388
75,000
AUD$1779
13,000
AUD$413
80,000
AUD$1897
14,000
AUD$438
85,000
AUD$2015
15,000
AUD$460
90,000
AUD$2133
16,000
AUD$480
95,000
AUD$2251
17,000
AUD$503
100,000
AUD$2369
18,000
AUD$520
105,000
AUD$2487
19,000
AUD$540
110,000
AUD$2605
20,000
AUD$558
115,000
AUD$2723
21,000
AUD$584
120,000
AUD$2841
22,000
AUD$609
125,000
AUD$2959
23,000
AUD$634
130,000
AUD$3077
24,000
AUD$659
135,000
AUD$3195
25,000
AUD$684
140,000
AUD$3313
26,000
AUD$708
145,000
AUD$3431
27,000
AUD$732
150,000
AUD$3549
Use these values for insurance purposes
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Monetary Value of Points - Travel Insurance
lancer
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patrickk
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I suspect they will not give it out as the points in some sense are a currency in and of itself, which I doubt Insurance companies will recognise. Only qantas knows the exact value of the points for that booking and that will depend on who they sold them to.
coastflyer1 Banned
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No chance whatsoever
Blake
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TooMuchTravel
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Here you go:
Qantas reserves the right to change how much top-up points cost, and pricing is not publicly listed on the Qantas Frequent Flyer website. So we've done the hard work and compiled a complete list of the current points prices below.