New Requirements: Qantas Restricts Emirates First-Class Awards

Qantas devalues frequent flyer points for Emirates’ luxury cabins

The changes – including restrictions on lower tier loyalty members booking first class seats – come months after the Australian airline made broader changes.

New requirements: Qantas restricts Emirates first-class awards

The Qantas Frequent Flyer loyalty program is making several changes to how members can book Emirates first-class award seats with Qantas points, and for anyone who aspires to fly one of the world's best first-class products, it's a triple dose of negative news.Until now, using Qantas points has been one of the easiest ways to book Emirates first-class seats with rewards, especially as Qantas Frequent Flyer is a 1:1 transfer partner of American E…

Qantas Makes Emirates First Class Awards Harder And More Expensive

Bad news for travelers who like using Qantas Points to book Emirates First Class. Qantas Frequent Flyer has just announced a trio of changes that impact how Emirates First Class award redemptions, and the changes will make booking these awards more expensive and much more difficult than they are now. Qantas Tightens Emirates First Class Award Rules, Devalues Again As flagged by One Mile At A Time, Qantas Frequent Flyer has revealed a set of chan…

Qantas Tightens Emirates Award Redemptions, Raising Costs and Adding New First Class Rules

Qantas Frequent Flyer is making major changes to how members can redeem points for Emirates flights, ending a long-standing advantage that allowed travelers to access premium cabins—especially First Class—more easily than through Emirates’ own Skywards program. The airline announced three updates affecting Emirates (EK) award redemptions, including new restrictions for First Class bookings and higher points requirements across all cabins. The ch…

QANTAS/EMIRATES: Tougher to get first class awards. More points and more strings attached

If you’ve been quietly eyeing off an Emirates First Class splurge using Qantas Frequent Flyer points, you may be too late. Or, at least it will cost you more and come with more conditions you need to fulfil. Emirates has been tightening the rules around its Emirates Skywards scheme. Transfer ratios have worsened, access to […] The post QANTAS/EMIRATES: Tougher to get first class awards. More points and more strings attached appeared first on 2PA…

Qantas Adds Rules, Increases Rates for Emirates First Class

We’ve seen multiple restrictions on booking Emirates first class with points in the past year. On top of those new rules, the cost has also gone up. Booking Emirates first class using Qantas Frequent Flyer points remained a good option, but that’s changing. Given the wider context of what’s happened in the past 12 months, this isn’t overly surprising. That doesn’t mean it’s not frustrating for travelers, though. Here’s a look at what’s changing …