Another day, another Qantas post 😀
4 weeks ago we broke the news that AMEX points could be transferred to Qantas points.
3 weeks ago we broke the news that you could get a 20% transfer bonus from AMEX to Qantas.
2 weeks ago I wrote about how Qantas was actually offering an unpublished 44% bonus on AMEX transfers, making for some insane bargains on El Al awards in all classes of service.
Last week I wrote about a great trick to book El Al awards using Qantas points from 15 cities that aren’t bookable online. This post contains lots of information about booking El Al awards with Qantas points, so you’ll want to read this if you haven’t yet.
A few days ago I wrote about lots of Qantas program changes and made a new award chart comparison with El Al Matmid. Awards are now cheaper than ever in economy, though premium cabin awards will go up in September.
With the current bonus that expires 6/30, if you want a one-way El Al flight between NYC and Tel Aviv you’ll need just 26,250 AMEX points in economy, 43,750 AMEX points for premium economy, or 54,167 AMEX points for business class.
Those are some incredible award prices!
I noted last week that El Al serves 44 airports besides Tel Aviv and online booking works for these 29 airports: Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London/LHR, London/LTN (Search for LHR), Los Angeles, Madrid, Marseilles, Milan, Moscow, Munich, NYC/JFK, NYC/EWR, Paris, Prague, Rome, Toronto, Vienna, Warsaw, and Zurich.
As of last week Qantas.com was not able to book El Al award travel from the following 15 airports: Boston, Bucharest, Chicago, Kiev, Larnaca, Las Vegas, Lisbon, Manchester, Miami, Mumbai, Nice, Orlando, San Francisco, Sofia, and Venice.
I also messaged Qantas on Twitter when I made that post and it seems like they are finally working on the bug as Boston and Miami and now bookable on Qantas.com!
2 down, 13 to go. Thanks Qantas!
Will you transfer AMEX points to Qantas during this month’s transfer bonus?
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do dp indicate that the the 44% percent still working? if you hear of dps that it is still working please let me and others know we would like to transfer. and do you know for how long more is the extra 20% FROM QANTAS. thank you very much
Still working as of today:
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=104196.msg2105460#msg2105460
Should work until 6/30.
thank you rabbi dan , yaher koach for keeping the oilam informed much appreciated may you have success in all your endeavors
Are Elal selling the Orlando flight for points?
I can’t get it to price on Elal.
Yes. Try ExpertFlyer.
Thanks dan!
any confirmation from qantas that they are going to honor the addtnl 20% (as you have been in touch w them on twitter)
They keep on posting it. That means to me that this is intentional.
I hade transferd citi points to qantas a few months ago so i got targeted with the email for 15, 20 & 30% bonus until june 30. If i would transfer 500k amex points _ 1/2 million whould i get the extra 20% bonus target in addition to the 44% bonus?
It’s certainly possible. But there’s no way to know.
Does it have to be in a 1 single transfer transaction for the extra 15, 20 or 30% target promo or it could be a combination of multiple transfers reaching a total of 500K by june 30 to take the gamble for an additional 20% on top of that?
I did three transfers and I got the 44% on all of them.
i just transfer 300k than 200k amex but i got only 20% how could i get 44% off??
I live in Israel and have an El Al credit card, which earns me matmid points. Is there any way to transfer those points to Qantas?
No
NO
If I transfer pots to Quantas and book on ElAl, do I get Matmid points after I fly? Like, if I would use Chase points and book through Chase and I would get Matmid points.
You don’t get points on awards bookings.
In any case, why would you want Matmid points?
NO!
I would transfer over now . But I lm afraid that by the time the bonus posts that specific award that I’m looking for and is available now wont be available anymore by the time the bonus posts. Not risky ?
As with everything in life, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Does Qantas allow to make changes or cancel your reward booking in the first 24 hrs after booking at no additional charge?
I cannot seem to see what the taxes/fees are for these flights. I’m finding plenty of awards, but cannot see the fees (I didn’t transfer points yet)
Should be about $50 coach/$90 business.
Truthfully it should be less than that, but they are mistakenly collecting a US tax that only applies to revenue tickets. But probably better not to poke the bear and have them replace that with a fuel surcharge…
And that’s even in the 24 hrs?
That’ll never happen because LY doesn’t publish YQ on their tickets.
It is to be exact $57.14 in business RT.Trip Price for – 1 x Adult: 156,000
Total Trip Price: 156,000
Points required 156,000
Points balance after this booking 283,500
Card Payment * $57.14 (USD)
It is now also the same tax round trip for economy as well.Trip Price for – 1 x Adult: 75,600
Total Trip Price: 75,600
Points required 75,600
Points balance after this booking 363,900
Card Payment * $57.14 (USD) it looks like the fixed the mistake tax of the extra $18.60 for outbound premium & business. looks like they noticed the comments written, wow how fast that was.
It is now only $9.60 tax nyc to tlv no matter wTrip Price for – 1 x Adult: 78,000
Total Trip Price: 78,000
Points required 78,000
Points balance after this booking 361,500
Card Payment * $9.60 (USD)hich cabin class.
After selecting your award flight you will see the points amount on the bottom right click “continue” and you’ll see the fees on the bottom right.
Will only work if you have enough points in your account to cover the award, this individual does not, so it won’t show the taxes.
If it’s Qantas flight then have either that day or 24 hr not clear but on elal flight using qantas points you will get hit with the change/cancel fee immediately if you make any changes
How do you get 44%? I see 20% on amex then a additional 20% from qantas, where is the other 4%?
500*1.2=600
600*1.2=720
500*1.44=720
Thank you
Whats the expected time frame to receive the bonus?
1 to 5 days.
CAn you explain this equation… not understanding where the extra 4 percent comes in
Is there no way to modify the search on quantas.com to show direct flights only ?
No.
That’s y u check elal first
Kind of related- From your experience, in the future do you think that AMEX will offer Qantas bonus transfers again, and maybe guess how often? In the middle of choosing a credit card and booking for Israel via Qantas sure caught my attention. Do you know approximately how many points flights to Israel might cost in the future? Thanks to anybody
Spoke to Qantas customer service: seems First Class on El Al is not bookable on Qantas
I booked El Al business going to TLV, I can’t find any business seats coming back to EWR in the time frame I need in mid September. DO I transfer to Qantas and book economy now and hope that award seats open up. Does it cost money to upgrade to business if the seats open in award availability?
I am considering stopping in Europe on my way home for a few days. What is the most efficient way to do this?
Anything from Chicago ? And if I transfer the points now, do I have to also book the tickets before june 30?
Hi what about flying from Tel Aviv to Newark any deals? My son looking to come home from the Yeshiva for a wedding August 14 and returning August 28 Keep up the great work you doing awesome
check qantas with those dates. theres nothing direct on the 28th from newark to tlv
I am trying to look at flights on Qantas.com, but when I enter MIAMI, TLV won’t come up as a destination?
You need to search for a classic points award.
hi dan pls advise i just transfer 300k than 200k amex but i got only the 20% how could i get 44% off??
It takes 2 to 5 days.
tnx did Qantas give also till 6/30 like amex ?
Can I use Qantas points to book a flight on a different partner other than elal such as LATAM?
Yes.
I have no immediate plans to go to Israel (or anywhere right now). Does it make sense to take advantage of the bonus transfer anyway or am I taking a chance that my points will expire or be devalued?