The official Qantas guide to the life of a frequent flyer point in terms of how it makes money and is accounted for in its financial results was a bonus filing along with its full year to 30 June results documentation to the ASX this morning.
The presentation has not been filed on qantas.com, and is [...]
Tag Archives: loyalty schemes
The short but lucrative life of a Qantas frequent flyer point, as told by Qantas
August 19, 2009 – 4:24 pm
Not quite a credit cardiac bypass but cash cards likely to fly
May 28, 2009 – 8:28 pm
Tiger Airways has extended the option to use debit or ‘cash’ cards to all its fares.
This will cut out its total of $10 in credit card ‘convenience fees’ for both parts of a return booking. But there is a catch. The banks issuing the debit cards still collect a monthly or annual fee just [...]
Money for nothing, but the seats aren’t free
March 17, 2009 – 10:42 am
The most often asked question about frequent flyer points sold to third parties is ‘where do they come from?’ It is one of the questions being asked in the countdown to the 31 March changes to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program.
These points don’t come from people who frequently fly. They have nothing to do with [...]
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