Qantas have just TRIPLED their points per dollar spent on hotel bookings to 9 Qantas points! Offer ends midnight 3rd of March AEDT so be quick if this offer is suitable for you!
Are the bonus points worth it?
When we are presented offers that at first seem like amazing deals… we always look into what the true value of the deal is by looking at alternative booking methods! For this example, we will compare the Qantas Hotels Offer VS Booking.com VS Direct!
We will use a week stay at the Moana Surfrider in Honolulu to compare prices!
Qantas Hotels: $4,485.86 + earn 44K Qantas Points!
Booking.com: $4,286 including cash back with Cash Rewards
Direct through Marriott: $4,284 AUD (at time of writing)
Summary:
In the example above we compared how the Qantas offering compared vs when booking direct or through booking.com & Cash Rewards! Below is the summary of the findings:
Direct through Marriott: $4,284 AUD (at time of writing)
Booking.com: $4,286 including cash back with Cash Rewards
Qantas Hotels: $4,485.86 + earn 44K Qantas Points!
From this, we can determine that for this specific example, 44K Qantas points would cost you $201.86 when compared to the other cheapest alternative to booking the same room.
To put this into perspective, to buy 45K Qantas via the Qantas points top up option, it currently costs over $1200!
Given all of this, we can see great value from the latest offering when booking through Qantas hotels! Before booking, it’s important to weigh up the pros and cons on your specific bookings to determine if the value associated to the points is worth it!
